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Richmond, Virginia

BRYAN PARK CHECK LIST
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American Robin at Nest
photograph by Bob Schamerhorn
at Bryan Park near the Azalea Gardens

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About Joseph Bryan Park

Joseph Bryan Park is a 262 acre public park in the North Side of the City of Richmond, Virginia. It offers an Azalea Garden, hardwood forests, streams, ponds, and passive recreation areas on a hilly site bordered by I-95, I-64 and residential neighborhoods. The 175 acre urban forest contained in Bryan Park offers rich wildlife habitat and an important stopover for migratory birds. The park was presented to the city in 1909 by Belle Stewart Bryan and her family "...as a free park for the use of and benefit of all its citizens" as a memorial to her late husband.

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Where

Bryan Park is located in the near northwest side of Richmond where I-64 West and I-95 North diverge. The main entrance to the park is located on Hermitage Rd. where it crosses I-95.
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From the Fan:
Travel north on Boulevard (VA 161) across Broad Street and past The Diamond. At Westwood Ave. the Boulevard changes its name to Hermitage Rd. Follow Hermitage Rd. north past Laburnum Ave. (at the A.P. Hill Statue) and the Scottish Rite Temple. As soon as you cross over I-95, the entrance to the park is to your left.

From the West End:
Take I-64 E. to I-95 N to Washington. Take the first exit (1/2 mile, exit 80 - Hermitage Rd./Lakeside Ave./VA 161). Follow the signs to Hermitage Rd. Take a right and cross over I-95. As soon as you cross over I-95, the entrance is to your left.

From the Southside:
Take Powhite north across the James River to I-195 N. Take I-195 N to I-95 N toward Washington. Take exit 80 (Hermitage Rd./Lakeside Ave./VA 161). Follow the signs to Hermitage Rd. Take a right and cross over I-95. As soon as you cross over I-95, the entrance is to your left.

From the East:
Take I-64 W to where I-64 W and I-95 N converge, and continue on I-64W/I-95N. As the roads diverge, take I-95 North toward Washington. Take the first exit (1/2 mile, exit 80 - Hermitage Rd./ Lakeside Ave./VA 161). Follow the signs to Hermitage Rd. Take a right and cross over I-95. As soon as you cross over I-95, the entrance is to your left.

From the North:
Take I-95 S toward Richmond. Use exit 82 (Chamberlayne Ave./ US 301) and continue south on Chamberlayne Ave. Follow Chamberlayne across Azalea Ave. to the next light, Westbrook Ave. Take a right on Westbrook Ave. Follow Westbrook until it dead ends into Hermitage Rd. (VA 161) Take a right on Hermitage Rd. and cross over I-95. As soon as you cross over I-95, the entrance is to your left.

Joseph Bryan Park Bird Species

y = year round resident

m = migrant

s = summer breeder and Neotropical migrant

w = winter visitor

Blackbird, Red-winged s
Bluebird, Eastern y
Bobwhite, Northern s
Bunting, Indigo s
Cardinal, Northern y
Catbird, Gray s
Chat, Yellow-breasted s
Chickadee, Carolina y
Cormorant, Double-crested m
Cowbird, Brown-headed y
Creeper, Brown w
Crow, American y
Crow, Fish s
Cuckoo, Yellow-billed s
Dove, Mourning y
Dove, Rock m
Duck, Black y
Duck, Wood y
Egret, Great m
Falcon, Peregrine y (Historical record)
Finch, House y
Flicker, Northern y
Flycatcher, Acadian s
Flycatcher, Great-crested s
Gnatcatcher, Blue-gray s
Goldfinch, American y
Goose, Canada m
Grackle, Common y
Grosbeak, Blue s
Grosbeak, Rose-breasted m
Gull, Herring m
Gull, Ring-billed m
Hawk, Red-shouldered m
Hawk, Red-tailed y
Heron, Great Blue y
Heron, Green s
Heron, Little Blue m (Historical record)
Heron, Tri-colored m
Hummingbird, Ruby-throated s
Jay, Blue y
Junco, Dark-eyed w
Kestrel, American y
Killdeer y
Kingbird, Eastern s
Kingfisher, Belted y
Kinglet, Golden-crowned w
Kinglet, Ruby-crowned w
Mallard y
Martin, Purple s
Meadowlark, Eastern s
Mockingbird, Northern y
Nighthawk, Common s
Night-Heron, Black-crowned m (Historical record)
Nuthatch, White-breasted y
Oriole, Orchard s
Osprey m
Ovenbird s
Owl, Great Horned y
Owl, Eastern Screech y
Parula, Northern s
Pewee, Eastern Wood s
Phoebe, Eastern s
Redstart, American s

Robin, American y
Sandpiper, Least m
Sandpiper, Semipalmated m
Sandpiper, Solitary m
Sandpiper, Spotted m
Sapsucker, Yellow-bellied w
Sparrow, Chipping s
Sparrow, Field s
Sparrow, Grasshopper m
Sparrow, House y
Sparrow, Savannah s
Sparrow, Song y
Sparrow, Swamp m
Sparrow, White-throated w
Starling, European y
Swallow, Barn s
Swallow, No. Rough-winged s
Swallow, Tree m
Swift, Chimney s
Tanager, Scarlet m
Tanager, Summer m
Thrasher, Brown s
Thrush, Gray-cheeked m
Thrush, Hermit w
Thrush, Swainson's m
Thrush, Wood s
Titmouse, Tufted y
Towhee, Rufous-sided y
Veery m
Vireo, Red-eyed s
Vireo, White-eyed s
Vireo, Yellow-throated s
Vulture, Turkey y
Warbler, Black-and-white s
Warbler, Blackpoll m
Warbler, Black-throated blue s
Warbler, Black-throated green m
Warbler, Canada m
Warbler, Cape May m
Warbler, Cerulean m
Warbler, Chestnut-sided m
Warbler, Hooded s
Warbler, Kentucky s
Warbler, Magnolia m
Warbler, Palm m
Warbler, Pine s
Warbler, Prairie s
Warbler, Prothonotary s
Warbler, Worm-eating m
Warbler, Yellow s
Warbler, Yellow-rumped w
Warbler, Yellow-throated s
Waterthrush, Louisiana s
Waxwing, Cedar s
Woodpecker, Downy y
Woodpecker, Hairy y
Woodpecker, Pileated y
Woodpecker, Red-bellied y
Wren, Carolina y
Wren, House s
Wren, Winter w
Yellowlegs, Lesser m
Yellowthroat, Common s

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Joseph Bryan Park Map

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