Re: St. Mary's County Kelp Gull (NOT SEEN) 3/1/99

Fran Saunders (saunderf@ARI.Net)
Thu, 6 May 1999 17:19:53 -0400 

Jane, any luck in finding out where it goes in between times?  
With the numbers of people congregating next weekend for 
the Conference do you think we might be able to monitor 
Breezey's movements???

Fran


> Marion--
>     The Kelp Gull isn't showing up with much regularity any more, though
>     it
> does show up every couple of days. There doesn't seem to be much of a
> pattern, either, though it's usually in the morning when it comes. It's
> worth trying for--the local Audubon bird-a-thon folks had it on 4/30, but
> not the other team on 5/1. Good luck! Jane Kostenko
> 
> Here are directions for people coming
> >>from the DC, Baltimore, NY/NJ and south.
> >>
> >>DC: about 1.5 hours from the Mall
> >>Bob Mumford's directions: Take route 5 off the Beltway south towards
> >>Waldorf.  Roughly twelve miles and before Waldorf, turn left on route
> >>381 for Brandywine.  Follow this good country road until it terminates
> >>at route 231 at a "T" in Patuxent "City". Turn right on 231 for two
> >>miles until it rejoins route 5 at Hughsville. Then turn left (south) on
> >>Rt. 5. When Rt. 5 turns to the right, stay straight on Rt. 235 then turn
> >>left on Rt. 472 which is Sandgates Rd. Drive for about 2 miles until you
> >>see 2 restaurants on the left. Park at the Sea Breeze and scan the
> >>pilings behind the restaurant. The bird sometimes flies to the left to
> >>the piers beyond the Sandgates Restaurant. Be patient, it'll come back
> >>to the Sea Breeze.
> >>
> >>Baltimore: about 2 hours from 695
> >>Take I-97 south and exit onto Rt. 3 (not business 3). Rt. 3 becomes 301
> >>at Rt. 50. Stay on 301 (straight) then exit onto Rt. 4 south at Upper
> >>Marlboro. Take Rt. 4 south where it merges with Rt. 2 from Annapolis.
> >>Stay straight south on dual 2/4 to Solomons. Cross the bridge on Rt. 4
> >>into St. Mary's county. At the intersection of Rts. 4 and 235, turn
> >>right (north) and proceed for about 8 miles. It's almost exactly one
> >>mile past the Hillville Amoco station before you turn right onto S.
> >>Sandgates Rd. Go about 2 miles until you get to the river. The Sea
> >>Breeze Restaurant is on the right.
> >>
> >>If you have any questions, feel free to email me!
> >>
> >>Jane Kostenko
> >>jkostenko@somd.lib.md.us
> >>California, Maryland
> >>
> >>Yesterday is history; tomorrow is a mystery.
> >>Today is a gift. That's why they call it the PRESENT.
> >>
> >
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mgwilsn@aol.com <Mgwilsn@aol.com>
> To: mdosprey@ARI.Net <mdosprey@ARI.Net>
> Date: Wednesday, May 05, 1999 9:06 PM
> Subject: Re: St. Mary's County Kelp Gull (NOT SEEN) 3/1/99
> 
> 
> >Just arrived back in Md and very much interested in going for the kelp
> gull.
> >I would appreciate directions to Sea Breeze if it is still there.
> >
> >Marion Wilson
> >Lutherville, Md.
> 
> 



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Fran Saunders
Web Site Director
Maryland Ornithological Society
Silver Spring, Maryland
webmaster@mdbirds.org
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