In this presentation, Gene Scarpulla will review the different groups and species of shorebirds found in Maryland, with tips on their identification. It’s appropriate for new birders, experienced birders who have never gotten around to figuring out shorebirds, and for birders of all levels who need a brush-up in preparation for the upcoming shorebird migration season.
Gene may be known primarily as a gull guru but his expertise on shorebirds is just as deep, having been honed through weekly trips to the Delaware Bayshore and Hart-Miller Island over many years’ time.
MEET YOUR INSTRUCTOR: Gene Scarpulla is retired after working 30 years at the City of Baltimore’s Reservoir Natural Resources Section, his last eight years serving as the City’s Watershed Manager, in charge of Loch Raven, Prettyboy, and Liberty Watersheds. He earned a B.S. and an M.S. in biology with a concentration in ecology at Towson State College and Towson State University, respectively. Gene serves as editor of both Maryland Birdlife and The Maryland Entomologist and lives in Phoenix (MD) with his wife, Marcia Watson, and Rudy, the cat that adopted them.