Description: Your own PRIVATE ISLAND GETAWAY would best simply describe Starling's Island, a stones throw from the southwestern end of the Town of Saxis. Located on Pocomoke Sound, on the Chesapeake Bay side of the Virginia eastern shore the county tax records indicate the island as 23 acres in size however a 2005 GPS survey yielded an estimated size of 75 acres. With spectacular views of the sound and bay beyond on the west side, the east side of the island has panoramic views of marsh and wetlands. Teeming witih wildlife, the island is home to a variety of birds (eagles have been sighted), fox, raccoons and deer. Zoned agricultural with many uses allowed by right and with special use permit— facilities including recreational, lodging, camping, hunting, boating and waterfront businesses.