Huntley Meadows Park

Huntley Meadows Park is the premier wetland birding destination in the Washington DC metropolitan area, with a 1,500-foot boardwalk that provides outstanding eye-level access to a central freshwater marsh. Over 200 species have been recorded in the park's 1,500 acres of wetland, forest, and meadow habitats in the heart of suburban Alexandria, Virginia.

The boardwalk and observation platform offer intimate views of nesting herons, including Great Blue Herons, Green Herons, and occasional Least Bitterns hiding among the cattails. Virginia Rails and Soras call from the marsh during migration, while Wood Ducks, Hooded Mergansers, and Pied-billed Grebes are regular on the open water. The surrounding upland trails pass through mature forest with breeding warblers and woodpeckers.