[nnasnet] BIRD WALK SAT, MAY 25 1:30-Hughlett Point
- From: Margaret Gerdts <maggieurbanna@xxxxxxxxxxx>
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- Date: Tue, 21 May 2013 22:15:26 -0400
AUDUBON BIRDWALK AT HUGHLETT POINT SATURDAY, MAY 25
On Saturday, May 25,
the Northern Neck Audubon society (NNAS) will conduct a bird walk at Hughlett
Point Natural Area Preserve in Northumberland County. This diverse preserve
lies on a peninsula
jutting into the Chesapeake Bay and offers a wonderful opportunity for viewing
birds and wildlife as it includes coastal forest, shrub, salt marsh, and sandy
beach habitats. Possible sightings are
migrating Sandpipers, Vireos and Warblers (Black-coated, Northern Parula, and
Yellow-throated), Snipes, Terns, Gulls, Cormorants, Brown Pelicans, Bald
eagles, and Killdeer. There is a Bald
eagle nest where chicks may be viewed.
If time permits, the
group may continue on to Dameron Marsh which has a platform overlooking the
preserve’s extensive salt marshes and the Chesapeake Bay.
The group will meet
at the Hughlett Point Parking lot at 1:30 p.m.
Directions are as follows: From
Burgess, take Rt. 200 south. Go
approximately 8 miles and turn left (east) on Shiloh School Road (Rt. 606). At
the end of Shiloh School Road, turn right
onto Balls Neck Road (Rt. 605). Go
approximately a mile and a half. The
entrance to Hughlett Point and the parking lot will be on your left; From
Kilmarnock, take Rt. 200 north.
Go approximately 5 miles and turn right (east) on Shiloh School Road
(Rt. 606). At the end of Shiloh School Road,
turn right onto Balls Neck Road
(Rt. 605). Go approximately a mile and a
half. The entrance to Hughlett Point and
the parking lot will be on your left.
Several pairs of
loaner binoculars will be available.
Please call Frank Schaff, at
804-462-0084
to let him know you are coming in case the walk is cancelled
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