Date: Tue, 22 Oct 2002 06:25:13 -0400 Reply-To: Maryland Birds & Birding Sender: Maryland Birds & Birding From: Parke H John Subject: CBC - Another Trip to Turkey Point MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" This Saturday, October 26th, will be our sixth trip to Turkey Point Hawkwatch for 2002. Marcia Watson-Whitmyre will lead this trip, which usually involves a Fall walk to the hawkwatch for migrants and wintering birds. With the right weather, the hawk watch should be excellent and we are getting into the season for Red-tails, Red-shoulders, and rare Goshawks and Golden Eagles. Meeting Place: Elk Neck State Park, Turkey Point parking lot. Time: 8:00 am (half day). Suggested equipment: bug spray (for ticks). Conveniences: trees and a "pot-a-potty" at the Hawkwatch. Admission: None. Questions: call Marcia at 410-392-9236 or email mww@udel.edu 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. ======================================================================= To leave the MDOsprey list, send e-mail to listserv@home.ease.lsoft.com with the following message in line 1: signoff mdosprey ======================================================================= Parke. =========================================================================