From the Baltimore Beltway, I-695, take exit 12, Wilkens Ave.  (This is 
on the SW side of Baltimore).  Go east, in toward the city, not toward 
UMBC and Catonsville).  Go a bit less than a half mile east on Wilkens. 
  Your first light will be Maiden Choice Lane.  Go thru the light, 
continuing on Wilkens, but make your first left into the Giant foodstore 
parking lot.  There is a storm water management pond at one corner of 
the building, but that is filled in with cattails and not the pond in 
question.  Walk to the back corner of the L shaped strip mall and you'll 
see the pond.  As it belongs to a gated retirement community, a fence 
keeps you out, but you can see most of the pond, an unprepossessing 
place.  (No, you can't get in the retirement community; there is a gate 
and a 24 hour guard.  You have to offer a name of a resident to get in.)

Last night, Sunday July 4, I saw no BBWD in the time I was there, 7:30 - 
8 pm.  There have been sightings today, Monday July 5.  Apparently there 
have been sightings on and off since Thursday.

Bryan MacKay
Catonsville MD

Patricia Valdata wrote:
> For folks who don't know which town this pond is in, or where along the
> Beltway Wilkens Avenue might be, can someone provide that information? The
> only Charlestown I know of is here in Cecil County. Thanks!
>
> Pat Valdata
> Elkton
>