Two Birding Day Trips – Warblers of the Blue Ridge (5/5/26) and Birds on the Bay (6/9/26)

Photo: Cerulean Warbler by Matt Felperin

Reston’s Walker Nature Center has two upcoming birding day trips that are open to all adults:

Travel with us to the G. Richard Thompson Wildlife Management Area in Fauquier County to search for migrating songbirds.  GR Thompson is well known for its Trillium Trail, so we will also keep an eye out for trilliums, lady slippers and other spring wildflowers.  After a morning at GR Thompson, we will head to Sky Meadows State Park for a picnic lunch and more birding. This trip includes walking on uneven terrain and gentle slopes.

Register by May 2nd.  Trip cost, which includes bus transportation and any park fees, is $50 for Reston Association members and $65 for non-members.  We will depart the Walker Nature Center (11450 Glade Drive) at 7:00 am and are scheduled to return by 5:00 pm.

On this trip, we will head to Flag Ponds Nature Park on the Chesapeake Bay, where we will look for shorebirds along the bay and songbirds in the forests.  This trip will include walking over uneven terrain and some hills.

Register by June 6th. Trip cost, which includes bus transportation and any park fees, is $50 for Reston Association members and $65 for non-members We will depart the Walker Nature Center (11450 Glade Drive) at 7:00 am and are scheduled to return by 4:00 pm.

Both trips will be led by one of WNC’s naturalists.  The time spent birding and observing wildflowers is eligible for FMN CEUs.

If you are familiar with the reston.org WebTrac system, you can register there (search on the keyword “birding”).  Otherwise, you can contact the Walker Nature Center directly at naturecenter@reston.org or 703-476-9689.