Second Wednesday Midweek Walk – Oak Grove Park, Roanoke 8:00 am. Leader: David Frye (248-459-6783) Join us on a bird hike through a Roanoke local spot—Oak Grove Park. We will bird the immediate park area beside the parking lot and then head out on a trail that hugs a hillside and meanders through a hardwood…
Roanoke Council of Garden Clubs, 3640 Colonial Avenue, Roanoke, VA 24018. Program – “Tour of Southern Africa - Birds and Wildlife” – Speaker: David Frye The end of the dry season and the first rains falling in southern Africa prompt all of nature to begin to come alive again. Dave will take the audience on…
Hinchee Trail Hike – Saturday 8:00am Leaders: Kathy Clemo (540-314-7049) and George Clemo (540-798-5370) – Join the Clemos as they lead you on the Hinchee Trail up in the direction of Carvins Cove. The trail is two miles long but the group will turn around after walking about 1 ½ hours. The trail goes uphill…
Warbler Road / Arcadia – Saturday, 7:45am Leaders: Tim and Alyce Quinn (540-537-1831) This is our annual trek along several roadways that attract spring migrants and more specifically… wait for it… warblers! Join leaders Tim and Alyce Quinn for one of our favorite trips to see warblers. The group will bird a series of forest…
Starkey Wetlands - Wednesday Bird Walk - South Conty Library 8:00 am Leader: David Frye (248-459-6783) Join us for a Wednesday morning stroll on the boardwalk through the Starkey Wetlands area behind the South County Library in Cave Spring. We will walk through the wild areas, taking advantage of a couple pathways as well as…
01-03May 2026 - New River Valley This is the Virginia Society of Ornithology's Summer Field Trip. Headquarters for the trip is the Holiday Inn Express and Suites in Blacksburg, VA. Details of the trip and itinerary are on the VSO website (www.virginiabirds.org/vso-events/nrv-2026).
Saturday, 09May 2026 -- Big Spring Day bird count Our Annual joint event with Lynchburg Bird Club counting as many species and individual birds as our clubs can collectively observe. Compiler, Toni Pepin has teams of birders for established territories that begin their counts on Saturday morning and bird into the afternoon. She can always…
Roanoke Council of Garden Clubs, 3640 Colonial Avenue, Roanoke, VA 24018. Program – “Members' Photography Night” Our Membership includes a number of terrifically talented photographers. For this evening (rescheduled from December), we turn the podium over to these folks and invite them to show us 5-10 of their favorite photos from a thumb drive/stick and talk…
Second Wednesday Midweek Walk - Botetourt Center at Greenfield, 8:00 am Leader: Toni Pepin (571-246-2598) Join us for a bird walk on the Cherry Blossom Trail at Greenfield. We will walk around Greenfield Lake and possibly to the pond beyond. The walk will be mostly flat walking for about 1 mile each way. Bring your…