[nnasnet] Saturday Bird Walk at Belle Isle June 23
- From: Margaret Gerdts <maggieurbanna@xxxxxxxxxxx>
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- Date: Fri, 8 Jun 2012 22:49:05 -0400
SATURDAY BIRD WALK AT BELLE ISLE JUNE
23
As part of our continuing
outreach for school children and working adults, the Northern Neck Audubon
Society will conduct a bird walk at Belle Isle State Park on Saturday, June
23. This walk will be led by Frank Schaff. Participants should meet at the
horse trailer
parking lot at 8:00 a.m.
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 and warblers.
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 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. Go through the 4 way intersection and
the
horse trailer parking lot will be on your right in about 200 yards. 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. Go through the 4 way
intersection and the horse trailer parking lot will be on your right in about
200 yards.
There will be several pairs of loaner binoculars
available. For additional information, call
Frank Schaff at (804) 462-0084
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