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…
Program – “Birds of the World” – Speaker: William Young Birds of the World will show some of the beautiful and unusual birds Bill Young has seen and photographed during his travels. The birds he will show are from the bottom of the world in Antarctica to above 14,000 feet in the Andes to those…
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…
This is the Virginia Society of Ornithology trip to the Outer Banks. To participate you must be a VSO Member. Information is available on their website.
Program – “Wildlife of the Blue Ridge Parkway Through Camera Trappings” – Speaker: Tom Davis
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…
An annual competition! Win the eternal admiration of your peers by being on the team that sights the most and/or the most uncommon raptors during this Saturday event. Tim Quinn (540-537-1831) has taken on the responsibility of coordinating this event. Look for more information in our newsletter or on our website as we get closer…
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…