[nnasnet] Bird Walk Stratford Hall 6/21
- From: Margaret Gerdts <maggieurbanna@xxxxxxxxxxx>
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- Date: Tue, 10 Jun 2014 08:30:02 -0400
BIRD WALK AT
STRATFORD HALL SATURDAY, JUNE 21
On Saturday, June 21, Frank Schaff of the Northern Neck
Audubon Society will lead a bird walk at Stratford Hall Plantation at 9:00
a.m. Stratford Hall is the birthplace of
Robert E. Lee and home to four generations of the Lee family, including the
only brothers to sign the Declaration of Independence, Richard Henry Lee and
Francis Lightfoot Lee.
Stratford Hall has a magnificent setting atop a high bluff
above the Potomac River. Encompassing a
total of 1,700 of its original acres, the plantation is still managed as a farm
today. The varied landscape and more
than three miles of scenic nature trails lined with wildflowers provide
countless viewing opportunities for birding and wildlife enthusiasts. Among
possible bird sightings are great blue
and green-backed herons, turkey vultures, osprey, bald eagles, red-tailed
hawks, spotted sandpipers, mourning doves, and northern mockingbirds.
Directions are as follows:
From Kilmarnock, take Route 3 west approximately 48 miles. Turn right onto
Route 214 (Stratford Hall
Road). Go 1.2 miles and turn left onto
Great House Road. Take the first right
to stay on Great House Road and proceed to the Visitor’s Center.
From Warsaw, take Route 3 West 16.4 miles. Turn right onto Route 214
(Stratford Hall
Road). Go 1.2 miles and turn left onto
Great House Road. Take the first right
to stay on Great House Road and proceed to the Visitor’s Center. The address
for Stratford Hall for your GPS
or Google Maps is 483 Great House Road, Montross, VA.
There is a $5.00 entrance fee to Stratford Hall. Participants should meet at
the visitor’s
center at 9:00 a.m. 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.
For information on the Northern Neck Audubon Society, visit
www.northernneckaudubon.org.
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