Date: Mon, 29 Oct 2001 07:07:24 -0500 Reply-To: Maryland Birds & Birding Sender: Maryland Birds & Birding From: Parke H John Subject: Ornithological Society of Cecil County's Owl Walk MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii This Friday evening, Scott Powers will be leading our Owl Walk at Turkey Point. Great Horned, Barred, Eastern Screech and Saw-whet Owls are all possibilities. Meeting Place: Elk Neck State Park, Turkey Point parking lot. Time: 7:00 pm Suggested equipment: warm clothes, patience and silence. Conveniences: trees. Admission: None. Questions: call Scott Powers at 410-658-2368 or email him at skpowers@zoominternet.net Turkey Point Directions: Traveling north on I95, take the North East exit (Exit 100) and turn South on Rt. 272. Take Rt. 272 south through the town of Northeast. Continue south past the Elk Neck State Park Headquarters, swimming area entrance, camping area entrance, and boating area entrance. Next you will pass through Chesapeake Isles and come to a dirt parking lot (It is about 15 miles from I95 to the Turkey Point parking lot). This is our meeting place for birdwalks. To get to the Hawk Watch you park and walk around the gate and follow the trail through one field and in the center of the next field is our sign and picnic tables. This is our Hawk Watch (3/4 mile walk - one way). If you continue on the trail, the lighthouse is a few minutes further. Traveling north on Rt. 213, turn West on Rt. 40 to the intersection of Rt. 40 and Rt. 272 (5 miles). At Rt. 40 and Rt. 272, take Rt. 272 south through the town of Northeast. Continue south past the Elk Neck State Park Headquarters, swimming area entrance, camping area entrance, and boating area entrance. Next you will pass through Chesapeake Isles and come to a dirt parking lot (It is about 12 miles from Rt. 40 to Turkey Point parking lot). This is our meeting place for birdwalks. To get to the Hawk Watch you park and walk around the gate and follow the trail through one field and in the center of the next field is our sign and picnic tables. This is our Hawk Watch (3/4 mile walk - one way). If you continue on the trail, the lighthouse is a few minutes further. Parke. ======================================================================= To leave the MDOsprey list, send e-mail to listserv@home.ease.lsoft.com with the following message in line 1: signoff mdosprey ======================================================================= =========================================================================