Archive for August, 2024

Southern Maryland Audubon’s Bird Foto Fest is now open!

We want to fill our first annual bird calendar with photos that highlight Maryland’s amazing bird life and monthly tips for supporting birds and their habitat. 

Winning photos will appear in the calendar. 

Other great shots that don’t make the calendar will be highlighted in our social media, website and our “Osprey” newsletter with full credit to the photographer. Extra credit for birds captured on native plants, trees, shrubs and grasses!

Rules of the game:

Birds must be photographed in Maryland.

Photo should be accompanied by the following info:

• Name of photographer
• Age of all photographers 20 or below. (We want to highlight our youth photographers)
• Email
• Mailing address
• Location and date of photo
• Interesting anecdote about how the photo was captured
• Contestants may enter up to 5 photos

Photograph format:

• Photos must be submitted digitally in landscape (horizontal) format
• Sized 8 inches by 10 inches in a .jpg format with a minimum file size of 6 megapixels.
• Send your entries to president.somdaudubon@gmail.com
• DEADLINE IS SEPT. 30, 2024

We have one of our best line-ups ever of birding field trips for all ages and experience levels. We’re hosting workshops on making your windows bird-safe and collecting native plant seeds, and talks on bird calls and raptors coming up in the next few weeks. Check out our website calendar for all the details on how to sign up and where to go. Click the Events tab at the top of this page or go to @ www.somdaudubon.org/events/

Recording of September bird talk now up on our website here: https://www.somdaudubon.org/our-work/program-archive/

Ranger Joshuah Emery kicks off our new season with intriguing insights into the power of bird language. What are birds saying and why are they saying it? Emery, a ranger at the Patuxent Research Refuge, interprets the various ways birds communicate with each other and their environment. This includes vocalizations, behavior, and body language. Talk may qualify for continuing education for Master Naturalists. Check out our full library of recorded nature talks at the link above.