Salisbury in Wicomico County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Beach and Birds

Photographed by Nate Davidson, July 25, 2014

1. Beach and Birds Marker

Inscription. From the beach area you can watch the geese, ducks, and other waterfowl both on the pond and on land. They use the beach to come on shore to rest, eat, and nest. You may also watch the resident Great Blue Herons as they fish in the shallow water around the edge of the pond. Be careful to watch for the waterfowl as they sleep standing on one leg with their heads tucked to their wings. Until recently, the Canada Geese have only been in the area during the winter, migrating down from their summer nesting areas in Canada.

Along the bank of the beach you can see several of the plants you have learned about today. Also, you may see wild rose with its simple flower or its rose-hip fruit. You may also see several grasses , sedges, water hemlock and rushes around the area. An interesting plant to look for is the Jewelweed, so called due to the way dew and rain bead up on its leaves and form bright rainbow-colored "jewels."

Erected by Chesapeake Bay Gateways Network.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Environment.

Location. 38° 21.083′ N, 75° 34.267′ W.

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Marker is in Salisbury, Maryland, in Wicomico County. It can be reached from S. Schumaker Drive. Nature trail at Ward Museum. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Salisbury MD 21804, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on the Eastern Shore.

It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic,

on the Delmarva Peninsula,

in the Tidewater,

and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies

and also the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Wildfowl Blind (within shouting distance of this marker); Dry Thickets (within shouting distance of this marker); Open Pond (within shouting distance of this marker); Fruited Trees and Vines (within shouting distance of this marker); Welcome (within shouting distance of this marker); Wooded Wetland (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Waterside (about 400 feet away); Wetland Marsh

Photographed by Nate Davidson, July 25, 2014

2. Beach and Birds Marker

(about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Salisbury.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on November 27, 2014, by Nathan Davidson of Salisbury, Maryland. This page has been viewed 414 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 27, 2014, by Nathan Davidson of Salisbury, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.