This bike tour will travel to the Mason Neck State Park to see eagles. There are bike paths that will take you to two areas to look for eagles. This is a fun, informative, and entertaining travel biking guide.
This could be one of Virginia’s best-kept secrets. When we think of winter we think it is quite devoid of wildlife. Wrong… Winter is the best time to watch Bald eagles. The Mason Neck Wildlife refuge in Lorton, Virginia was voted one of the most likely places to see an eagle. So get your binoculars, your bike, and let's go riding.
As many as 100 bald eagles feasting on fish in Pohick Bay.
There is the Gunston Hall Bluebird Trails $5 the Bluebird trail here and watches for the songbird. You will have to walk your bike through this bike path. This was a common bird during Mr. Mason’s day. There are beehives, a deer park, wharf sites, a graveyard, and of course, the mansion. Founding Father George Mason lived here Mason's decision to not sign the Constitution probably cost him his friendship with George Washington. Get back on the bike trail off of Gunston Road and it will lead you to Mason Neck state park.
Get on the High Point Trail. This is open to cyclists. Down here there are more places to look for eagles.
So if you didn’t know winter is the mating and egg-laying season of bald eagles. They mate for life. You might see them diving for fish or nesting in the trees. They have about 20 nests and 100 eagles in the area.
The wildlife center has staged eagle releases here at Mason Neck.
One of them was a baby eagle-eaglet who had fallen out of its nests the tail was swollen and he was missing a few feathers. The wildlife center nursed the baby eaglet with medicine and it slowly got better until it was ready to fly and go back into the wild.
It takes about 4 years for them to develop their whiteheads.
How to identify them?
Adult Eagle has a dark brown body with a white head and tail. And a Juvenile has a brown body with brown and white mottled wings and tail.
It’s hard to believe that in the Washington DC area lies incredible pristine bike and walking trails, wetlands, wildlife viewing, and miles of unspoiled waterfront.
The bike trails are in good shape there is plenty of shade from the trees.
So hope to see you riding
Location:
Go down towards the end of the boating dock at Pohick Regional park. This a great place to see the eagles.
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