Join Slate Valley Trails and the Rutland County Audubon Society for weekly bird walks in the Poultney area, on the trails of the SVT system, Tuesdays at 7:30 am. All levels of birding experience are welcome. Bring water and a snack, binoculars, cameras, or field guides, if you have them. They are at a slow pace with lots of opportunities for observing & photographing: 3 to 4 miles, 3 to 4 hours.

Meet at the D&H trail crossing on South St, Castleton. Visitor parking is behind the Stafford Academic Center in the Stafford lot (#39 on the campus map https://castleton.s3.amazonaws.com/files/resources/map-accessible-parking-3.pdf). Easy terrain

The walks will be limited to 8 people. Contact Joel Tilley to reserve a spot: jptilley50@gmail.com (preferred method),or 802-598-2583, evenings 7 to 8 pm. We will be abiding by the most recent State of Vermont guidelines for social distancing. Please wear masks/face covering (when spread out on the trail we may be able to remove masks).

Please review the Slate Valley Trails COVID-19 guidelines before you RSVP! tinyurl.com/SVTCovid19Guidelines

The tentative schedule is below (check the RCAS (http://rutlandcountyaudubon.org/events/ ) or SVT(https://slatevalleytrails.org/events-3 )websites for any changes).