Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2001 06:50:00 -0500 Reply-To: Maryland Birds & Birding Sender: Maryland Birds & Birding From: Robert Ringler Subject: Re: Black River STP? MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Gail, The last time I was at Back River in September we walked into the sewage plant with no problem. Bob Ringler ----- Original Message ----- From: Gail Mackiernan To: Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2001 8:25 AM Subject: [MDOSPREY] Black River STP? > Hi all - > > Looking at our notes from last year, this is about when we started to check > Back River for Little Gulls -- recall last year we had 3-4 out on the river > but none actually inside the plant. > > One thing we have found uncertain and that is access -- usually we get in, > twice we have been turned back at the gate by a guard who says he knows > nothing about birders being allowed in. This is frustrating after a long > drive. > > Does anyone have any recent experience with Back River access (yea or nay) > and does anyone have phone number of sonmeone in authority (manager, resources > person, or...) who could be called beforehand to arrange access? > > Unfortunately the "Birders Welcome" sign which had stood at the entrance > since 1980 was taken down a couple of years ago when they rebuilt gates and > since then folks have, on occasion, been sent away. Of course the river > and Diamond Point can still be birded but nothing beats the close looks one > can get of gulls within the plant itself. > > Thanks for any input... > > Gail Mackiernan and Barry Cooper > Colesville, MD > gail@umdd.umd.edu > > ========================= ================================================ > To leave the MDOsprey list, send e-mail to listserv@home.ease.lsoft.com > with the following message in line 1: signoff mdosprey > ========================= ================================================ > ========================================================================= To leave the MDOsprey list, send e-mail to listserv@home.ease.lsoft.com with the following message in line 1: signoff mdosprey ========================================================================= ===========================================================================