Bird club in Rockbridge County, Virginia, US
Retired VMI biology professor and nature photographer Dick Rowe will lead a half-day excursion to Apple Orchard Mountain to welcome back wood warblers and other spring migrants. The outing is scheduled for Saturday morning, May 2.
Birders will meet at the Lexington Food Lion parking lot at 6:30 am, then caravan to the Blue Ridge Parkway. Alternatively, participants may meet the group at 7:30 am at the Sunset Fields pull-off (MM 78.4). From there, birders will follow a two-mile-long access road on foot to the top of Apple Orchard Mountain and back, returning Lexington by mid-afternoon.
In addition to hearing a variety of wood warblers and catching glimpses of them as they flit through the trees, participants are likely to see returning Vireos, Tanagers, and Rose-breasted Grosbeaks. Walkers are reminded to wear sturdy footwear and bring binoculars. For more information or weather updates, check Rockbridge Bird Club on Facebook.