Sharing the joy of birds and nature is at the core of everything we do at Wild Birds Unlimited. We love playing an active role in the local community by hosting bird walks and giving educational presentations. This page is updated weekly, but feel free to call the store or your local club for the most up to date information.
Bristol Bird Club
The Bristol Bird Club will have a field trip to Whitetop Mountain on Saturday, June 15. This offers some of the area's best high elevation birding accessible by road. We will meet at the Summit parking lot, 1227 Volunteer Parkway, Bristol, TN. We will leave there at 7:00 AM. We will stop at Cowboy's General Store/Marathon Gas, 111 Douglas Drive (Hwy. 58) in Damascus VA. We will leave there at 7:50. We expect to arrive at the Elk Garden Trail Head on Whitetop Road (Co. Rd. 600) between 8:20 and 8:30. We will begin birding there and then head up the mountain by car.
Some of the many species reported there this May include Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, Least Flycatcher, Common Raven, Red-breasted Nuthatch, Golden-crowned Kinglet, Winter Wren, Hermit Thrush, Veery, Pine Siskin, Vesper Sparrow, Chestnut-sided Warbler, Yellow-rumped Warbler, Black-throated Blue Warbler and Canada Warbler. Red Crossbills may be found there any time of year.
Kingsport Bird Club
On Saturday July 20th, The Kingsort bird club will be hosting a bird walk from 8 to 9 am at Ft. Patrick Henry Dam.
On Saturday July 22th, The Kingsort bird club will be hosting a bird walk from 8 to 9 am at Warior's Path State Park.
On Saturday July 25th, The Kingsort bird club will be hosting a bird walk from 8 to 9 am on the Kinsport Greenbelt. They will meet at Riverfront Seafood.