Amelia County, Virginia, United States
Amelia Wildlife Management Area is primarily upland habitat with approximately 175 acres of bottomland hardwoods and beaver swamps along the Appomattox River. Formerly farmland, much of the area remains open and is actively managed to enhance wildlife habitat. Mature upland hardwoods and pine stands comprise the forestland on Amelia. The terrain is gently rolling and elevations range from 200 to 300 feet. The major portion of the area, including a lake and all facilities, is bounded on the north and east by the Appomattox River. Amelia WMA offers hunting and fishing opportunities, along with boating on a 100 acre lake.
Trip Facts
Parking Location:First lot on right on entrance road.
Parking Availability : 20 or so cars - additional parking available along the route - see park map
Fee: $4 (waived with a hunting or fishing license)
Hours: Dawn to Dusk
Verizon INTERNET Coverage: 1 bar
Month Recorded: August
Most of our hike travels through open fields, interspersed with forested shady areas. It would be best to come on cooler or cloudy days to avoid the sun and heat. Amelia WMA is well-known to bird watchers and is frequently cited as one of the best places in Central Virginia to see birds and other wildlife. Spring time can be especially rewarding for birders. Regardless of your interests, the combination of fields, forests, lakes, streams, and ponds provides diverse habitats for nature lovers. Note that the trail passes by 2 shooting ranges that can be quite noisy when they are open from September to March - see the waypoint.
CAUTION: Note that hunting is allowed at certain times at Amelia WMA, and hikers should avoid the area at those times. Check the Web site below for hunting schedules. Your best bet is Sundays in any month, since no hunting is allowed on Sundays.
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Parking Location:First lot on right on entrance road.
Parking Availability : 20 or so cars - additional parking available along the route - see park map
Fee: $4 (waived with a hunting or fishing license)
Hours: Dawn to Dusk
Verizon INTERNET Coverage: 1 bar
Month Recorded: August
Most of our hike travels through open fields, interspersed with forested shady areas. It would be best to come on cooler or cloudy days to avoid the sun and heat. Amelia WMA is well-known to bird watchers and is frequently cited as one of the best places in Central Virginia to see birds and other wildlife. Spring time can be especially rewarding for birders. Regardless of your interests, the combination of fields, forests, lakes, streams, and ponds provides diverse habitats for nature lovers. Note that the trail passes by 2 shooting ranges that can be quite noisy when they are open from September to March - see the waypoint.
CAUTION: Note that hunting is allowed at certain times at Amelia WMA, and hikers should avoid the area at those times. Check the Web site below for hunting schedules. Your best bet is Sundays in any month, since no hunting is allowed on Sundays.
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Trailhead
From the parking lot, turn right down this gravel road. Note that the road is closed to vehicular traffic even when the gate is open.
Common Yellowthroat
Common Name: Common Yellowthroat
The Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas) is a common breeding bird across most of North America, from Canada south through Mexico, with a winter range extending from the southern United States to northern South America. Common Yellowthroats tend to stay low in grassy fields, thickets, and marshes. They breed most abundantly in marshes (especially cattails) and other very wet habitats with low, dense growth. During migration and in winter they are less closely associated with marshes and may occur in any sort of brushy or wooded area.
The diet of the Common Yellowthroat consists mainly of insects and spiders, but includes some seeds. During courtship, the male displays to the female by flicking his wings and tail, following her closely, and performing a flight display in which he may climb up to 30 m in the air and returns to another low perch, calling and singing.
Common Yellowthroats generally nest less than a meter from the ground. The young remain dependent on their parents for longer than most other wood warblers. Common Yellowthroats are very commonly "parasitized" by Brown-headed Cowbirds, which are "brood parasites", laying their eggs in the nests of birds of other species in lieu of building their own.
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The Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas) is a common breeding bird across most of North America, from Canada south through Mexico, with a winter range extending from the southern United States to northern South America. Common Yellowthroats tend to stay low in grassy fields, thickets, and marshes. They breed most abundantly in marshes (especially cattails) and other very wet habitats with low, dense growth. During migration and in winter they are less closely associated with marshes and may occur in any sort of brushy or wooded area.
The diet of the Common Yellowthroat consists mainly of insects and spiders, but includes some seeds. During courtship, the male displays to the female by flicking his wings and tail, following her closely, and performing a flight display in which he may climb up to 30 m in the air and returns to another low perch, calling and singing.
Common Yellowthroats generally nest less than a meter from the ground. The young remain dependent on their parents for longer than most other wood warblers. Common Yellowthroats are very commonly "parasitized" by Brown-headed Cowbirds, which are "brood parasites", laying their eggs in the nests of birds of other species in lieu of building their own.
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Farm Buildings
The WMA preserved a number of farm buildings from the previous owners, and uses them as a maintenance area. Follow the road ahead to pass through this area. Note that, technically, this area is closed to visitors, but the staff is not likely to fuss at you.
Common Evening Primrose
The field edges often have interesting wildflowers to discover. Here you may find a plant that is probably a Common Evening Primrose.
Common Name: Common Evening-Primrose
Scientific Name: Oenothera biennis
Blooming Time: Apr-Nov
Oenothera biennis is a biennial, herbaceous forb. The family (evening-primrose) is so-named because the flowers are partially to fully closed during the day and open in the evening. The bright yellow to gold flower is 1 to 2 inches wide, with four petals. The fragrant flowers usually last only one to two days. This plant grows in fields, pastures, roadsides, clearings, and other open, disturbed habitats. Several Native American tribes used common evening-primrose for both food and for medicinal purposes. The roots were boiled and eaten like potatoes. The young leaves were cooked and served as greens. The shoots were eaten raw. A tea was made from the plant and used as a dietary aid or stimulant to treat laziness and “overfatness.” Other uses include treatments for bruises, to improve strength, and to relieve pain. Hummingbirds visit the flowers to obtain nectar and insects to eat. The seed capsules provide food for many other birds during the winter months. It is thought that the plants are pollinated by night-visiting hawk moths, which feed on their nectar.
DO NOT PICK WILDFLOWERS OR ATTEMPT TO TRANSPLANT THEM. Most wildflowers will not survive replanting.
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Common Name: Common Evening-Primrose
Scientific Name: Oenothera biennis
Blooming Time: Apr-Nov
Oenothera biennis is a biennial, herbaceous forb. The family (evening-primrose) is so-named because the flowers are partially to fully closed during the day and open in the evening. The bright yellow to gold flower is 1 to 2 inches wide, with four petals. The fragrant flowers usually last only one to two days. This plant grows in fields, pastures, roadsides, clearings, and other open, disturbed habitats. Several Native American tribes used common evening-primrose for both food and for medicinal purposes. The roots were boiled and eaten like potatoes. The young leaves were cooked and served as greens. The shoots were eaten raw. A tea was made from the plant and used as a dietary aid or stimulant to treat laziness and “overfatness.” Other uses include treatments for bruises, to improve strength, and to relieve pain. Hummingbirds visit the flowers to obtain nectar and insects to eat. The seed capsules provide food for many other birds during the winter months. It is thought that the plants are pollinated by night-visiting hawk moths, which feed on their nectar.
DO NOT PICK WILDFLOWERS OR ATTEMPT TO TRANSPLANT THEM. Most wildflowers will not survive replanting.
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Farm Pond
Search the shoreline for birds and wildflowers.
Hollow Joe-pye-weed
Common Name: Hollow Joe-pye-weed
Scientific Name: Eutrochium fistulosum
Blooming Time: Jun-Nov
Hollow-stemmed Joe-Pye Weed is a native perennial wildflower that grows from 2 - 6 feet tall. The central stem is hollow, giving the plant its common name. The flowers are fragrant, purple or pink, and occur in round clusters of 5 to 7 florets per head. Flowers appear in mid- to late summer (July-September). The florets produce wind-dispersed achenes (small dry seed with hair-like bristles). This plant grows in floodplain forests, alluvial swamps, riverbanks, flood-scoured stream shores and bars, seepage swamps, fens, depression swamps, wet meadows, low pastures, and ditches.
The nectar from the flowers is very attractive to a variety of pollinators, including butterflies, skippers, and long-tongued bees. Native Americans used a tea of the roots to treat fevers, colds, chills, sore womb after childbirth, diarrhea, and liver and kidney ailments. A wash of the root tea is also used for rheumatism.
DO NOT PICK WILDFLOWERS OR ATTEMPT TO TRANSPLANT THEM. Most wildflowers will not survive replanting.
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Scientific Name: Eutrochium fistulosum
Blooming Time: Jun-Nov
Hollow-stemmed Joe-Pye Weed is a native perennial wildflower that grows from 2 - 6 feet tall. The central stem is hollow, giving the plant its common name. The flowers are fragrant, purple or pink, and occur in round clusters of 5 to 7 florets per head. Flowers appear in mid- to late summer (July-September). The florets produce wind-dispersed achenes (small dry seed with hair-like bristles). This plant grows in floodplain forests, alluvial swamps, riverbanks, flood-scoured stream shores and bars, seepage swamps, fens, depression swamps, wet meadows, low pastures, and ditches.
The nectar from the flowers is very attractive to a variety of pollinators, including butterflies, skippers, and long-tongued bees. Native Americans used a tea of the roots to treat fevers, colds, chills, sore womb after childbirth, diarrhea, and liver and kidney ailments. A wash of the root tea is also used for rheumatism.
DO NOT PICK WILDFLOWERS OR ATTEMPT TO TRANSPLANT THEM. Most wildflowers will not survive replanting.
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Open Fields
You will spend a good portion of your hike travelling through open fields like these..
Winged Sumac
Common Name: Winged Sumac
Scientific Name: Rhus copallinum
Winged sumac is a large, deciduous shrub or small tree, 20-35 ft. tall, with short, crooked trunks and open branching. Habitats include openings in upland forests that are sandy or rocky, woodland borders, sandy savannas, sand prairies, limestone glades, fence rows, and abandoned fields. This species is valued for ornamental planting because of its lustrous dark green foliage which turns a brilliant orange-red in fall. The tiny, greenish-yellow flowers, borne in compact, terminal panicles, are followed by showy red clusters of berries which persist into the winter. Ring-necked pheasant, bobwhite quail, wild turkey, and about 300 species of songbirds include sumac fruit in their diet. It is also known to be important only in the winter diets of ruffed grouse and the sharp-tailed grouse. Fox squirrels and cottontail rabbits eat the sumac bark. White-tail deer like the fruit and stems. The sour fruit can be nibbled or made into a drink like lemonade. The crushed fruit of this species was added to drinking water by Native Americans to make it more palatable. They also used a decoction to get babies to walk and as an aid the healing of sores and blisters.
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Scientific Name: Rhus copallinum
Winged sumac is a large, deciduous shrub or small tree, 20-35 ft. tall, with short, crooked trunks and open branching. Habitats include openings in upland forests that are sandy or rocky, woodland borders, sandy savannas, sand prairies, limestone glades, fence rows, and abandoned fields. This species is valued for ornamental planting because of its lustrous dark green foliage which turns a brilliant orange-red in fall. The tiny, greenish-yellow flowers, borne in compact, terminal panicles, are followed by showy red clusters of berries which persist into the winter. Ring-necked pheasant, bobwhite quail, wild turkey, and about 300 species of songbirds include sumac fruit in their diet. It is also known to be important only in the winter diets of ruffed grouse and the sharp-tailed grouse. Fox squirrels and cottontail rabbits eat the sumac bark. White-tail deer like the fruit and stems. The sour fruit can be nibbled or made into a drink like lemonade. The crushed fruit of this species was added to drinking water by Native Americans to make it more palatable. They also used a decoction to get babies to walk and as an aid the healing of sores and blisters.
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View from the Dam
Take a moment to admire the view from the earthen dam for the fishing lake. The dam slopes are usually covered in wildflowers.
Spanish Needles
Common Name: Spanish Needles
Scientific Name: Bidens bipinnata
Blooming Time: Jul-Oct
Spanish needles is probably native to eastern Asia and portions of North America, and introduced to many parts of the world. The name derives from the long narrow seeds, each tipped with three barbed awns, that cling to clothing and fur, thus aiding in dispersal. This plant is a summer annual about 2-5' tall; it is more or less erect and branches occasionally. Habitats include open woodlands, woodland borders, savannas, thickets, rocky glades, riverbanks, weedy meadows, vacant lots, roadsides, abandoned fields, and waste areas. Habitats with a history of disturbance are preferred. The nectar and pollen of the flowerheads attract bees. Other insect visitors of the flowers include flies and the butterfly Cabbage White. The caterpillars of various moths eat the leaves.
DO NOT PICK WILDFLOWERS OR ATTEMPT TO TRANSPLANT THEM. Most wildflowers will not survive replanting.
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Scientific Name: Bidens bipinnata
Blooming Time: Jul-Oct
Spanish needles is probably native to eastern Asia and portions of North America, and introduced to many parts of the world. The name derives from the long narrow seeds, each tipped with three barbed awns, that cling to clothing and fur, thus aiding in dispersal. This plant is a summer annual about 2-5' tall; it is more or less erect and branches occasionally. Habitats include open woodlands, woodland borders, savannas, thickets, rocky glades, riverbanks, weedy meadows, vacant lots, roadsides, abandoned fields, and waste areas. Habitats with a history of disturbance are preferred. The nectar and pollen of the flowerheads attract bees. Other insect visitors of the flowers include flies and the butterfly Cabbage White. The caterpillars of various moths eat the leaves.
DO NOT PICK WILDFLOWERS OR ATTEMPT TO TRANSPLANT THEM. Most wildflowers will not survive replanting.
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Yellow-Billed Cuckoo
Yellow-Billed Cuckoo
More often heard than seen, the Yellow-billed Cuckoo (11-13 inches) is most easily separated from the similar Black-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus erythropthalmus) by its reddish-brown wing patches, white-and-black under-tail pattern, and the yellow on its bill. Other field marks include a long tail, thin body, and black legs. Yellow-billed Cuckoos breed in forests with plentiful undergrowth and clearings, particularly those near water. The diet of this species is composed primarily of large insects, including grasshoppers, cicadas, and caterpillars. Like many cuckoos, the Yellow-billed Cuckoo spends much of its time hidden in thick vegetation, where it is not easily seen. Lucky birdwatchers may observe this species slinking through the branches of tall trees while foraging for insect prey.
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More often heard than seen, the Yellow-billed Cuckoo (11-13 inches) is most easily separated from the similar Black-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus erythropthalmus) by its reddish-brown wing patches, white-and-black under-tail pattern, and the yellow on its bill. Other field marks include a long tail, thin body, and black legs. Yellow-billed Cuckoos breed in forests with plentiful undergrowth and clearings, particularly those near water. The diet of this species is composed primarily of large insects, including grasshoppers, cicadas, and caterpillars. Like many cuckoos, the Yellow-billed Cuckoo spends much of its time hidden in thick vegetation, where it is not easily seen. Lucky birdwatchers may observe this species slinking through the branches of tall trees while foraging for insect prey.
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Great Crested Flycatcher
Great-Crested Flycatcher
A medium-sized (8-9 inches) flycatcher, the Great Crested Flycatcher is most easily identified by its olive head and back, brownish tail, and bright yellow belly. Other field marks include a gray breast and throat, faint white wing bars, and a thick black bill. Male and female Great Crested Flycatchers are similar to one another at all seasons. Great Crested Flycatchers breed in a variety of open woodland habitat types. Great Crested Flycatchers primarily eat insects, but may also eat fruits and berries at any time of the year. Great Crested Flycatchers may be observed flying out from perches to catch insects in the air or “hovering” near vegetation while picking insects off leaves and twigs. In the breeding season, males sing a loud “wheeeep!” song, although this is generally performed from perches hidden in the canopy.
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A medium-sized (8-9 inches) flycatcher, the Great Crested Flycatcher is most easily identified by its olive head and back, brownish tail, and bright yellow belly. Other field marks include a gray breast and throat, faint white wing bars, and a thick black bill. Male and female Great Crested Flycatchers are similar to one another at all seasons. Great Crested Flycatchers breed in a variety of open woodland habitat types. Great Crested Flycatchers primarily eat insects, but may also eat fruits and berries at any time of the year. Great Crested Flycatchers may be observed flying out from perches to catch insects in the air or “hovering” near vegetation while picking insects off leaves and twigs. In the breeding season, males sing a loud “wheeeep!” song, although this is generally performed from perches hidden in the canopy.
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