Bird Watcher's Guide to Delmarva

Bird Watcher's Guide to Delmarva

Dear Friends,

The Delmarva Advisory Council, in cooperation with other public
agencies and private groups, has published the Birdwatcher's
Guide to Delmarva. This publication is an outstanding addition
to information about the birds of the Delmarva and the best
places to see them. It also arrives just in time for a series of
birding events schedule for April and May on the Peninsula (i.e.
Delmarva Birding Weekend, International Migratory Bird
Celebration, etc.)

Located between the Delaware and Chesapeake Bays and along the
Atlantic Flyway the Delmarva Peninsula is the home and resting
place for at least 341 resident, migratory and neo-tropical
birds. The Peninsula, which includes portions of Delaware,
Maryland and Virginia from the Chesapeake & Delaware Canal to the
tip of Virginia's Eastern Shore, has been the focus of a
community-based initiative to protect bird populations, conserve
and restore habitat and encourage natural and cultural tourism.
The effort has been lead by the Delmarva Advisory Council's
Atlantic Flyway Byway Consortium under the leadership of Dale A.
Maginnis, Executive Director.

The Bird Watcher's Guide to Delmarva is an exciting 55 page,
full-color guide to birding and tourism on the Peninsula. It
includes information on: the seasons of birds; Delmarva birding
events; a check-list of Delmarva birds; Principles of Birding
Ethics; maps of the region and subregions; tourism information;
and narrative and photographic descriptions of the birds of
Delmarva.

The project was supported by the National Environmental Education
& Training Foundation, the University of MD, Eastern Shore, the
National Park Service, the MD Coastal Bays Program, the National
Fish & Wildlife Foundation, the VA Environmental Endowment, and
the State of MD Tourism Board.

The guide is modestly priced, with shipping and handling, for
$11.30 and can be obtained from the Delmarva Advisory Council, PO
Box 4277, Salisbury, MD 21803-4277. By telephone call
(410)742-9271.

If you enjoy birding, want to know more about the Delmarva
Peninsula and would like to see an outstanding example of the
power of locally-led partnerships this guide is an essential
addition to your library.

Glenn Eugster
Assistant Regional Director,
Partnership Programs
National Park Service, National Capital Region