Tonight at 7:30 PM, Gene Scarpulla will present a slide show highlighting 
the successful rebuilding of Hart-Miller Island and the amazing diversity 
of birdlife that can be found there.  The meeting will be at the College 
Park Airport Annex, and the complete program description is listed below.  
For directions or additional information, check the Prince George's 
Audubon Society website at <www.pgaudubon.org>.  This program will be of 
interest to all Maryland birders and wildlife enthusiasts.  

At our season-opening meeting, Mr. Scarpulla will recount the history and 
avian diversity of Hart-Miller Island in the Chesapeake Bay.  The island, 
originally created as a dumping site for dredged material, has become the 
site of Maryland's richest concentration of shorebirds, earning it almost 
mythic status among the state's birding cognoscenti. Gene Scarpulla has 
visited the island more than anyone else, and his weekly reports have 
become almost as legendary as the island itself.  Over the years, these 
visits have also yielded a treasure-trove of superb slides which he will 
share.

All are welcome, members and non-members alike, and light refreshments 
will be served.

Fred Shaffer
Patuxent MOS
Crofton, MD