Bon Air Park W&OD Trail

The Washington & Old Dominion (W&OD) Trail runs through Bon Air Park. This nest box trail runs west and uphill of the W&OD Trail just north of Wilson Boulevard. Below is a chickadee nesting in one of the boxes.

Nine existing Chickadee and House Wren nest boxes (as pictured below left) were incorporated into VBS in 2023. The boxes were built between 2014 and 2023.

This trail has Chickadee and House Wren boxes like the one on the left (Photo by Ron Knipling)
The first chickadee nest on the trail in 2023 was spotted on April 9th. Chickadee nests are made of moss and lined with soft material such as fur, cobwebs, and cocoons. The eggs have rusty brown patterns and are the size of a chickpea. The black bits are tiny chickadee feathers from one of the adult birds (Photo by Jackie Rivas)

Trail Lead:

Trisha Gruesen, ARMN Member, Trail Lead for Bon Air Park and Columbia Gardens Cemetery and Monitor at Fort C.F. Smith

Monitors:

Barbara Raizen, ARMN member

Jackie Rivas, ARMN member and neighbor

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