Springdale Water Gardens

Springdale Water Gardens Virginia's Premier Source for Aquatic Plants, Pond Equipment and Fountains....Goldfish and Koi Too!!

Virginia's Premier Source for Aquatic Plants, Pond Equipment and Fountains....Goldfish and Koi Too!

Springdale Water Gardens Bird WalkNine Birders came Oct 9th on a gorgeous fall morning. Five from Augusta Bird Club and ...
10/13/2026

Springdale Water Gardens Bird Walk
Nine Birders came Oct 9th on a gorgeous fall morning. Five from Augusta Bird Club and two from the Headwaters Chapter of Virginia Master Naturalists. We took four hours to explore the grounds and road and totaled 54 species during the walk!! We were hardly underway, and still standing in the parking, lot when a Yellow-breasted Chat popped up on the bramble hill in front of us. It continued to pop up off and on but no photos were to be had. We continued on our way and tallied more birds. Then, as we passed the parking lot again, a Peregrine Falcon appeared over the fields!! We ended the day with 10 Warblers(Black-and-white Warbler 1Tennessee Warbler 6 Nashville Warbler 2 Common Yellowthroat 1 Cape May Warbler 5 Bay-breasted Warbler 7 Blackpoll Warbler 2 Black-throated Blue Warbler 2 Black-throated Green Warbler 1 Wilson's Warbler 1) a Yellow-billed Cuckoo, Swamp and Lincoln’s Sparrows, a late Blue-headed Vireo, an early Hermit Thrush and lots of the other usual suspects here. Full list below.

Lots of great conversations with both old and new birders and the eyes and ears of all the participants made for a great tally of species and a fun outing. Our next official walk will be in March of next spring but anyone is more than welcome to come out any day.

Photos thanks to Scott Priebe and David Chernoff

Just a quick reminder that we will explore the farm for birds, 10/9 at 8 AM, 340 Old Quarry Ln Greenville. Springdale...
10/06/2026

Just a quick reminder that we will explore the farm for birds, 10/9 at 8 AM, 340 Old Quarry Ln Greenville. Springdale Water Gardens.

2 hours, easy walking and hopefully birds! Come help me identify fall warblers, fall migrants(Gray-cheeked Thrush this morning) and returning winter birds (including Swamp Sparrows) and others. So many birds and so few eyes with me, alone.

Explore plants, too. Thanks to Scott Priebe for the photo from our September walk.

10 Birders gathered on a cloudy, humid morning to explore the grounds and road. We totaled 31 species during the walk. ...
09/12/2026

10 Birders gathered on a cloudy, humid morning to explore the grounds and road. We totaled 31 species during the walk. The stars of the day were the Hummingbirds and the mimics. They were literally everywhere. It was a slow day for warblers with only three species. Common Yellowthroat, Magnolia and Chestnut-sided were seen but only brief glimpses of each, making ID difficult. Lots of great conversation and plant photo ops too. We even tasted the seeds of the Touch-me-Nots and the Lotus pods along the way.

When most folks had departed, and I had ended the ebird checklist for the walk, the raptors and vultures must have decided it was time to lift off. We tallied two more species and five more raptors during the 30 minute post-walk chit chat. All raptors were high and headed south.

Thanks to everyone that came out to share eyes and ears. We'll try this again on September 18th at 8 am.

Mourning Dove 1
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 14
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1
Bald Eagle 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 3
Downy Woodpecker 2
Pileated Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 3
Eastern Wood-Pewee 1
Eastern Phoebe 4
Great Crested Flycatcher 2
Red-eyed Vireo 2
Blue Jay 12
American Crow 5
Common Raven 1
Carolina Wren 2
Gray Catbird 9
Brown Thrasher 6
Mockingbird 3
House Finch 5
American Goldfinch 1
Chipping Sparrow 7
Field Sparrow 2
Song Sparrow 1
Eastern Towhee 2
Common Grackle 6
Common Yellowthroat 1
Magnolia Warbler 1
Chestnut-sided Warbler 1
Northern Cardinal 5
Indigo Bunting 1

Post Walk Additions
Turkey Vulture 8
Sharp-shinned Hawk 2
Northern Harrier 1
Bald Eagle 2

I'd like to invite everyone here to 340 Old Quarry Ln, Greenville (Springdale Water Gardens and our farm) on Friday Sep...
09/08/2026

I'd like to invite everyone here to 340 Old Quarry Ln, Greenville (Springdale Water Gardens and our farm) on Friday September 11th at 8 AM. We'll take a couple of hours to see what dropped by. Photo of a very unlikely warbler( the only relevant cell photo I have)but the most likely ones may be here. Come if you can! Plenty of parking. Easy walking. Who knows what else!

PS: I need warbler ID and spotting help, so the more eyes the merrier!! đŸ˜€

The monthly bird walk here at Springdale Water Gardens was enjoyed by 4 hardy birders. We spent two hours looking, most...
06/13/2026

The monthly bird walk here at Springdale Water Gardens was enjoyed by 4 hardy birders. We spent two hours looking, mostly, in the wooded area of Old Quarry Lane. The cool shade made for a pleasant experience and we enjoyed lots of "birdy" conversation as we tallied 30 species.

Highlights included a nice view of a Yellow-billed Cuckoo and two others heard farther away, Northern Flicker calling and two Eastern Wood-Pewee were heard with one seen. A Wood Thrush melody was heard and an Ovenbird called out to us. Most birds were shy and only heard except for all of the Catbirds and Red-winged Blackbirds that are everywhere.

Thanks to Huck, Stan and Ann for joining me on the monthly walk. Complete list https://ebird.org/checklist/S356182059. Next month we do it all again on July 10th at 8 am.

A great selection of plants are waiting on you. Come by soon.
05/25/2026

A great selection of plants are waiting on you. Come by soon.

Plenty of waterlilies and other plants ready for your pond. Stop in soon for a great selection
05/19/2026

Plenty of waterlilies and other plants ready for your pond. Stop in soon for a great selection

We will host the monthly bird walk at Springdale Water Gardens on Friday May 8th at 8 AM. Looks like a great day, weath...
05/06/2026

We will host the monthly bird walk at Springdale Water Gardens on Friday May 8th at 8 AM. Looks like a great day, weather wise.

Plenty of parking at 340 Old Quarry Lane, Greenville. We'll see what we can find along the ponds, stream and woodlands. Lasting up to 2 hours, please dress for the weather and remember we can be colder here.

Pictures of visitors here this week. Tish

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