Birding

Sailor's Creek Battlefield State Park

804-561-7510, SailorsCreek@dcr.virginia.gov

Sailor's Creek Battlefield Historical State Park is in central Virginia (Piedmont).

Type of birds

Meadowlark, towhee, kestrel, northern harrier,cormorant, great blue heron, junco, crow, warbler, cardinal, nuthatch, wren,indigo bunting, tanager, red-tailed hawk, robin, mockingbird, sparrow, vireo,phoebe, oriole, grosbeak, flycatcher, sapsucker, woodpecker, mallard, starling,hummingbird, chickadee, turkey, finch, bluebird and many other species call the park home.

Best time of year to observe

Sightings vary seasonally as various species migrate. 

Best places in the park to observe

Several trails here offer views of creek valley hillsides, scrub brush, grasslands, thickets and forested areas frequented by a variety of birds.

Special birding programs and events

Sailor's Creek Battlefield offers at least one major program dedicated to specific birds or classes of birds (e.g., birds of prey) each year.

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