Photo: White-breasted Nuthatch, Doug Dearinger/Audubon Photography Awards

When: Saturday, October 11, 8:30 AM - 10:30 AM
Where: Frying Pan Park, 2739 West Ox RoadHerndon, VA, 20171

Description: Join NVBA and our partners at Fairfax County Libraries for a bird walk at Frying Pan Farm Park. This event is free for everyone to join and we hope new birders will join us to view all the fantastic fall migrants! Participants will gather with the group leader outside the Frying Pan Park Visitor Center. This event’s birding guide is John Colpoys, an avid birder and experienced bird walk leader. 

About the park: Frying Pan Farm Park is a Fairfax County park focused on recreation, featuring a model farm and equestrian facilities, and hosting seasonal concerts and festivals. Nature trails take guests through a variety of habitats ideal for birds including open fields, wetlands, mixed woods, a stream, and more. The nature trail passes through mixed woods in the north and northwest sections of the park, and meanders by a stream (Frying Pan Branch of Horsepen Run); making it particularly ideal to view woodland birds. The wetland and ponds at the Northeast corner of the park, adjacent to Monroe Street, are good for waterfowl and marsh birds. In the southeast and central parts of the park, the farmland and open fields are good for raptors, as well as sparrows and other seed-loving birds.

Registration for this free event is not required; beginner and seasoned birders are welcome. If you have binoculars, please bring them, but we will have a few pairs available to borrow.