Wednesday at Garst Mill Park -- 9:00am (note start time change -- Winter season) Leader: David Frye (248-459-6783) -- Meet Dave at Garst Mill Park for a stroll along the Greenway within Garst Mill Park. We will be looking for resident songbirds and woodpeckers. The path meanders beside the length of Mud Lick Creek and…
Leader: Kent Davis 540-353-6388 Join us for a walk around the Sewage Treatment Plant. Birders know that they’re in for a treat anytime they have a visit to the sewage settling ponds! It’s a holiday festive occasion! Entrance to the STP is by special permit and trip participants must all enter at the same time…
Saturday 9:00am -- Leaders: Kirk Gardner (828-216-9170) This Saturday trip will involve about a mile of walking on a mostly gravel road as well as small portions of some grassy fields. An option after the walk at Catawba (if time and weather permit) will be to visit nearby Whispering Pines where we have seen some…
14Jan2026 -- Leader: Dave Frye (248-459-6783) Join us for a mid-December Wednesday bird walk at a local park in Cave Spring. Garst Mill Park flanks Mud Lick Creek and is an easy paved path with interesting bird life. Listen closely and you may hear an Eastern Screech Owl quavering. Directions: From Brambleton Avenue in Cave…
Saturday 9:00am -- Leaders: Alyce and Tim Quinn (540-537-1831) Join Alyce and Tim at Greenfield Lake to begin this multi-destination trip. We will spend the morning visiting local ponds in search of wintering waterfowl and other avian life. Bring your scope if you have one. If we have iffy weather or road conditions we may…
Leader: David Frye (248-459-6783) 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 spotting scope if you have one. Directions: Take Exit 150B on…
Leader: David Frye (248-459-6783) Join in as we walk the perimeter of Walrond Park looking for winter resident birds. Walrond Park has a wooded area and a pond at the south end of the park that can have some surprises for birders. Directions: The park is southeast of and very near the junction of I-81…
Pond Hopping in Botetourt County, February 28, 2026, 9:00 am. Leaders: Tim and Alyce Quinn (540-537-1831). Join Alyce and Tim at Greenfield Lake to begin this multi-destination trip. We will spend the morning visiting local ponds in search of wintering waterfowl and other avian life. Bring your scope if you have one. If we have…
Evergreen Burial Park Bird Hike - Wasena - 9:00am Leaders: David Frye (248-459-6783), Kent Davis (540-355-6388), Drew Daniels (540-314-6069), and Linda Cory (540-580-5214). Pre-registration is required through their website: evergreenmemorialtrust.com or call them (540-342-2593). This is a community outreach walk, hosted by Evergreen Burial Park. We will be walking the perimeter of the cemetery looking…
Second Wednesday Midweek Walk - Botetourt Center at Greenfield, 9:00 am Leader: David Frye (248-459-6783) 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…