Hi Folks: Thought this crowd would be interested in hearing about the start of Night Bird/ amphibian calling surveys in the state. There will be an information/training meeting for those interested in running or learning about Calling Frog and Toad Surveys in Maryland (data on night birds are collected too). All are welcome. Meeting Time: 6:30 p.m. Meeting Date: January 21, 1999 Meeting Place: Gabrielson Conference Room, Patuxent Wildlife Research Center (Directions at bottom) For further information or details please contact the Maryland Calling Survey Coordinator: Wayne Hildebrand wayneh@biowhittaker.com Many thanks and see you there. Directions to Patuxent Wildlife Research Center from the Beltway... Take the Baltimore-Washington Parkway (route 295) towards Baltimore. At approximately the 3rd or 4th exit you will see signs for Powdermill Road and the Beltsville Agriculture Research Center. Take that exit and turn right onto Powdermill Road. Travel about 4 miles or so until you come to the end of Powdermill Road. As you travel along you will see signs for the USFWS National Visitor Center on your right - ignore them - but it is a nice place to visit. Powdermill road ends at Route 197 at a stop light. Cross 197 and you will go directly into Patuxent's main gate. Travel a bit less than a mile, passing a few brick buildings and a large parking lot on your right. The road will end where it intersects with another road, turn left and take an almost immediate left into the circular drive in front of the largest building on Patuxent - Gabrielson Lab. Park on the drive, or, if full, park back in the large lot you passed. The conference room is on the second floor and the left hand side of the building as you stand facing the front of the building.