Hi all,


  
  We have several boat trips coming up this spring. Possible chance to see the Snowy Owl at Poplar Is if it stick around till Mar. 



MAR 9, MAY 11 & AUG 10 (Mon ) 7:00/9:00 a.m. POPLAR ISLAND Meet at Nursery Road Park & Ride for Carpool OR meet at Tilghman Island at 9:00 am. Habitat similar to Hart-Miller Island. Boat ride from Tilghman Island. 2 hour bus ride around Poplar Island, stopping wherever birding looks good. Scopes are very helpful. Facilities are available. Bring snacks if desired. Lunch will be at a local restaurant. RESERVATIONS REQUIRED. Limit 8 to 20 people. Leader: Robin Armetta. Coordinator: Kevin Graff, 
*Directions to Nursery Road/Hammonds Ferry Road Park & Ride. Take I-695 Beltway exit 8, (not exit 8A which goes to the tunnel). From outer loop (southbound), ramp leads to parking lot across Hammonds Ferry Road. From inner loop (northbound), follow ramp right onto Fairview, turn right on Nursery Road, right on Hammonds Ferry Road, then left at next light into Park & Ride lot. 

APR 18 (Sat) 7:00 a.m./9:30 a.m. SMITH ISLAND All-day trip to see the herons, egrets and other birds on the island, plus waterfowl and gannets up close during the boat rides to and from the island. Bring lunch, snacks, beverages and extra cash; the General Store on the island may be open, offering sandwiches, drinks and snacks, cash only. Rental bicycles and golf cart are available on the island. Car pool from Nursery Park & Ride 7:00 a.m. or meet at the Point Lookout boat dock at 9 am. The boat leaves at 9:30, arrives at the island about 11 am, and can pick us up about 2:30 pm (negotiable) for the hour-and-a-half ride back to Point Lookout. As a precaution, motion sickness medicine is advised (take it an hour before the boat ride). RESERVATIONS REQUIRED, deadline Wed. Apr 15. Limit 25-45, waiting list of 5. If we don't fill the trip by midnight Wednesday, the trip will be CANCELLED. Contact Pete Webb,  or 410 486-1217, for
 reservations, and again Thursday or Friday to learn if the trip is go or no-go. $25-$45 CASH required to get on the boat, paid when boarding. No checks or credit cards. Price to get on the boat depends on attendance. To reach Nursery Road Park & Ride, take I-695 Beltway exit 8, (not exit 8A which goes to the tunnel): from outer loop (southbound), ramp leads to parking lot across Hammonds Ferry Road. From inner loop (northbound), follow ramp right onto Fairview, turn right on Nursery Road, right on Hammonds Ferry Road, then left at next light into Park & Ride lot. 


    Kevin Graff
    Jarrettsville, MD & West O.C., MD