Date: Sun, 11 Nov 2001 06:07:59 -0500 Reply-To: Maryland Birds & Birding Sender: Maryland Birds & Birding From: Howard Lefkowitz Subject: Re: Kelp Gull Directions MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Visited the Kelp Gull on Friday 11/9/01 about 10:00 am. Gull was out of the wind on the right side of the rest. about 15 feet from shore. Worth the trip. Howard ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jane Kostenko" To: Sent: Friday, November 09, 2001 7:57 AM Subject: Re: [MDOSPREY] Kelp Gull Directions > I'm posting the whole set of directions to the Kelp Gull from all sorts of > originations; that way, we can all help get people here to see the gull. > BTW, if you have made a trip to see it (whether successful or not), I would > really be grateful to have that information. I've been tracking the gull's > pattern of presence/absence for lo these 2+ years now, and all such info is > very important. Thanks--Jane Kostenko > > jane_kostenko@co.saint-marys.md.us > California, MD > > DC: about 1.5 hours from the Mall > Take Route 5 off the Beltway south toward Waldorf. Roughly twelve miles > and before Waldorf, turn left on Route 381 for Brandywine. Follow this good > country road until it terminates at Route 231 at a "T" in Patuxent "City". > Turn right on 231 for two miles until it rejoins Route 5 at Hughsville. Then > turn left (south) on Rt. 5. When Rt. 5 turns to the right, stay straight on > Rt. 235 then turn left on Rt. 472 which is Sandgates Rd. Drive for about 2 > miles until you see 2 crabhouses on the left. Park at the Sea Breeze and > scan the pilings behind the restaurant. The bird sometimes flies to the left > to the piers beyond the Sandgates Restaurant. > > Baltimore: about 2 hours from 695 > Take I-97 south and exit onto Rt. 3 (not Business Route 3). Rt. 3 > becomes 301 at Rt. 50. Stay on 301 (straight) then exit onto Rt. 4 south at > Upper Marlboro. Take Rt. 4 south where it merges with Rt. 2 from Annapolis. > Stay straight south on dual 2/4 to Solomons. Cross the bridge on Rt. 4 into > St. Mary's county. At the intersection of Rts. 4 and 235, turn right (north) > and proceed for about 8 miles. It's almost exactly one mile past > the Hillville Amoco station before you turn right onto South Sandgates Rd. > Go about 2 miles until you get to the river. The Sea Breeze Restaurant is on > the right. > > NY/NJ: about 5 hours from Jamaica Bay > Take 301 south through Delaware and Maryland. Continue on Rt. 50/301 > west/south across the Bay Bridge. Take Rt. 2 south off of 50. Turn left > (south) onto Rt. 4. Follow the Baltimore directions from Rt. 4 on. > > South: > Take I-95 north to 301 near Carmel Church, VA. It should be exit 104. > Take Rt. 301 north across the Potomac River Bridge into Maryland. After a > few miles, turn right onto Rt. 234 to Leonardtown. Rt. 234 ends at Rt. 5. > Turn right and go into Leonardtown. Turn left onto Rt. 245 to Hollywood. At > the intersection of 245 and 235, turn left (north). Go about 4 miles. Look > for the Amoco in Hillville then turn right after one mile onto S. Sandgates > Rd. See DC directions for specifics about the Sandgates area. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Howard Lefkowitz" > To: > Sent: Thursday, November 08, 2001 9:27 PM > Subject: [MDOSPREY] Kelp Gull Directions > > > Can someone give me directions to the Kelp Gull from route 5. I hope to > visit tomorrow morning. > > Thanks > > ======================== > 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 ======================================================================= =========================================================================