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Shenandoah State Park is on the Shenandoah River with a nice distant view of one of the horseshoe bends as well as extensive lake shoreline. There are scenic views of Massanutten Mountain and easy access to Shenandoah National Park to the east, and Luray to the south.

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Shenandoah National Park is an American national park that encompasses part of the Blue Ridge Mountains in the Commonwealth of Virginia. The park is long and narrow, with the Shenandoah River and its broad valley to the west, and the rolling hills of the Virginia Piedmont to the east. Skyline Drive is the main park road, generally traversing along the ridgeline of the mountains. Almost 40% of the park’s land—79,579 acres (124.3 sq mi; 322.0 km²)—has been designated as wilderness areas and is protected as part of the National Wilderness Preservation System. The highest peak is Hawksbill Mountain at 4,051 feet (1,235 m). [Wikipedia]

Bird Checklist

1. Mourning DoveNumber observed: 4
2. Yellow-billed CuckooNumber observed: 2
3. Great Blue HeronNumber observed: 1
4. Black VultureNumber observed: 1
5. Turkey VultureNumber observed: 5
6. Red-shouldered HawkNumber observed: 2
7. Red-bellied WoodpeckerNumber observed: 2
8. Downy WoodpeckerNumber observed: 1
9. Pileated WoodpeckerNumber observed: 1
10. Eastern Wood-PeweeNumber observed: 6
11. Acadian FlycatcherNumber observed: 1
12. Eastern PhoebeNumber observed: 2
13. Great Crested FlycatcherNumber observed: 2
14. Yellow-throated VireoNumber observed: 2
15. Warbling VireoNumber observed: 1
16. Red-eyed VireoNumber observed: 5
17. Blue JayNumber observed: 1
18. American CrowNumber observed: 1
19. Common RavenNumber observed: 3
20. Carolina ChickadeeNumber observed: 4
21. Tufted TitmouseNumber observed: 4
22. Tree SwallowNumber observed: 1
23. Barn SwallowNumber observed: 2
24. White-breasted NuthatchNumber observed: 3
25. House WrenNumber observed: 2
26. Carolina WrenNumber observed: 4
27. European StarlingNumber observed: 1
28. Gray CatbirdNumber observed: 3
29. Brown ThrasherNumber observed: 2
30. Northern MockingbirdNumber observed: 1
31. Eastern BluebirdNumber observed: 2
32. Wood ThrushNumber observed: 1
33. American RobinNumber observed: 6
34. American GoldfinchNumber observed: 13
35. Chipping SparrowNumber observed: 4
36. Field SparrowNumber observed: 3
37. Song SparrowNumber observed: 1
38. Eastern TowheeNumber observed: 10
39. Orchard OrioleNumber observed: 1
40. Baltimore OrioleNumber observed: 1
41. Red-winged BlackbirdNumber observed: 3
42. Brown-headed CowbirdNumber observed: 15
43. Common GrackleNumber observed: 1
44. OvenbirdNumber observed: 10
45. Hooded WarblerNumber observed: 1
46. American RedstartNumber observed: 2
47. Cerulean WarblerNumber observed: 1
48. Scarlet TanagerNumber observed: 5
49. Northern CardinalNumber observed: 4
50. Indigo BuntingNumber observed: 9

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