Hi All,

The Kent County Bird Club will be making our annual winter trek to Ocean 
City on Saturday, 28 January. We will be searching for local specialties 
including sea ducks and other wintering waterfowl, loons, and gulls, and 
shorebirds, featuring Purple Sandpipers, oystercatchers and turnstones. 
We will start the day at Ocean City inlet for sea ducks (including 
possible Harlequins and eiders), loons, gulls, rockpipers, and (we 
fervently hope) alcids. From there we will check the coastal bays, and 
fresh water ponds on the mainland. Our itinerary will be further 
informed by recent sightings from the area.

We will meet local folks traveling with us to the shore at 8:00 AM at 
the Dollar General Store parking lot between Spring St. and 
Philosopher's Terrace. Others wishing to meet us en route may look for 
us at the commuter parking lot at the intersection of US. 50 and MD-404 
near Wye Mills at 8:45 AM. Please give us a call so we can make 
arrangements with with you if you wish to meet us down there or at Ocean 
City. We expect to arrive at the Inlet around 10:30 AM. You should bring 
a lunch, and we suggest wearing layers of warm clothing that can be shed 
or donned as the need arises; the maritime climate, with its onshore 
breezes and humidity, can make even a mild day seem chilly.

Good birding,

Walter Ellison & Nancy Martin

23460 Clarissa Rd
Chestertown, MD 21620

phone: 410-778-9568

e-mail: rossgull(AT)baybroadband.net

Observing Nature is like unwrapping a big pile of presents every time 
you take a walk.

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