Click on the picture for information on the Burke's Garden area. Dress warm for Burke's Garden and plan for very cold wind. Be sure to bring gloves, hats, scarfs, warm boots, etc. The garden is a high-elevation valley at 3,000 feet and the windchill is often brutal in winter. However, it is a great opportunity to see Golden Eagles and Rough-legged Hawks. Expect to see Loggerhead Shrike, Red-headed Woodpeckers, migrating Red-tailed Hawks, Wilson Snipe, Green-winged Teal, Pintail and Goldeneye. This is also a good place to see Fox Squirrels.
There is no hiking on this trip; all birding is done by car.
Photo by Monty Combs
If you are interested in joining us on the trip please send us an e-mail and let us know. We will be leaving from New Market Center in Boone at 7:30. We will head down 421 and meet other members in Wilkesboro around 8:00 before hitting I-77 and heading north to Virginia. As usual we will have lunch at the local country store, if they are open, but also bring extra food and water just in case they are closed. Hope you can join us!! Below is a few links:
Click on picture for more information on New River State Park
Woodcock Displays at New River State Park
Scheduled for Wednesday evening, February 29th with a
backup date of March 7th. Woodcocks are active at dawn and at dusk. The Park Rangers at New River State Park are very knowledgeable about the woodcock and
will provided us with guidance as to exactly where they had been seen displaying.
For more information on these field trips, download our chapter newsletter HIGH_COUNTRY_HOOTS
(A $5 donation is requested with field trip attendance)
The High Country Audubon Society is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization Donations to the High Country Audubon Society are tax-deductible as allowed by applicable law.
