AUGUST 2012
Field Trips To See Migrating Shorebirds
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The Potomac Valley Audu-
bon Society is sponsoring two mid-August birding trips to Eastern Panhandle sites that of- fer good opportunities to view migrating shorebirds. The first trip, on Saturday, August 11, will be to various lo- cations. Participants will meet at 7am just inside the entrance to the Archer’s Rock subdivi- sion off Harlan Springs Road north of Martinsburg. The second trip, on Wednes-
day August 15, will begin at 7am at the Stauffer’s Marsh Nature Preserve on Back Creek Valley Road, one-half mile south of Shanghai. Depending on recent sightings, the trip may also in- clude other shorebird locations in Berkeley and/or Jefferson counties. Detailed directions to both
sites, with maps, can be found on the PVAS website at www.
potomacaudubon.org. Both trips will last about
three hours. Both will be free and open to anyone with an interest. Children will be wel- come. Binoculars will be avail- able for anyone who needs
them. No pre-registration will be required. For further informa- tion, contact Sandy Sagalkin, at 240-291-6465 or monsansa-
galkin@myactv.net. Many shorebirds pass
through the Eastern Panhandle from August to mid-September as part of their fall migration. Species likely to be sighted in- clude greater and lesser yel- lowlegs, semi-palmated sand-
pipers, least sandpipers, and pectoral sandpipers, as well as other marsh birds. The Stauffer’s Marsh trip
will involve a short walk into the marsh. Participants should wear sturdy waterproof boots and bring bug spray as the pre- serve has many ticks. Both these trips will be can-
celled in the event of steady rain.
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