This morning we explored the John J Radcliffe Appomattox River Conservation Area, Chesterfield County's new park, and were delighted with the great trail that currently goes almost 1-mile between the river and a large swamp. The trail has an extended boardwalk and bridge over the first area where the swamp empties out into the Appomattox (at about 3/4 mile) and will ultimately continue and cross a second boardwalk over the swamp, and then wind further downstream past the old dam.
Great place! Caroline Coe Chesterfield County Location: John J Radcliffe Appomattox River Conservation Area Observation date: 1/13/10 Notes: sunny, crisp, clear, 32 - 45deg F Number of species: 30 Great Blue Heron 2 Turkey Vulture 3 Bald Eagle 1 Buteo sp. 1 Ring-billed Gull 37 Belted Kingfisher 1 Red-bellied Woodpecker 4 Downy Woodpecker 2 Northern Flicker 1 Pileated Woodpecker 2 Blue Jay 2 American Crow 2 Carolina Chickadee 10 Tufted Titmouse 2 White-breasted Nuthatch 1 Carolina Wren 5 Golden-crowned Kinglet 1 Ruby-crowned Kinglet 3 Eastern Bluebird 20 Hermit Thrush 5 American Robin 5 Northern Mockingbird 1 Brown Thrasher 1 European Starling 30 Yellow-rumped Warbler 1 Eastern Towhee 1 Song Sparrow 3 Swamp Sparrow 1 White-throated Sparrow 8 Dark-eyed Junco 50 Northern Cardinal 1 This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org)
