[nnasnet] Reminder: Saturday Bird Walk, March 23 at Vir-Mar Beach
- From: Margaret Gerdts <maggieurbanna@xxxxxxxxxxx>
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- Date: Tue, 19 Mar 2013 16:14:40 -0400
SATURDAY BIRD WALK AT VIR-MAR BEACH MARCH 23
On Saturday, March
23, the Northern Neck Audubon Society (NNAS) will conduct a bird walk at
Vir-Mar Beach in Northumberland County.
This small beach offers an excellent vista at the confluence of the
Potomac River and the Chesapeake Bay. Possible sightings are Brown Pelicans,
Common Golden Eyes, Red Throated and Common Loons, Surf and Black Scoters,
Forster’s Terns, Gannets, Buffleheads and Long Tailed Ducks (formerly called
Old Squaws).
Meet at Vir-Mar Beach
at 8:00 a.m. Vir-Mar Beach is about 10 minutes from Burgess. From the
intersection of Route 200 and Route
360 in Burgess. take Rt. 360 west about 1/8th mile. Turn right on Rt. 644
(Hacks Neck Road). Follow 644 for 3.6 miles and turn left onto
Route 643 (Vir-Mar Beach Road). Continue 0.7 miles to the end at Vir-Mar
Beach.
If time allows, the
group will continue on to Dameron Marsh or Hughlett Point.
There will be several
pairs of loaner binoculars available.
Please call Frank Schaff at 804-462-0084 to let him know that you are
coming in case the walk is cancelled.
Please check the
website www.northernneckaudubon.org
for information on upcoming events.
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