Hi All,
The Kent County Bird Club will be making our annual winter trek to Ocean
City on Saturday, 26 January. We will be searching for local specialties
including sea ducks and other wintering waterfowl, loons, and gulls, and
shorebirds, featuring Purple Sandpipers, oystercatchers and turnstones.
We will start the day at Ocean City inlet for sea ducks (including
possible Harlequins and eiders), loons, gulls, rockpipers, and (we
fervently hope) alcids. From there we will check the coastal bays, and
fresh water ponds on the mainland, with a potential extension to
Assateague Island.
We will meet local folks traveling with us to the shore at 8:00 AM at
the Dollar General Store parking lot between Spring St. and
Philosopher's Terrace. Others wishing to meet us en route may look for
us at the commuter parking lot at the intersection of US. 50 and MD-404
near Wye Mills at 8:45 AM. Please give us a call so we can make
arrangements with with you if you wish to meet us down there or at Ocean
City. We expect to arrive at the Inlet around 10:30 AM. You should bring
a lunch with a hot thermos, and we suggest wearing layers of warm
clothing as the forecast is calling for conditions similar to today
(temperatures in the 30s and strong winds).
Good birding,
Walter Ellison & Nancy Martin
23460 Clarissa Rd
Chestertown, MD 21620
phone: 410-778-9568
e-mail: rossgull(AT)baybroadband.net
Observing Nature is like unwrapping a big pile of presents every time
you take a walk.
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