OktoBIRDFest Irish Grove

Join your guides Jared Parks and Beth Sheppard of the Lower Shore Land Trust and Jim Rapp of Delmarva Birding as we explore the 2,326-acre Irish Grove MOS Sanctuary. Managed by the Maryland Ornithological Society, Irish Grove occupies the Rumbly Point peninsula in southern Somerset County. The sanctuary mainly consists of tidal marshes, with some higher ground in pine forests. There are breathtaking, wide-open vistas of the tidal marshland. Most of the property is less than five feet above sea level. There are several fresh and salt water ponds surrounded by Loblolly Pine woods.

More than 235 species have been reported on eBird for Irish Grove. This is one of the best locations to observe Saltmarsh Sparrows, Seaside Sparrows, and Virginia Rails on the Lower Eastern Shore. For more information, please visit the site description on the Birder’s Guide to Maryland & DC.

This field trip is sponsored by the Lower Shore Land Trust through a grant from the Rural Maryland Council.