[nnasnet] Reminder - Bird Walk, Dec 28 Bethel Beach
- From: Margaret Gerdts <maggieurbanna@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: Ann Refuge Friends / Graziano <annfrank77@xxxxxxxxx>, Cathy Baldwin <atswanview@xxxxxxxxx>, Katherine Dragon Run Gregory <katgreg07@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Katherine Paris <bayfishers3@xxxxxxx>, NNAS Hotline <nnasnet@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Tom Dragon Run Gregory <dragonswamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, VA Master Naturalist Northern Neck Chapter <nnmnemail@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 25 Dec 2013 16:02:32 -0500
AUDUBON BIRD WALK AT
BETHEL BEACH SATURDAY, DEC 28
Join the Northern Neck Audubon
Society on a winter bird walk on the beach.
On Saturday Dec 28, Frank Schaff will lead a bird walk in Mathews County
at Bethel Beach Natural Area Preserve and, if time allows, at Haven Beach
and/or New Point Comfort Natural Area Preserve.
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, and lesser scaups.
Participants wishing to carpool
should meet in the parking lot of Grace Episcopal Church in Kilmarnock at 7:45
a.m. Those coming from the Middle Peninsula
can meet at Henley’s Do-It Center, 10859
General Puller Highway (Rt. 33) in Hartfield at
8:05 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 8:30 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. For
additional information about the NNAS and its activities, visit
www.northernneckaudubon.org.
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