Date: 4/25/25 10:30 am From: Lloyd Davies <ldavies...> Subject: Cleanup Day (and birding) - Marion Reservoir April 26th 9 am - 1 pm
I've asked about this for 21 years that we've been doing the cleanup day out there but if we have birders who want to pick up trash and bird, let me know, or just bird. Lol. We educate and try to compile bird lists during the event. Jim Nickel was great previously. What's cool is to have an expert who "sees" what we don't see.
My section leaders are all birders so we're doing the same to see what new migrants have arrived (usually see our first orioles and last year observed shorebirds on the back end at the causeway). I've seen a Brown Pelican, Surf Scoter and Red-Necked Grebe on the reservoir in past years. Quite the treats. Bird and wildlife observations are a great combo of why we do the cleanup, especially removing discarded fishing line that injures and can be fatal to birds.
We're meeting at Marion Cove, shelters 1, 2, 3 and 4. I have doughnuts, gloves and t-shirts.
