Kiwanis Park

Kiwanis Park is 27 acres of ball fields, tennis courts, a basketball court, a playground, a picnic shelter, and a 9-station exercise course surrounded by developed urban areas, residential neighborhoods, and approximately 30 acres of mixed hardwood forest. As is apparent from the description, this park chiefly caters to athletics and other non-wildlife focused activities. With that in mind, early morning or mid-winter when these activities are out of season are often the only productive times of year to bird here.

While at face value this park may not appear to be worth visiting, it does show some promise for species like Orange-crowned Warbler or a stray wintering passerine due to the scrubby nature of the field edges and the large woodland which it backs up to. Also worth noting is that several nearby houses have feeder setups, which seems to up the density of passerines in general, particularly along the northern edge of the park. One feeder set up in particular abuts the park along its northern border where a short path connects the neighborhoods to Kiwanis Park. During good finch winters Purple Finch and Pine Siskin should be kept in mind.

The neighborhoods outside of the park are worth walking if interested in that kind of birding. The density of feeders is quite high and an Orange-crowned Warbler was found frequenting one of the streets for at least a month during the winter of 2017 (2/11/2017).

Accessibility: Open year round from sunrise to sunset. Parking is free and includes handicap-accessible spaces.

eBird Hotspot: Kiwanis Park

Owner/Manager: City of Williamsburg

—Nick Newberry