Red-headed Woodpecker- Photo by Nancy Barnhart
Thumbnail Photo - Red-shouldered Hawk by Nancy Barnhart
Virginia Society of Ornithology is partnering with the Williamsburg Bird Club to offer a half-day regional field trip at Greensprings Interpretive Trail in Williamsburg, VA.
DATE: Saturday, November 1, 2025
Time: 8 am – 12 pm. Please arrive by 8 am. Gate will be open by 7:45 am.
Greensprings Interpretive Trail, 3751 John Tyler Highway, Williamsburg, VA 23185. Use this address for your NAV system.
Parking lot is behind Jamestown High School. Carpooling is recommended. There are numerous parking spaces, but this is a popular local spot, so availability is often limited.
Restrooms: Two portable restrooms located near parking lot.
Participation is limited to 30 participants. There will be two groups of 15 each. Each group will have leaders from Williamsburg Bird Club, and each group will do the full trail. You can always leave the group at any time and return to your car.
Groups will wander along this 3.5-mile nature trail that loops through a landscape of beaver ponds, wetlands and forests. The trail includes sections of elevated boardwalks as well as interpretative signs about the environment, historic events of the early colonists and Native Americans, and area wildlife.
The trail and the boardwalk may be used during all seasons and are ADA accessible. Benches are distributed around the trail for resting and viewing.
Over 230 species of birds have been documented on this site, which is part of the Virginia Birding Trail. Seasonal birding observations may be viewed via eBird.
INFO FROM DWR BIRDING WEB SITE
This is a James City County Park. Here is a link to a trail map