The Mount Horeb Ponds are two farm ponds, across from each other, along Rockfish Road. Rockfish Road is a highly-traveled road so be sure to pull all the way off the road onto the grass, with flashers flashing, if you stop to view the ponds. The pond on the east side of the road is easily seen and is a good spot in migration season for sandpipers such as Solitary, Spotted, and both Yellowlegs species, as well as Blue-winged and Green-winged Teal. The pond on the west side of the road is about 50 yards north of the other pond and set back farther from the road, hard to see. This pond is surrounded by cattails so is a good spot to look for species such as Red-winged Blackbird and Common Yellowthroat. Cooper’s Hawks nest in the trees near this pond. Occasionally all the farm fields in this area will flood creating an amazing habitat for shorebirds and waterfowl.
eBird Hotspot: Mount Horeb Ponds
—Gabriel Mapel