On Saturday, April 20, fifteen birders from the club traveled to Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife
Refuge for a bird walk with Bob Ake. The heavy showers stopped just as the group arrived at the
parking area at the end of Jericho Lane. Bob then led the group on a walk along Jericho Ditch. Several
warblers were seen, many were heard. A few members of the group were able to catch a fleeting
glimpse of a Swainson’s Warbler as it flew from one well-camouflaged perch to another one even
deeper in the thickets. After the walk, several participants then drove to Lake Drummond, the largest
natural lake in Virginia, within the refuge.