Joy Ranch field trip
Event Recap Scott Jackson-Ricketts Event Recap Scott Jackson-Ricketts

Joy Ranch field trip

Today, BRDC brought six young people, one mom and one staff member to the Music Center, and/or Fisher's Peak along the Blue Ridge Parkway for a walk in the park.  Through our Avian Adventures Program we aimed to hear and find birds, who are winding down their typical territorial and breeding behavior, yet we managed to find indigo buntings, red-eyed vireo, field sparrows, a broad winged hawk and hooded warbler. 

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Birding at Joy Ranch
Event Recap Scott Jackson-Ricketts Event Recap Scott Jackson-Ricketts

Birding at Joy Ranch

We began by listening and watching birds close to the chapel where we gave our orientation. Then, some of those who knew the campus, took us to a barn swallow nest.

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