Jae Valley Park Field Trip

22Nov2025 – Jae Park Bird Hike – Saturday 8:00am

Leader: David Frye (248-459-6783)  Join us for a trip to a nearby park area that’s relatively under-birded.  It will be our first visit here for a while and we’re looking to rediscover a local park that can be productive for birds.  We’ll be looking for late fall migrants (incl. Yellow-Bellied Sapsuckers, Dark-eyed Juncos, White-throated Sparrows).  Directions: From Roanoke SW take Walnut Ave eastbound across the bridge (across I-581, the railroad, and the Roanoke River) turning left on Piedmont Rd. After one block, turn right onto Riverland Rd SE and follow this route southeast until you reach the junction with Bennington St. Stay to the right and the route turns into Mount Pleasant Blvd and heads further southeast. This road (Route 116) goes straight and becomes Jae Valley Rd which gets you to the park entrance. Turn right into Jae Valley Park.