Date: Fri, 11 Apr 2003 09:04:57 -0400 Reply-To: Maryland Birds & Birding Sender: Maryland Birds & Birding From: Sue Ricciardi Subject: Mill Creek - Maryland Ornithological Society Sanctuary MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Two Saturdays ago about 10 volunteers made good progress on work-day = activities at MOS' Mill Creek Sanctuary south of Wye Mills in Talbot = County, Maryland. The Sanctuary consists of 156 acres of upland = deciduous forest and the stream bottom of Mill Creek. MOS'ers are = invited to visit and take advantage of a bounty of spring migrants and = nesting bird species. (A Barred Owl, Louisiana Waterthrush, and = Pileated Woodpeckers were presenton the work day.) One loop trail is = completely marked and takes off eastward from the parking lot. A second = trail is about 2/3 marked and forks off just before the bridge where the = first trail heads back to the parking lot. This trail takes you to a = shelter with a picnic table and fireplace and then wends its way through = some lovely woods and marsh and stream habitat. To reach the Sanctuary = from the western shore, drive east on U.S. Route 50 over the Bay Bridge. = About 2 miles past the traffic light at the intersection of MD Route = 404, turn right onto MD Route 662. Go about 1500 feet and turn left = into the parking lot at the metal gate adjacent to the brick house. The = gate is chained, but not locked. (Be sure to re-chain the gate upon = departing.) Help keep the trails well-marked by adding fallen branches = or logs to the sides of the trails. Prior arrangements to visit are not = necessary, but inquiries can be directed to Jan Reese at 410-745-2875. Sue Ricciardi MOS Sanctuary Committee =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D To leave the MDOsprey list, send e-mail to listserv@home.ease.lsoft.com with the following message in line 1: signoff mdosprey =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D =========================================================================