ALLEGANY CO. BIRD CLUB SCHEDULE
2007-2008

Sunday August 26th, 2007 - Annual Picnic, 1:00 PM at Carey Run Sanctuary (Finzel, MD). The club will provide meat and drinks. Please bring a covered dish. Annual dues are due at this time so bring your checkbook. If you know of someone who might be interested in joining the bird club, this is a good opportunity to bring them along. Contact Barbara Gaffney at (301) 895-4646 (gaffneyg - @ -mindspring.com) or J.B. Churchill at (301) 697-1223 (jchurchi - @ - atlanticbb.net) for more information.
Directions to Carey Run Sanctuary: See the entry at the end of this document.

Directions to Carey Run Sanctuary: Take the Finzel exit and turn left (South) until it ends. Then turn right and go straight at the fork in the road. Make your first right turn onto the unpaved road. Go across the bridge and then turn right (look for MOS sanctuary signs).

Tuesday Sept. 11th, 2007 – Monthly Meeting 7 P.M. Allegany County Main Library, 31 Washington St., Cumberland, (301) 777-1200. Located across the St. from the Board of Ed. Bldg.
Kathy Tunney will speak about "Saving The Lake" at New Germany State Park. The lake was originally a grist mill in the 1800's. In the 1930's the Civilian Conservation Corps dug it out further. It is now filling in due to sedimentation and aquatic grasses.

Sunday 16th 2007 - Fall Count
Chuck Hager will be the compiler for the 18th annual Fall Count. Contact Chuck at (301) 689-5344 for area assignments. Tally to be held at Ray Kiddy’s house at 7:00 PM 13103 Quarry Ridge Road. Call Ray at (301) 729-1972 for directions. Bring a covered dish to share with the other participants.

Tuesday Oct. 9th, 2007 – Monthly Meeting 7 P.M. Allegany County Main Library, 31 Washington St., Cumberland, (301) 777-1200.
Topic: Movie Night. We will watch episode 2 ("Mountains") from the BBC series "Planet Earth". This series was released in 2007 and captures never before seen footage of many rare animals worldwide and masterfully presents the diversity of ecosystems with astounding cinematography.

Saturday Oct. 13th, 2007– Field Trip to Town Hill
Meet Ray Kiddy to watch for migrating hawks at a time of year when there is good hawk diversity (with favorable weather conditions). Meet at 7:30 AM at the Mason’s Barn Park and Ride, Exit 46 East Cumberland from I-68. Bring lunch and a drink. Call Ray at (301) 729-1972 for information.

Saturday Nov. 3rd, 2007 – The Annual Bird Club Banquet
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Gwenda Brewer and George Jett. "Birding in Colombia: It is as easy as ABC. The program will feature the natural history we encountered on a three week trip during February 2007 as part of a donors foray to a number of the natural preserves being protected and managed by ProAves, the Colombia partner with ABC (American Bird Conservancy). The banquet starts at 5:30 PM at the Frostburg United Methodist Church Social Hall, 48 Main St., Frostburg, Md. Please call Charlotte Folk at (301) 689-6587 to make reservations. Call Charlotte or Barbara Gaffney at (301) 895-4646 for more information. Cost for the dinner is $13.00 (students $10.00) which includes tax and gratuities. Please send payment to Charlotte Folk at 179 Mt. Pleasant Street, Frostburg, MD 21532.

Saturday Dec. 15th, 2007 – Allegany County & Oakland Christmas Bird Counts
Please join us for the 106th CBC. To participate in the Allegany count, call J.B. Churchill at (301) 697-1223 (or email jchurchi - @ - atlanticbb.net) to get an area assignment. Tally will be at the Frostburg United Methodist Church Social Hall, 48 W. Main Street at 7:00 PM. Bring a covered dish to share. To participate in the Oakland Count, contact Connie Skipper at connieskipper - @ - hohnet.com or call her at 301-387-5227.

Tuesday Jan. 8th, 2008 – Monthly Meeting 7 P.M. Allegany County Main Library, 31 Washington St., Cumberland, (301) 777-1200.
Hank Kaestner will speak on the topic: "Recent Birding
Adventures 2006-2007; specialty birding in western and central Asia". Hank will talk about recent trips to Yemen and Kazakstan. The talk will include information about culture, geography, and the spice trade in addition to the birds of this area.

Saturday Jan 19th, 2008 - C&O Canal Count
Again this year the C&O Canal Count will replace our mid-winter bird count. Contact Peter Vankevich (email – petevankevich - @ - gmail.com) for a stretch of the Canal to cover. Each mile of the canal is counted separately.

February 9th 2008 - Garrett County Mid-Winter Count
Contact compiler Mikey Lutmerding at mikeycerw - @ - yahoo.com or 301-707-7764 (cell) for more information and to get a territory.

Tuesday Feb. 12th, 2008 – Monthly Meeting 7 P.M. Allegany County Main Library, 31 Washington St., Cumberland, (301) 777-1200. Located across the St. from the Board of Ed. Bldg.
The speaker is Dan Feller. The talk is entitled “The Allegheny Woodrat in Maryland: Cumberland Bone Cave Fossils to Endangered Species Status.”
Known from Pleistocene age fossil deposits excavated near Cumberland, the Allegheny woodrat persists today, though now on the brink of extirpation in Maryland. Woodrat life history, distribution and population trends as derived from 17 years of monitoring will be presented, embellished with stories describing the antics of an animal appropriately named the “packrat”.

Tuesday Mar. 11th, 2008 – Monthly Meeting 7 P.M. Allegany County Main Library, 31 Washington St., Cumberland, (301) 777-1200. Located across the St. from the Board of Ed. Bldg.
David Yeany II will talk about his research at Finzel Swamp Preserve (TNC) in Garrett County. The title of the talk is “Community Analysis and Habitat Associations of Bird Assemblages Breeding at Finzel Swamp, MD”. Finzel Swamp possesses the correct combination of altitude, topography, hydrology, and floral composition to create a bog habitat likened to those found at more northerly latitudes. Such wetlands have not been well studied south of their typical latitudes; however, some research suggests that these unique habitats boast equally unique communities of breeding birds. Preliminary results from the first field season will be presented discussing the breeding bird community, the significance of various habitat components, and continuing research at Finzel Swamp.

Saturday April 5th, 2008 – Field Trip to Garrett County Ponds
Call the leader, Roy Brown at (301) 724-7769 for more information. Meet at Parkside School in LaVale at 9 A.M. and pack a lunch for an impromptu picnic at New Germany State Park if we don’t freeze first!

Tuesday April 8th, 2008 – Monthly Meeting 7 P.M. Allegany County Main Library, 31 Washington St., Cumberland, (301) 777-1200. Located across the St. from the Board of Ed. Bldg.

Saturday April 26th, 2008 - Carey Run Work Day 8 A.M. til you drop.
Hard workers needed to come and help us out this year at the Carey Run Sanctuary in Finzel. Be sure to bring your picks and shovels: yard tools such as rakes, shovels and chainsaws will be useful. Bring a place setting and a covered dish to share for lunch. Beverages will be supplied. Contact Barbara Gaffney at (301) 895-4646 for more information.
Directions to Carey Run Sanctuary: Take the Finzel exit and turn left (South) until it dead ends. Then turn right and go straight at the fork in the road. Make your first right turn onto the unpaved road. Go across the bridge and then turn right (look for MOS sanctuary signs).

Saturday May 10th, 2008 – Annual May Count
To participate in Allegany County, contact J.B. Churchill (compiler), email – jchurchi - @ - atlanticbb.net , home phone (301) 689-8344, cell phone (301) 697-1223 to be assigned an area to count. Their will be no tally. Send your results to J.B. To participate in Garrett County contact Fran Pope (compiler), email - fpope - @ - gcnetmail.net , home phone (301) 334-4908.

Tuesday June 10th, 2008 - Planning Meeting 7:00 P.M.
The meeting will take place at the Carey Run Sanctuary. We’ll be meeting to decide about the schedule for next year so bring your ideas for speakers, field trips and other projects. We had a great turnout last year. Lets do that again !!!
Directions to Carey Run Sanctuary: Take the Finzel exit and turn left (South) until it dead ends. Then turn right and go straight at the fork in the road. Make your first right turn onto the unpaved road. Go across the bridge and then turn right (look for MOS sanctuary signs).

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