Hello from Virginia. I'm not the expert on peak migration, but I am partia= l to the Eastern Shore for birding. Since you're from Minnesota, I'll elab= orate. The Eastern Shore is the peninsula that forms the Chesapeake Bay. = It is actually attached to Maryland, but the southern portion is part of Vi= rginia. Because it is along the Atlantic flyway, it is wonderful for spott= ing many types of birds from songbird to raptor to water birds. Kiptopeke = State Park, at the southern end of the shore with its songbird & raptor ban= ding areas, is an excellent place to start. You can also rent canoes or ka= yaks and paddle along the creeks and inlets for great shorebird sightings. = Chincoteague Island at the northern end is about a 2 hour drive from Kipto= peke. There is a National Wildlife Refuge on neighboring Assateague Island= which is filled with snowgeese and other great finds like glossy ibises du= ring migration, not to mention the famous Chincoteague ponies. Assateague = is also a national seashore and one of the few undeveloped beaches on the e= ast coast. I would say late March would be your best bet for the time, but= I'll let someone else from the listserv comment on that. Good luck with y= our plans and I'll be glad to offer any more information if you want. Cont= act me at madanthony3@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx Mary Davis -----Original Message----- From: Robin Ruth <robin.ruth@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Oct 19, 2004 12:40 AM To: va-richmond-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [va-richmond-general] Fw: Virginia Birding Would anyone be able to provide some information / recommendations for this person? ----- Original Message -----=20 From: "Email" <sschiffman1@xxxxxxxxx> To: <audubon@xxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Saturday, October 16, 2004 3:12 PM Subject: Virginia Birding > Hi, I'm an Audubon member from Minnesota. I'm planning a birding trip > to Virginia next spring. I'm looking for info on peak spring migration > dates so that I can pick my travel dates. I'm also wondering if you > have some recommendations for must see birding sites. > You are subscribed to VA-Richmond-General. To unsubscribe, send email to va-richmond-general-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject= field. To adjust other settings (vacation, digest, etc.) please visit, htt= p://www.freelists.org/list/va-richmond-general. You are subscribed to VA-Richmond-General. To unsubscribe, send email to va-richmond-general-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field. To adjust other settings (vacation, digest, etc.) please visit, //www.freelists.org/list/va-richmond-general.