Bird Walk Saturday, November 28 at
Menokin Near Warsaw
On Saturday,
November 28, the Northern Neck Audubon Society will conduct a bird walk at 9:00
a.m. at Menokin Plantation located on Cat Point Creek and the Rappahannock
River about 4 miles from Warsaw.
Menokin, built c. 1769, was the home of Francis Lightfoot Lee, a signer
of the Declaration of Independence. Menokin
is now the remains of an historic mansion surrounded by a vast cultural
landscape, 325 acres of which are in a conservation easement that is part of
the Rappahannock River National Wildlife Refuge. The website states “The
Menokin project is
the most unique, interesting and engaging preservation project in the nation
today.”
Among
possible sightings are pine and yellow rumped warblers, brown creepers, Eastern
phoebes, catbirds, swamp and white throated sparrows belted kingfishers,
waterfowl and bald eagles.
Directions
are as follows: Take Route 360 to
Warsaw. At the stoplight at the
intersection of Route 360 and Route 3 (Main Street), go West on Main Street
(Route
3). Go two blocks and turn left on Menokin Road (Rt. 690). Stay on 690 for 4.2
miles. Turn left at the historical marker at the
entrance to Menokin. Proceed to the
Visitor’s Center. The address for your
GPS is 4037 Menokin Road, Warsaw, VA.
Please call
Frank Schaff, walk leader, at 804-462-0084 to let him know you are coming in
case the walk is cancelled. There will
be several pairs of loaner binoculars available. For additional information
and activities of
NNAS, visit www.northernneckaudubon.org.
