Good point Elaine.  You can also pull over and scope from 17, though the 
one lane road is closer.  I'll also add that if you post from an area 
where special rules apply, it would be helpful to include those rules in 
the first post. (BTW, one local drove over to talk to me while I was 
there yesterday, and he only wanted to ask about what species of duck 
his son had seen with a red head; he did not seem bothered).

  In any event, I wanted to thank Andy for posting since there are of 
course county listers in MD who are interested in Frederick county 
sightings even if the same birds can be more easily observed elsewhere.

Good birding!
Jim Moore
Rockville, Maryland
PLEASE REPORT YOUR BIRD SIGHTINGS to http://ebird.org/

On 2/20/2011 12:51 PM, Elaine Hendricks wrote:
> The few times that I have visited Kershner's Pond I have parked on the
> shoulder of Rte. 17 and walked a short distance down the driveway,
> carrying my scope.  It seems to me that we need to be careful about
> not wearing out our welcome.
>
> Elaine Hendricks
> Greenbelt, MD
>
>
>
> On Sunday, February 20, 2011, Andy Wilson<>  wrote:
>> Thanks for your post Micheal.
>>
>> I was somewhat reluctant to post sightings from Kershner's Pond to the list. We
>> don't have many good places to find waterbirds in Frederick county and have
>> previously lost access to one of our prime sites due to discourteous birders. I
>> do fear that if too many people go birding at Kershner's, we might lose access
>> simply because the residents get fed up of too many cars along the single track
>> road. I don't want to actively discourage birders, but really, the waterbirds
>> we get there are easy to see in much larger numbers elsewhere in Maryland. I
>> posted my sightings because there were 2-3 birds on Friday that are not easy to
>> see in Frederick county, so I wanted local birders to know. I'd hate for us to
>> lose access to the pond, so I re-iterate Michael's call for visitors to be
>> sensible and courteous.
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> Andy Wilson
>>
>>
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