Hi Phil and Group:

I spent most of Tuesday between the Cambridge Marina and Blackwater NWR and
by late that afternoon I was ready to relax, eat and get warm.  My partner
and I ask a local resident where we could get a nice dinner and she
suggested the Snappers Waterfront Café.  It was very clean, the people that
work there were friendly and helpful and the food was delicious.  We sat
near a window and watched the boats go in and out after the bridge was
raised each time.  I believe the street name was Commerce and it is on the
right before you turn left onto Mill Street.  Hope this helps.

Happy Birding,
Patricia

P.S. I did get to see the Barrow's Goldeneye and plan on returning this
Sunday to locate the Tufted Duck and Eurasian Wigeon and then go to
Assateague to locate the Snowy owls. 

-----Original Message-----
From: Maryland Birds & Birding [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On
Behalf Of Phil Davis
Sent: Wednesday, January 14, 2009 8:52 PM
To: 
Subject: Re: [MDOSPREY] Cambridge Marina to require Sign-In Sheets for Pier
Visitors

Les:

Many thanks for taking the initiative to work out this procedure for 
the sake of the birding community. It is much appreciated!

I would also like to suggest that when birders visit here, to make an 
economic impact, albeit small, on the community by spending some 
money there ... eat lunch in Cambridge, buy gas, etc.

Maybe Les or Norm or other Dorchester/Talbot locals could recommend a 
few quaint places to eat in town other then the usual Rt 50 
selections! Maybe if only one or two places were recommended, the 
birding impact might be a bit more visible. Since the marina 
sign-in/sing-out sheet does not seem to be a sighting log, per se, 
perhaps having a sighting sheet posted in a  local restaurant would 
also entice birders to drop in(?)

Phil


At 20:31 01/14/2009, Les Roslund wrote:
>     A new arrangement with the Dock Master at the Cambridge Marina has
been
>worked out that will now allow birders to continue to use the full marina
>when trying to find or view or photograph the Tufted Duck and/or the
>Barrow's Goldeneye.
>
>     As of 9:00 a.m. tomorrow (Thursday, January 15th) there will be a
>Clip-board Sign-in Sheet hanging near the Stainless Steel Panel Boxes that
>you will see at the High Street entrance to the Cambridge Marina and Pier.
>
>     The sheet will hold space to record Name of Visitor -  space to mark
>TIME-IN - and space to mark TIME-OUT.   Before proceeding onto the pier,
>birders are to sign the sheet and mark down the time of entering the pier.
>When they leave, they are to mark the space for time-out, thereby proving
>that they have not fallen into the Choptank under conditions where no one
>would be looking for them.  This record of IN-OUT times fulfills the need
>for the city to be confident that the persons visiting the pier have
>remained safe.
>
>     The sign-in sign-out method for birders who want to use the Marina
>walkways goes into effect immediately and is to continue for as long as the
>special ducks are present.
>
>     This agreement was reached via a telephone conversation between
>Cambridge Dockmaster Scott Fitzhugh and Talbot Bird Club Representative Les
>Roslund on January 14, 2009.  In the conversation it quickly became
>perfectly clear that the City of Cambridge fully recognizes the special
>nature of the presence of these two duck species, and definitely wants
>birders throughout the region to come on down to Cambridge to see them.  So
>- come on down and enjoy the birds.  Tufted Duck and Barrow's Goldeneye
were
>both seen there today.
>
>Les Roslund
>Talbot County Chapter
>Maryland Ornithological Society
>
>
>Easton MD 21601
>

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Phil Davis      Davidsonville, Maryland     USA
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