Robert, I also failed to find the WFIB toady (at 12:00 and 1:30).

	I did stop at the Campground on Eagle's Nest Road and the ladies
	at the Welcome Center were friendly, cooperative and, well, welcoming.
	No problem.   Sounds like there's a problem with coordination;
	the senior person I spoke with was training a new clerk when I  
walked in.

	Keep trying, be friendly and cooperative.   I hope this works out  
for us all.

	Leo Weigant

On Apr 26, 2009, at 11:49 PM, Robert Ostrowski wrote:

> Today, Mike and I tried for the White-faced Ibis in Berlin without  
> any success. Our first attempt was at 10am, when there was only one  
> Glossy Ibis along with a couple hundred Laughing Gulls, a Blue- 
> winged Teal, and other birds present. We tried again at 5pm. There  
> were more Ibises this time (7 or 8) but still no White-faced. Maybe  
> it has already moved on, but I wouldn't give up on it yet.
>
> During our day on the Eastern Shore, we tried to go to what was  
> formerly known as Eagle's Nest Campground to look for shorebirds.  
> Having read the recent posts about this site, we had no doubts that  
> if we simply checked in first at the Welcome Center then we would  
> be allowed to bird the area. Sadly this wasn't the case.  The woman  
> at the front desk said she had given access to someone about a week  
> ago and was later told not to do that (I assume by a supervisor).  
> She didn't say if it was because something this person did or what.  
> She just concluded that no one can bird there unless you are paying  
> for a campsite. I didn't know if this was new policy or just a  
> misinformed employee but I wasn't going to push it, so I said thank  
> you and went on my way. It wasn't a great hindrance to our day, but  
> I thought people would want to know the current status of the place.
>
> Robert Ostrowski
> Bowie
>