[nnasnet] Audubon Bird Walk Bethel Beach Monday January 14
- From: Margaret Gerdts <maggieurbanna@xxxxxxxxxxx>
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- Date: Thu, 27 Dec 2012 18:48:14 -0500
AUDUBON BIRD WALK AT
BETHEL BEACH MONDAY, JANUARY 14
Join the Northern Neck Audubon
Society on the first bird walk of 2013, a winter bird walk on the beach. On
Monday, January 14, Frank Schaff will lead
a bird walk in Mathews County at Bethel Beach Natural Area Preserve and, if
time allows, at New Point Comfort Natural Area Preserve or Haven Beach.
Over 185 species of birds have
been observed at Bethel Beach, a sandy spit on the Chesapeake
Bay. New Point Comfort
offers a boardwalk, tidal shallows, mudflats, beach and low woodlands which
attract numerous migrating land birds.
Possible sightings at both sites include northern gannets, tundra swans,
rails, bitterns, and numerous types of waterfowl, including surf scoters,
buffleheads, mergansers and lesser scaups.
Participants wishing to carpool
should meet in the parking lot of Grace Episcopal Church in Kilmarnock at 7:15
a.m. Those coming from the Middle
Peninsula can meet at M&M Building Supply Center (formerly Henley’s
Do-It-Center), 10859 General Puller Highway (Rt. 33) in Hartfield at 8 a.m. and
join the group from Kilmarnock.
Directions for those wishing to
meet at Bethel Beach: From the Northern
Neck and the Middle Peninsula, take Route 3 south and cross the Twigs Ferry
Bridge into Gloucester County. At the T
intersection, turn left onto Route 198.
When 198 joins Route 14, follow 14 through Mathews. Go approximately 1/3 mile
and turn left onto
Route 611 (Tabernacle Road). Follow 611
to Onemo and turn left onto Route 609 (Bethel Beach Rd) and continue to the
preserve. Plan to arrive at Bethel Beach
about 8:45 a.m.
Binoculars, warm clothes, and
water-resistant footwear are recommended.
Call Frank Schaff at 804-462-0084 to let him know that you are coming in
case the walk is cancelled.
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