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Special Event

Event

Beginner Birding on the Battlefield

Petersburg National Battlefield

Fee:

Free.

Location: LAT/LONG: 37.232608, -77.354285


Stop #3 on the Eastern Front Driving Tour

Dates & Times

Date:

Sunday, June 22, 2025

Time:

9:30 AM

Duration:

1 hour

Type of Event

Hike
Talk

Description

Join a Park Ranger on a one-hour, one-mile birding walk through the forest of Petersburg National Battlefield. 
This program is designed for birding beginners, but all experience levels are welcome.
If you have binoculars please bring them with you, there is a limited supply of lender binoculars.

 

Reservation or Registration: No

Image Gallery

A male black ranger and female white ranger use binoculars to look at birds in the distance.
A small gray brown bird, with a conspicuous white throat, dark bill, yellow spot before the eyes.
A male black ranger and female white ranger use binoculars to look at birds in the distance.
Petersburg National Battlefield is a great place to explore different recreational activities while learning.
NPS Photo/Schmidt
A small gray brown bird, with a conspicuous white throat, dark bill, yellow spot before the eyes.
White-throated Sparrows are a common winter bird of eastern woodlots, shuffling about on the ground in loose flocks.
NPS Photo/SHEN
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