Date: Sun, 2 Sep 2001 15:54:59 -0400 Reply-To: Maryland Birds & Birding Sender: Maryland Birds & Birding From: "Eugene J. Scarpulla" Subject: Re: How to get to Hart-Miller Island MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Harvey, Here is the general info that you need to know: GENERAL INFORMATION Birders can make arrangements to ride the Maryland Environmental Service (MES) boat to the Hart-Miller Island Dredged Material Containment Facility on weekends only. Reservations are required. The boat travels to the island most, but not all, weekends. The boat leaves the mainland at 7:00 a.m. and leaves the island at 5:00 p.m. A walking circuit, beginning and ending at the island boat dock, covers 6 to 8 miles depending on the route taken. The circuit is mostly level and is slowly walked over 8 to 10 hours. The only shelter is at the administration building, where there are rest rooms and water available. All food, water, clothing, and optics must be carried. Spotting scopes are a necessity. Wear a hat and long pants, and carry sun block and insect repellent. Tennis shoes are adequate. Conditions in the summer can be extremely hot, humid, and still. To arrange to bird at the Hart-Miller Island Dredged Material Containment Facility contact Gene Scarpulla after 7 p.m. at (410) 388-0852 or at ejscarp@home.com no later than the Thursday evening prior to the weekend that you wish to visit the island. Gene usually does a weekly bird survey of the island every Saturday. For safety reasons, "first-timers" to the island must be accompanied by either Gene Scarpulla or another birder who is experienced with the island. Contact me whenever you wish to go out. Gene Gene Scarpulla Millers Island, Maryland ejscarp@home.com ======================================================================= To leave the MDOsprey list, send e-mail to listserv@home.ease.lsoft.com with the following message in line 1: signoff mdosprey ======================================================================= =========================================================================