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Owls & Rails & Migrants at KAG Sept. 24

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Denise Ryan

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Denise Ryan

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Thu, 15 Sep 2005 18:12:02 -0400

Please consider joining me for a bird walk and clean up of one of our close-in special birding locations.  Get your hands dirty to help keep America's Public Lands beautiful.  http://www.publiclandsday.org/

BIRDS AT KENILWORTH AQUATIC GARDENS NATIONAL PUBLIC LANDS DAY - September 24, 2005
1550 Anacostia Avenue NE, Washington, DC - 202/426-6905
(RAIN or SHINE - severe weather cancels)

Announcing 2 bird watching walks to be followed by a volunteer service in a variety of projects for National Public Lands Day.  Projects include litter removal, pruning trees and flowerbeds and removal of invasive and exotic species.  
How to participate:

Sign up for a bird walk with Denise Ryan at (202) 454-4590 or :

Saturday, September 24, 2005

6:00 a.m. 	Owls, Rails and other Nocturnal Critters of KAG - all levels of birders welcome, space limited - meet in 			the parking lot - RSVP required only early entrance for this special walk.  Sunrise 6:58 a.m.,low tide 8:40 a.m.

		Bring binoculars, scopes, flashlight, bug spray, drinks and snacks.
		We'll follow the sounds of the night to determine the area of the park to investigate.  Bring a willingness to 		remain very quiet to listen and look for Owls, Rails and Bitterns. To follow immediately with a work project - 		required to participate, bring gardening or work gloves if you own a pair.

AND/OR

8:00 a.m.	Birds of KAG - all levels of birders welcome, space unlimited - please RSVP.  Meet in the visitors' center.  		We'll look for fall migrants and local birds among the ponds and on the boardwalk on the marsh.  Bring 			binoculars, scopes, hat, sunscreen, bug spray, drinks and snacks. To follow immediately with a work project - 		required to participate, bring gardening or work gloves if you own a pair.

1550 Anacostia Avenue NE, Washington, DC - 202/426-6905
The nearest Metro stop is Deanwood (on the Orange line)

To get to Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens by Metro...Take the Orange Line to the Deanwood Station. Take the Polk Street exit (to your left) and follow Polk to the pedestrian bridge... Cross over 295 and turn left on to Douglas Street, then proceed 2 blocks to Anacostia Avenue (you'll see the big brown NPS sign guiding you to the Aquatic Gardens). Turn right on Anacostia Ave and walk 50 yards to the park entrance on your left.

About Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens:
Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens is the only national park "devoted entirely to water-loving plants." This 12-acre sanctuary is located in northeast Washington, DC on the east bank of the Anacostia River about 7 miles north of the intersection of the Anacostia and Potomac Rivers. The park is surrounded by 44-acres of marshlands that flood daily in accordance with the tidal fluctuations of the Anacostia River. And with the tides come the trash...

Denise Ryan
Cheverly, MD