1st NASSAWADOX, VIRGINIA, CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT: Sunday, December 17, 2006.
You are invited. PLEASE let me know if you can & who is going to be with
you. All are welcome. Merry Christmas counts, Happy holidays. - Harry.
FOR PARTY ASSIGNMENTS contact me ahead of time. However, in a pinch
contact me on the Wachapreague count or at the motel. Note: Paul & Ann
Smith have already volunteered to do Upshur Neck.
ALL e-mail, please, ONLY to: harryarmistead at hotmail.com
I'll be participating on the Wachapreague, VA, count the previous day.
THE AREA (listed from N to S; request map from me; I'll send by snail
mail):
TOWNS : Exmore, Willis Wharf, Nassawadox, Franktown, Weirwood,
Marionville, Birdsnest, Treherneville, and Machipongo.
ISLANDS: Revel (in part), Parramore (in part), Hog Island, Rogue Island,
Cobb Island (in part).
MARSH AREAS, BAYS, TUMPS and small, unincorporated RESIDENTIAL AREAS:
Upshur Neck, Sandy Island, Hog Island Bay, High Shoal Marsh, Red Bank,
Brick House Neck, Fowling Point, Short Prong Marsh, Crabbing Marsh, Gull
Marsh, High Shoal Marsh, Parchaby Tump, Gull Marsh, Oyster Bay, Spider Crab
Bay, and Webb's Island.
NURSERIES: Maplewood Gardens (E of Rt. 13) and Tankard Nursery (W of Rt.
13 just S of Exmore).
Almost all of this is E of Rt. 13. Route 600, E of Rt. 13, has 13.4 miles
within the count circle. W of Route 13 there is a 9.4 mi. stretch of
highway, almost all of which is Rt. 618. Essentially none of Chesapeake
Bay is included except for tiny sections in the very upper reaches of
Church and Warehouse creeks.
HEADQUARTERS: Best Western Eastern Shore Inn, 2543 Lankford Highway,
Exmore, VA 23350 (E side of Rt. 13). 757-442-7378. 1-888-768-8313 (to
make reservations only). I will arrive here at c. 8 P.M., Dec. 16. Will
spend night of Dec. 17 there also. Can't tell you my room number; they
don't assign them ahead of time.
FACILITIES, esp. EATING (with opening time day of count; on Rt. 13 unless
noted otherwise):
At Exmore:
Exmore Diner (off Rt. 13, S side) 6-Noon Sun.; otherwise 5AM-8PM)
McDonalds 6
Hardee's 6
Burger King 6:30
Taco Bell/KFC 10:00
Wendy's 6
El Maguey, a good Latino restaurant: Mon.-Sat. 11-9; Sun. Noon-8.
Trawler 11
Best Western, continental breakfast (guests only) 6:30
There's also convenience stores such as Royal Farms et al. and Food Lion
At Nassawadox:
BEST VALUE INN
Captain's Deck 6 (adjacent to Best Value Inn)
Great Machipongo Clam Shack 9 (www.greatclams.com)
Little Italy closed Sun., otherwise 11-8 Tue.-Thu., 11-9 Fri. & Sat.
At Wilis Wharf (E of Rt. 13): Stella's (closed Sundays).
ALTERNATIVE BREAKFAST IN MOTELS. I find breakfast in a motel room just as
good for getting started as a lot of coffee, eggs, fat & cholesterol in a
diner, plus it saves time, money, and travel. My motel breakfast of choice
consists of yogurt, doughnuts, orange juice, and a banana ... and it sticks
to the ribs.
COMPILATION: 5:15 P.M. SHARP. The Nature Conservancy, Brownsville,
Nassawadox. This is E of Nassawdox & Rt. 13 c. 1 mile at the end of Route
608 in TNC's Headquarters Building. Please wipe your feet or, even better,
leave footwear out front. Light refreshments. Will finish by 7 then those
who want to can eat with us ... somewhere.
IMPORTANT: Please check on your party assignments at the motel on count
eve if you will be staying there, even if you get there late or else phone
me at the Best Western. BE EXTRA CONSIDERATE OF LANDOWNERS: ALWAYS KNOCK
AND ASK PERMISSION. All count participants must, alas, pay the $5
participation fee to subsidize processing & posting of the Christmas
counts. Everyone on my mailing list will receive an annotated copy of the
count results. I will be participating in the asterisked (*) counts.
Henry ("Harry") T. Armistead 215-248-4120 home
523 E. Durham Street 410-745-2764 MD 2nd home (most weekends)
Philadelphia
PA 19119-1225
harryarmistead at hotmail dot com (please do NOT use 74077.3176 at
compuserve.com). email addresses here are "spelled out" so that, I think,
they'll not be screened out when they appear on the LISTSERV.
COASTAL COUNT SCHEDULE, selected counts.
Sat., Dec. 16 Wachapreague, VA*. Irvin Ailes, 31050 Liberty Court,
Hallwood, VA 23359. 757-824-0608 home. irvailes at intercom.net
SUN., DEC. 17, NASSAWADOX, VA*, a new count compiled by myself.
Mon., Dec. 18, Dismal Swamp N.W.R., VA. Tom Gwynn, 1640 Morris Ave.,
Norfolk, VA 23509. 757-627-1056 home. vacanebrake at yahoo.com (Don
Schwab); tbgwynn at cox.net (Tom Gwynn)
Wed., Dec. 27 Cape Hatteras, NC*. Pat Moore, P.O. Box 944, Buxton, NC
27920-0944. 252-995-4777. topatneal at aol.com
Thu., Dec. 28 Bodie-Pea I. N.W.R., NC*. Paul Sykes, 1080 Forest Road,
Watkinsville, GA 30677. 706-769-9436 home; 706-542-1237 work. paul_sykes
at usgs.gov.
Fri., Dec. 29 Back Bay N.W.R.*. Paul Sykes. Chincoteague N.W.R., VA.
Richard Roberts, 7212 Fiddler Bay Lane, Chincoteague, VA 23336.
757-336-1799. bandbird at verizon.net
SAT., DEC. 30-CAPE CHARLES*. Harry Armistead.
Sun., Dec. 31 Little Creek, VA. Paul Sykes.
Mon., Jan. 1 Nansemond River, Les Willis, P. O. Box 6063, Suffolk, VA
23433. 757-484- 4484. leswillis at clwillis.com.
Selected Maryland Eastern Shore counts:
Sun., Dec. 17 St. Michaels, MD. Wayne Bell, wbell2 at washcoll.edu
Tue., Dec. 26. S. Dorchester Co., MD (Blackwater N.W.R.). Chan Robbins,
7902 Brooklyn Bridge Rd., Laurel, MD 20707-2822. 301-497-5641 W.
chan_robbins at usgs.gov
Wed., Dec. 27. Crisfield, MD. Charlie Vaughn, 1306 Frederick Ave.,
Salisbury, MD 21801-6816. 410-742-7221. essc at comcast.net
Thu., Dec. 28. Ocean City, MD. Jay Sheppard, 3359 Cranberry South,
Laurel, MD 20724-2419. 301-725-5559 H. jmsheppar at aol.com
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