Meet at the Freeland Road Boardwalk parking lot at 6 pm

Leader: Aaron Graham

Join Friends of Blackwater for what will be a laidback evening of birding along the Freeland Boardwalk which offers an up-close view of one of the numerous wetland ecosystems in Canaan Valley. The boardwalk enables us to view wetland species such as Green Heron, Alder Flycatcher, Yellow Warblers, and Swamp Sparrows that enable the wetland. By this date the snags of the wetland will likely be taken over by hordes of Cedar Waxwings actively hawking insects over the wetlands. The Canaan Fir plantation halfway around the boardwalk often holds interesting birds such as the frequent Purple Finch. The fields across the road from the boardwalk offers good birding as well as Eastern Meadowlarks, Bobolinks, and Savannah Sparrows. We hope you will join us for what we hope to be a productive evening out!