[nnasnet] Bird Walk Mon at GW Birthplace
- From: Margaret Gerdts <maggieurbanna@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: Ann Refuge Friends / Graziano <annfrank77@xxxxxxxxx>, Cathy Baldwin <atswanview@xxxxxxxxx>, Katherine Dragon Run Gregory <katgreg07@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Katherine Paris <bayfishers3@xxxxxxx>, NNAS Hotline <nnasnet@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Tom Dragon Run Gregory <dragonswamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, VA Master Naturalist Northern Neck Chapter <nnmnemail@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 4 Dec 2013 23:09:56 -0500
BIRD WALK AT GEORGE WASHINGTON
BIRTHPLACE MONDAY, DECEMBER 9
On Monday, December
9, the Northern Neck Audubon Society (NNAS) will conduct a bird walk at George
Washington Birthplace National Monument Park on Pope’s Creek between Montross
and Oak Grove in Westmoreland County.
This is a fascinating
time of year to bird watch as the migrating waterfowl are arriving, sometimes
in great numbers. The National Park
Service allows visitors to view wildlife at the birthplace of our first
president. In addition to wildlife, the
park offers stunning vistas of the Potomac River
from beautiful bluffs. There are woods,
ponds, open fields and beaches. Possible
sightings include: bald eagles, Canada geese
(in great numbers), white fronted geese, great blue herons, terns, gulls,
loons, wild turkeys, tundra swans, bufflehead and hooded merganser ducks, etc.
Carpools will leave
Grace Episcopal Church in Kilmarnock at 7:15
a.m. Those driving directly should meet
at 8:15 a.m. at the beach in the park. Take Route 3 west through Montross.
About ¼ mile past Potomac
Mills, turn right on Pope’s Creek
Road (Route 204).
Proceed to the park. Go ¾ of the
way around the monument. Follow signs to the cemetery and continue to the
beach.
Warm clothing is
recommended. There will be loaner
binoculars available. Please call Frank
Schaff at 804-462-0084 to let him know that you are coming so he can notify you
if the walk is cancelled. For additional
information about the NNAS and activities, check the website at
www.northernneckaudubon.org.
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