February 2005: Potomac Valley Audubon Society
February 2005: Potomac Valley Audubon Society
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-Programs continued from page 1
Saturday March 12 Presidents Perch
We will be making a trip to Bombay Hook National Wildlife Ref- Hi Everyone
uge on the Eastern Shore in Delaware. This is one of the prime Happy after the holidays! Hope you
birding areas on the Eastern Shore and while it will be a long day— had a wonderful holiday and are now en-
a 3 hour drive each way—it should give us a good list for the day. joying some quiet time! We have sure had
The Snow Geese should still be there along with various ducks, a mixed bag of weather this winter. I am
harriers, and maybe an eagle or two. In the surrounding areas we enjoying all the birds (and squirrels) on my feeders, and all the bird-
will go looking for short eared owls in the late afternoon. We would seed I bought is going fast. The garden catalogs have arrived in
like to leave very early Saturday morning (approx. 5:00 a.m.) to be mass, but I’m not quite ready to think about tomatoes yet ... I want
there in the early morning and probably will not leave until dusk. to enjoy the quite of winter a little longer.
For those who want to spend the weekend, the refuge is easily ac- Please note that our February meeting is our annual joint meeting
cessible from Dover, Delaware, where there are many motels. To at and with the National Conservation Training Center (see page 1).
sign up or for more information, call Ken or Patsy Hunter at 304- Sure hope to see you there; Thomas Dunlap should leave us with
725-3936 or [email protected] many things to think about. Hope to see you there.
We have also scheduled some winter field trips (see page 1) to
Sunday, March 20. 8:00 a.m. help us avoid any cabin fever (I hear there can be too much quiet
We’ll celebrate the first day of spring with a trip to Nolans Ferry time). So bundle up and come join us. And don’t forget Yankauer,
on the C & O Canal and explore the fields and ponds at Lily Pons in you can do your own walk on your own schedule and enjoy some
Maryland. The section of the C & O at Nolans Ferry has open fields great views of the River with no leaves to block the view. There are
and an area of mature woods that often yield interesting birds. The always pleasant surprises on a walk through a winter woods.
fields and ponds at Lily Ponds could yield sightings of various ducks, Happy New Year ... Diana Mullis, President
great blue herons, and migrating shorebirds. Two years ago we had
10-12 snipe, along with various land birds. We’ll be doing a fair
amount of walking so bring your waterproof walking shoes or boots.
We will meet at the WV Visitors Center parking lot on Route 340
across from the entrance to Harpers Ferry National Park. If you MAKE A DIFFERENCE, JOIN PVAS TODAY!
need directions, let me know, [email protected] or 304-725-3936,
and I’ll be happy to send them. When you join PVAS, you automatically become a member
of the National Audubon Society.
Your membership includes:
December Pot Luck - Better than ♦ One year (six issues) of award-winning Audubon
Ever Magazine
As usual, the food was extraordinary and the good cheer bounti- ♦ Eight issues of Valley Views, PVAS’s newsletter of field
ful. The meeting was held at St. John’s Lutheran Church in down- trips, programs, and local issues
town Martinsburg. Turnout was the best in recent memory as at- ♦ Advance notice of all PVAS events
tested by the fact that seats in the hall were at a premium. Attendees
were treated to presentations by seven of our scholarship winners ENCLOSED IS MY CHECK FOR:
from last year. $20 Individual SPECIAL OFFER, 1st time members only!
$35 Individual (renewal)
$15 Seniors and full-time students.
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February 2005 Printed on 100% post-consumer waste recycled paper Volume 23, Issue 5
The Potomac Valley Audubon Society meets at 7:30 p.m. on the second
Wednesday of each month, September through April, in the auditorium at the
USGS Leetown Science Center, Letown/Kearneysville, WV. Programs are free
and open to the public. For additional information about PVAS or its programs
and activities, please call any of the board members listed her or see http://
potomacaudubon.org. PVAS serves the Easter Panhandle of West Virginia and
neighboring Washington County, Maryland.