Date: Thu, 10 Oct 2002 07:51:53 -0400 Reply-To: Maryland Birds & Birding Sender: Maryland Birds & Birding From: Keith Eric Costley Subject: Re: Big Sit invitation Oct 13 In-Reply-To: <0H3Q001ITJPBYR@mtain08.icomcast.net> MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT on 10/9/02 6:28 PM, Kurt. R. Schwarz at GoAwayBird@COMCAST.NET wrote: > Are the folks at Ft. McHenry doing a Big Sit! this year? Yes, the Star Spangled Birders will sit! Last year we tallied 55 species in 14 hours. Here is the write-up from the BBC schedule: OCT 13 (Sun) FORT McHENRY'S BIG SIT! 24 hours from midnight Oct 12 to midnight Oct 13. The Big Sit! is an international bird-a-thon contest. The object is to tally as many bird species as can be seen in 24 hours while observers sit within a 17 foot circle. Individual participants may decide the length of time they wish to spend at the Big Sit! There will be restroom facilities available for all 24 hours. Leader: Jim Peters: (410) 429-0966. Coordinator: Gail Frantz: (410) 833-7135 email: guineabird@aol.com For more detailed information, read Join the Big Sit! "Star Spangled Birders" Team for 2002! in the Aug-Sep issue of our Chip Notes newsletter. Fort McHenry. From I-95: take Hanover Street exit 55, McComas St (last exit before tunnel eastbound, first after tunnel westbound), north on Key Hwy which turns west, first left Lawrence St, left onto Fort Avenue, continue east to end passing through gateway into the park, and continue to parking lots. From the JFX, I-83, south to St. Paul St. exit, south on St. Paul becomes Light St., then left (east) onto Fort Avenue, continue to end as above. From the entrance, the wetlands are to the right; an asphalt path leads to the site. Meet just past the statue of Orpheus. ======================================================================= To leave the MDOsprey list, send e-mail to listserv@home.ease.lsoft.com with the following message in line 1: signoff mdosprey ======================================================================= =========================================================================