Date: Tue, 8 Apr 2003 08:04:35 -0400 Reply-To: Maryland Birds & Birding Sender: Maryland Birds & Birding From: Arlene Ripley Subject: Re: Smith Island and Chesapeake Bay In-Reply-To: <20030408113349.51841.qmail@web41009.mail.yahoo.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed Sue, For an extra charge you can bring a bike. I always do that. With bungee cords, I can even strap my scope to the back. I only wish we had more time on the island. The 2.5 hours or so go quickly. You might be able to rent bikes there -- Marty would know. Arlene Ripley Calvert County, MD aripley@nestbox.com http://nestbox.com At 07:33 AM 4/8/03, you wrote: >--- Marty Cribb wrote: >time to view birds on the Island is at low tide > > when the mud flats are exposed. All the native > > species of waders with the exception of Reddish > > Egret can be viewed up close and personal. > > >Marty: In my experience, the main transportation is >golf cart, which you are not allowed to drive up to >the mud flats. I walked on one occasion, and was >lucky enough to get a lift from kind strangers both >ways. Can you comment on this? On a very hot day, >with limited time, transportation can be a problem. > >Sue Hamilton ======================================================================= To leave the MDOsprey list, send e-mail to listserv@home.ease.lsoft.com with the following message in line 1: signoff mdosprey ======================================================================= =========================================================================