The Williamsburg Bird Club is sponsoring a boat trip to Chesapeake Bay Bridge
Tunnel Islands Saturday, January 20, 2018.
Field Trip Coordinator Geoff Giles has chartered a large comfortable boat (the
Bay Princess with ample heated cabin space, rest room, tables, and indoor
seating) for this eye-level look at the bay ducks and other wonderful species
(harbor seals and perhaps whales) around the tunnel islands. Birding and photo
opportunities should be very good from the boat.
The boat will stay around the CBBT tunnel islands and pilings and will likely
go as far as Fisherman Island near the Eastern Shore and then out to the Capes
near the mouth of the Bay if the birds are there. The CBBT area tends to have
smoother water than ocean trips with many of the same exciting views of birds.
It will be possible to do some birding from the warm, dry cabin, but the best
views and photos will be from outside on deck, so clothing that protects
against wind and dampness is recommended.
Set your GPS for 3311 Shore Drive, Virginia Beach, VA 23451, and gather at 8:30
a.m. to board the Bay Princess, which will leave at 9 a.m. from Lynnhaven Inlet
and return to the dock at about 1 pm.
The fee is $30 per person. Your check is your reservation. We cannot hold space
without a check. Please sign up soon (by mailing in your check) to save your
space. Reservations will be taken on a first come, first served basis until the
trip is filled.
Please make checks ($30.00 per person) payable to “Williamsburg Bird Club” and
mail to Ann Carpenter, PO Box 764, Lightfoot, VA 23090. Include your email
address and phone number so Geoff can get back to you to confirm and let you
know the final details.
For additional info contact Geoff Giles at tylerandal2@xxxxxxx
<mailto:tylerandal2@xxxxxxx> or (757) 645-8716. More info at Bird Club web
site: http://williamsburgbirdclub.org/ ;<http://williamsburgbirdclub.org/>
[There is a very good seafood restaurant dockside for those inclined to have
lunch on return. If the trip gets weathered out, we'll return your check, of
course, or give you the option of a rain date about two weeks later.]
We look forward to seeing you onboard!
Shirley Devan
Williamsburg Bird Club
www.williamsburgbirdclub.org/
Cell Ph: 757.813.1322
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