<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12pt"><div><span></span></div><div><span id="yiv1762962234yui_3_2_0_10_130401277352582">The Baltimore Bird Club invites everyone to join them in the dedication of an eBird Trail Tracker kiosk in the Visitor Center at <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1304084235_0">Cylburn Arboretum</span>, a Baltimore City Park. This is the first Trail Tracker in <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1304084235_1">Maryland</span>. After the dedication ceremony at 10 am, noted Maryland birder Bill Hubick will present a symposium on Birding in the Digital Age......about all the new electronic tools in a birder's kit.......and with special focus on eBird. The whole day will be filled with great birding activities starting at 8:30 am - from bird walks on the grounds, presentations on landscaping with <span class="yshortcuts"
id="lw_1304084235_2">native plants</span> to attract and sustain birds, a mini-Big Sit, art and <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1304084235_3">bird feeder</span> building for kids, and a chance to meet a representative of the other Bird Club in town - The Bird, the Oriole mascot. Les Eastman and Georgia McDonald will talk about hummingbirds and Irma Weinstein will introduce you to the birds and butterflies that pass through Cylburn. Learn more about the BBC's Lights Out Baltimore project and the devastation to birds caused by glass strikes and what you can do about it. There'll also be activities for youth birders......including a pre-event for youth <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1304084235_4">on Saturday</span>. And there will be live raptors and reptiles on display. It's all free - except for the beef barbeque. Check out the BBC website for more information at </span><a
target="_blank" href="http://baltimorebirdclub.org/" style="text-decoration: underline; color: rgb(35, 71, 134); outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; "><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1304084235_5">http://baltimorebirdclub.org/</span></a>. Here's a link to the schedule of events <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1304084235_6">on Sunday</span> <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://baltimorebirdclub.org/cylburn-for-birds-handout.pdf" style="text-decoration: underline; color: rgb(35, 71, 134); outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; "><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1304084235_7">http://baltimorebirdclub.org/cylburn-for-birds-handout.pdf</span></a> <span id="yiv1762962234yui_3_2_0_10_130401277352582"> For more information about the Trail Tracker and eBird check out this great article in this week's <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1304084235_8">Baltimore
City Paper</span>. </span><a target="_blank" href="http://citypaper.com/news/counting-crows-1.1137707" style="text-decoration: underline; color: rgb(35, 71, 134); outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; "><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1304084235_9">http://citypaper.com/news/counting-crows-1.1137707</span></a> </div><div id="yiv1762962234yui_3_2_0_10_130401277352552"> </div><div><font color="#007f40"></font>Karen Morley</div><div>President, Baltimore Bird Club</div><div><font face="lucida console, sans-serif"></font><font color="#007f40"> </font></div><div><font face="lucida console, sans-serif" color="#007f40"><b>Karen Morley</b></font></div><div><font color="#007f40"><b><font color="#007f40"><font face="Lucida Console">kdmorley at yahoo dot com</font><br><br></font></b><br><br><br><br><br></font><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank"
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