This location is within a private retirement community. Access is strictly limited. Please do not attempt to bird within the retirement community but rather from the location that Saundra describes, behind the nearby Giant.

Directions:
The pond can be seen from the back of the Giant Food Store on Wilkens Ave. 
Take the Baltimore Beltway I-695 to Wilkens Ave inside the beltway (north). 
Go past the Giant on your left and turn in behind it. 
Go straight back to the end. 
Park there and walk down to the fence. 
The pond is very viewable here.

Tyler Bell

California, Maryland 




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From: Saundra Byrd <>
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Sent: Sun, July 4, 2010 6:53:08 PM
Subject: [MDOSPREY] Black Bellied Whistling Ducks Charlestown Retirement Community

Hello All, I got a call last night from Brian Sykes that his friend Kevin had been going to Charlestown Retirement Community Pond off Wilkens Ave in Arbutus to photograph Black Bellied Whistleing Ducks . Im sorry i just assumed everyone knew about this as his friend did run into other birders here. Am i  missing some emails cause i dont see any reports of it . Well really sorry i would have told everyone last night  . We went to look for them around 9:00 this morning but did not find them. We did some running around other places and went back to check this evening around 430 . There were 5 Black Bellied Whistling Ducks in the pond . Lots of geese and Mallard here also. We accessed the pond from the back of the Giant food store on Wilkens ave. Beltway 695 to Wilkens Ave inside the beltway . Go past the Giant on your left and turn in behind it . Go straight back to the end . park there and walk down to the fence . the pond is very viewable here . Not
allowed in the Charlestown Retirement Community . Wooohoooo !!! New Life Bird . Got one yesterday too. Bank Swallows on Marriotsville road. Really sorry guys will do better next time. 

Saundra Byrd 

baltimore