I was at the Middle Patuxent Environmental Area (MPEA) this afternoon and 
encountered the Road Closed sign on Trotter Road as I was coming in from the 
south off Route 32.  The gentleman at the Road Closed sign said it was okay 
to drive past the sign as long as you were just going to the MPEA parking 
lot a few hundred feet up the road on the right.  Other than that, the road 
is closed as Scott said below.

Winger West
Millersville, MD


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Subject: [MDOSPREY] Ho Co MPEA - Sora & road closure


I birded the Howard County Middle Patuxent Environmental Area (MPEA) this 
morning to readjust my eyes and ears after being on the west coast for a 
couple of weeks.  The best bird was a SORA calling kooEE from across the 
river about half way between the connector trail and the wildlife loop 
trail.

ROAD CLOSURE – Trotter Road had barricades both north & south of the MPEA 
Trotter Rd parking lot.  I learned Trotter Rd in the vicinity of the MPEA 
parking lot will have delays and closures as they install sewer lines 
through mid-June.  A recorded message at 410-313-3637 has project details 
and updates.

To avoid the construction, consider using the South Wind Circle parking, 
coming from MD 32 south of the MPEA.

For birding information, maps and directions, please see the Howard County 
Bird Club web site at

http://www.howardbirds.org/birdinghowardcounty/MPEA/MPEA_overview.htm

Scott Berglund
Ellicott City MD
Business250 at yahoo dot com