AUDUBON BIRD WALK AT BELLE ISLE SATURDAY,
APRIL 23
On Saturday, April 23, the
Northern Neck Audubon Society will conduct a bird walk at Belle Isle State Park
led by Frank Schaff. Meet at 9:00 a.m. at
the horse trailer parking lot which is on the right beyond the Camp Store.
Belle Isle State Park in Lancaster
County features seven miles of Rappahannock riverfront as well as diverse tidal
and
non-tidal wetlands, lowland marshes, tidal coves and upland forests. Among
possible sightings are double crested
cormorants, pied-billed grebes, bald eagles, osprey, great blue herons, belted
king fishers, Eastern blue birds, red-winged blackbirds, herring and
ring-billed gulls, Forster’s terns, song sparrows, swamp sparrows, warblers and
other migrants.
To reach the park from Kilmarnock, take Rt. 3 west to Lively and turn left
on Rt. 201 (White Chapel Road). Go to the end of Rt. 201 and turn right onto
Rt. 354 (River Road). Go 3.1 miles and turn left on Rt. 683 (Belle Isle Road).
Continue .7 miles to the park entrance. Continue through the four way
intersection. The horse trailer parking
lot will be on your right.
From Warsaw, take Rt. 3 east and travel approximately 14.5
miles. Turn right on Rt. 354 (River Road). Go about 3 miles and turn right on
Rt. 683
(Belle Isle Road). Continue .7 miles to
the park entrance. Continue through the
four way intersection. The horse trailer
parking lot will be on your right. The
GPS address is 1632 Belle Isle Road, Lancaster, VA 22503.
There will be several pairs
of loaner binoculars available. Please call
Frank Schaff at (804) 462-0084 to let him know that you are coming in case the
walk is cancelled.
Please check out the NNAS
website at www.northernneckaudubon.org
for information of upcoming events.
