The 15h Annual Great Backyard Bird Count in Crofton

Posted on 02/07/2012 by mwoda

The 15th Annual Great Backyard Bird Count will take place from February 17–20, when bird watchers across the United States and Canada will tally millions of birds in the annual count coordinated by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Audubon, and Canadian partner Bird Studies Canada.

No one expects you to sit at your window and count birds for four days. All you need is 15 minutes on one of the four days (or more, of course). Here’s how you can participate:

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CVGC Photo Collection – House Finch

Posted on 06/25/2010 by mwoda

Click on the title to view the first entry in our photo collection – a house finch, also known as Carpodacus mexicanus. Photo by Dave Menke, from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. (Public Domain)

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  • Memberships

    National Garden Clubs, Inc., Central Atlantic Region, and District II of the Federated Garden Clubs of Maryland, Inc.

  • Motto

    To promote and preserve the beauty of our community

  • Objective

    To stimulate member interest in horticulture, conservation, and flower arranging; and to encourage, by example, pride in our homes and our community.

  • Protecting Our Aquatic Ecosystem

    CVGC is partnering with other Crofton organizations to reduce and mitigate storm water damage to creeks, streams, rivers and the Chesapeake Bay - beginning right here in Crofton by diverting rain water run-off from Crawford Blvd. to two streetside rain gardens, rather than the storm drain on Rt. 3, where it now flows.

  • Library Project

    Join CVGC members to weed, mulch and plant beds near the library entrance, April 21, 2012.

  • New Members

    Find out how to join CVGC. Contact Pat Stevenson, (301)261-0299

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    Website was created by Margaret Woda for CVGC.
    Images and content are copyright, unless indicated otherwise. Information contained herein is believed accurate but it is not guaranteed.

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