The scenic Pocomoke River runs through Worcester County 



When spring comes to the Pocomoke 

 State Forest so do the birds: the brown- 

 headed nuthatch, the white-eyed vireo, 

 Acadian flycatcher, Eastern wood pewee, 

 and the wormeating and black-and-white 

 warblers, plus shorebirds pass by in May. 

 The Pocomoke River, which flows through 



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cypress swamps, is teeming with wildlife: 

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 amphibians, and 1 72 species of birds. And 

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 white sand beaches and boardwalk filled 

 with shops and amusements parks, offers 

 a different kind of natural history. 



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LIFE IN THE 

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"Handsome, generously illustrated ... All 

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LANDFALL ALONG 

 THE CHESAPEAKE 



In the Wake of 

 Captain John Smith 

 Susan Schmidt 



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 with events, locations, and the 

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For the ultimate field guide 

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 Jamestown, she explores Smith's encoun- 

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 Bays ecological changes over the past 

 lour hundred years. On each river and 

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 Pocahontas, surviving thunderstorms, 

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