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| | Annual Christmas Bird Counts | Jim White | See flyer for details | Get out of the mall and into the field! Enjoy birding and contribute to over 100 years of wintering bird records.  |
| September, 2007 |
| Saturday, 29 Sep 2007 | Adopt-a-Highway Cleanup | John Janowski | Little Creek Post Office, Route 9. 9:00am | Make one of our birding hot spots look its best! 1 hour of clean-up followed by birding. |
| October |
| Sunday, 21 Oct 2007 | Sparrow Trip, Southern Delaware | Jeff Gordon | Indian River Inlet Southside restrooms 8:00 am. | Work on ID skills; look for hard-to-find sparrows. Wear waterproof shoes; bring lunch. Full day. |
| November |
| Sunday, 4 Nov 2007 | Silver Run Wildlife Area & Baxter Tract | John Janowski | Augustine Beach, Route 9, 7:30am. | Look for wintering passerines and raptors. Half day. |
| Saturday, 24 Nov 2007 | Gulls Survey I Limited to 5 participants. Reservations required. | Mike Smith 302-478-5918 Michael.A.Smith@Villanova.edu | Fox Point State Park; Edgemoor Rd. exit from I-495, 8:00am. | Help conduct the annual midwinter gull census of Cherry Island Landfill. Half day. |
| January, 2008 |
| Sunday, 6 Jan 2008 | List Head Start | Frank Rohrbacher | Boyds Corner Park and Ride, Routes 13 and 301, 7:30am. | Get an early start on your 2007 list. Various Delaware sites. Full day. |
| Saturday, 19 Jan 2008 | Gulls Survey II Limited to 5 participants. Reservations required. | Mike Smith 302-478-5918 Michael.A.Smith@Villanova.edu | Fox Point State Park; Edgemoor Rd. exit from I-495, 8:00am. | Help conduct the annual midwinter gull census of Cherry Island Landfill. Dress for cold weather and high winds. Half day. |
| Friday, 25 Jan - Sunday, 27 Jan 2008 | Montauk Trip | Andie Ednie | CANCELLED | -- |
| February |
| Sunday, 3 Feb 2008 | Owl Trip | Jim White. Must call Jim if you are attending. (652-1952). Space is limited. | Wilmington Airport parking lot. 5:30am. Reservations required. Members only. | Seven species of owl may be seen and/or heard in a single full day. Bring lunch. |
| Saturday, 16 Feb 2008 | Cape Henlopen State Park | Chris Bennett | 8:00 am Fishing Pier | Bird Delaware’s Premiere coastal State Park. We will visit well known and little known areas of the park in search of common and rare visitors to the parks Ocean, Bay, Beach, Dune, Forest and Wetland habitats. |
| March |
| Saturday, 1 Mar 2008 | Chesapeake Farms | Clyde Roberts and Jim White | Chesapeake Farms headquarters, 8:15am. See Feb flyer for directions. | Numerous migrating ducks. Sharpen your Bald Eagle ID skills. Includes Chesapeake Farms in the am and Eastern Neck NWR in the pm. Half or full day, your choice. |
| Sunday, 9 Mar 2008 | Middle Creek Wildlife Management Area, Lancaster Co. | Derek Stoner | Meet at Lantana Square recycling center in Hockessin, 8:00am | View thousands of staging Snow Geese, Tundra Swans and other Waterfowl. Search for rarities like Ross's, White-fronted and Cackling Geese. Wintering raptors and nesting Bald Eagles are also likely. Full day. |
| Saturday, 15 Mar 2008 | Stone Harbor/ Avalon NJ | Bill Stewart | Mike's Famous Harley Davidson prior to the Delaware Memorial Bridge. 7:00 am | Visit one of the best wintering waterfowl staging areas in our region. |
| Saturday, 22 Mar 2008 | Thousand Acre Marsh and Fort DuPont | John Janowski | Veterans Park, Delaware City, 6:30am. | Look for waterfowl and early migrants. Half day. |
| Saturday, 29 Mar 2008 | Gulls Survey III Limited to 5 participants. Reservations required. | Mike Smith 302-478-5918 Michael.A.Smith@Villanova.edu | Fox Point State Park; Edgemoor Rd. exit from I-495, 8:00am. | Help conduct the annual midwinter gull census of Cherry Island Landfill. Dress for cold weather and high winds. Half day. |
| April |
| Saturday, 19 Apr 2008 | Lum's Pond | Meta Little | Glascow High School parking lot 8:00 am | Look for early breedind and migrating passerines. Half day. |
| Sunday, 27 Apr 2008 | Nanticoke Watershed | Anthony Gonzon & Eric Braun | Boyds Corner Park and Ride, Routs 13 and 301 opposite Wawa, 6:00am. | Spring migrants; trip will include Redden SF, Trap Pond, Phillip’s Landing. Bring bag lunch, boots, and bug spray. Full day. |
| May |
| Friday, 2 May 2008 | Rail Trip (note unusual time) | Andy Ednie | Boyds Corner Park and Ride, Routes 13 and 301 opposite Wawa, 11:00pm | A three-hour Rail bonanza (in the middle of the night) targeting 7 species. Bring long boots. |
| Sunday, 4 May 2008 | Shorebird ID Workshop, Bombay Hook NWR | Andy Urquhart & Eric Braun | Reservations required. Call Andy at (302-239-2471) before May 1. | Learn to ID shorebirds based on size, structure, habits, and plumage. Half day trip includes both classroom and field work. |
| Wednesday, 7 May 2008 | Alapocas Woods | Sally O’byrne | Meet at parking lot behind DuPont Experimental Station ball fields 7:00 | Look for spring migrants in this area known for Thrushes, and Mourning Warbler. Half Day. |
| Saturday, 10 May 2008 | Spring Round-up | John Janowski | See Flyer for details | State of Delaware spring migration bird census. Great way to learn bird identification by sight and song! |
| Saturday, 17 May 2008 | Milford Neck | Chris Bennett | 8:00 am Shore Stop/Valero at intersection of New Wharf Road and RT 1 just north of the RT 1/RT 113 Split | Milford Neck, between the Mispillion and the Murderkill, offers some of the State’s best birding in some of its finest bayside habitat in one of the least birded regions of the state. |
| Saturday, 31 May 2008 | Prime Hook Canoe/Kayak Adventure | Sally O’byrne | Reservations required, Limited space. Contact Sally for details at obyrne@dca.net | Prothonotary warblers, egrets, and other freshwater marsh birds should abound as we paddle from woodland to open marsh. |
| June |
| Saturday, 7 Jun 2008 | Pennsylvania Breeding Bird Atlas | Joe Sebastiani | Contact Joe Sebastiani at (302)345-1563 or at joe@delawarenaturesociety.org if you are planning to attend. | Help the effort to finish the PA Breeding Bird Atlas as we visit a block that has not yet been surveyed. Learn the techniques involved in atlassing breeding birds. Full day. |
| Saturday, 14 Jun 2008 | Breeding Bird Bonanza at Blackbird | Derek Stoner | Blackbird State Forest Headquarters, Blackbird Forest Rd. south of Odessa 7:00 am. Half Day. | Visit the diverse woodlands and wetlands of this state forest to search for an array of breeding birds. Learn the techniques involved it atlassing breeding birds. Recent uncommon breeders include Hooded warbler, Broad-winged Hawk, and Red-shouldered Hawk. Half Day. |
| Saturday, 21 Jun 2008 | Assawoman Wildlife Reserve | John Janowski | Meet at McDonald’s on Route 1 in Bethany 6:30 am | Joint trip with Sussex bird club. Bring a hat and bug spray. Half Day |
| July |
| Saturday, 19 Jul 2008 | Delaware Shorebirds | Bob Rufe | New Castle County Airport, 7am or Bombay Hook NWR headquarters, 8am. Entrance fees in effect. | Expect a few rarities. Bring bug spray and a hat. Half day. |
| August |
| Saturday, 16 Aug 2008 | More Delaware Shorebirds | Frank Rohrbacher | Bombay Hook NWR headquarters, 7:30am. Entrance fees in effect. | Beginner’s trip. Expect a few rarities. Bring bug spray and a hat. Half day. |
| September |
| Sunday, 7 Sep 2008 | Fall Migrants at White Clay Creek State Park | Eric Braun & Anthony Gonzon | Chambers House Nature Center. Creek Rd. North of Hopkins Rd. 8:00 am | This is a great time of year for warblers and other fall migrants along White Clay Creek. Park entrance fee is in effect. Half Day. |
| Wednesday, 10 Sep 2008 | Ashland Nature Center | Jim White | Nature center, Brackenville and Barley Mill Roads, 7:30am | Look for warblers and other neotropical migrants along the Red Clay Creek. Half day. |
| Saturday, 13 Sep 2008 | Cape May Migrants | Derek Stoner | Higbee Beach, small lot on left before main lot, 6:45am | Visit Higbee Beach, the Beanery, Hidden Valley, and Cape May State Park for migrant songbirds, shorebirds, hawks, and resident species of the Cape May Peninsula. Full day. |
