But to add to my previous post:  eBird won't, of course, give you 
detailed info about what to do once you arrive at a hotspot, such as Ed 
and Leslie have given.  And I'm glad to finally see an explanation of 
what "the bucket" is!

Jim Moore
Rockville, MD

On 3/9/2011 8:00 AM, Leslie Starr wrote:
> On Mar 9, 2011, at 7:03 AM, Edward Boyd<>  wrote:
>
>>  From I-83 on the north side of the Baltimore Beltway, get off on the Shawan Rd.
>> exit (exit 20) and proceed EAST to MD rte. 45 - York Rd. Turn right, south on
>> York Rd. and immmediately get into the left lane. In less than 1/4 mile turn
>> left onto MD Rte 145 - Ashland Road. Ashland Rd. becomes Paper Mill Rd. and you
>> stay on this for a little more than 1 mile from where you turned onto it. After
>> crossing the bridge over the Gunpowder River/north end of Loch Raven reservoir,
>> look for a parking area less than 1/4 mile beyond the bride.
>
>> This small pull-off is on the left side of the road, where the guard rail ends. It is large enough for several cars. After parking, do not cross the street but start walking into the woods back toward the bridge. Enter the woods at the west end of the parking area, the end near the guard rail and in the direction of the bridge. Try to stay on the trail, which loops around; if you go along the water you'll end up bushwhacking through phragmites.
>> There will be a good vantage point fairly early on where the trail is close to the water. The better viewing is from "the bucket", so-named for a bucket tacked up on a tree. It's on a small promontory slightly downhill from the woods. Proceed cautiously as birds may flush.
>
>> Walking west from
>> the lot, you'll see trails that you can follow to the area just north of the
>> bridge where you can view the water and flats for the birds.
>>   Edward Boyd
>> Westminster, MD
>
> &  Leslie Starr
> Baltimore
>>
>>
>>
>> ________________________________
>> From: fr84wrdr<>
>> To: 
>> Sent: Wed, March 9, 2011 6:49:02 AM
>> Subject: Re: [MDOSPREY] Eurasian Wigeon still at Papermill Flats, Tuesday, 3/8
>>
>> Would someone be so kind to send me directions to Papermill Flats? I am not
>> familiar with the area.
>>
>> Thank you, Michael O"Sullivan
>>
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