Photo Gallery
Devil’s Den lies to the southwest of Gettysburg’s strategic Little Round Top.
Photo: Jon Dunn
It was here that the fighting ended on the second day of battle, when Colonel Joshua Chamberlain held off the charging Alabamans, an action that may have decided the outcome of the battle.
Photo: Jon Dunn
Little Round Top provides an expansive view north to Cemetery Ridge, the focus of the third day of the battle of Gettysburg…
Photo: Jon Dunn
…which culminated in Pickett’s Charge.
The old battlefields still host many of the same birds that sang there 150 years ago. Acadian Flycatcher is a characteristic Empidonax of Appalachian forests.
The aptly named Cerulean Warbler is a declining breeder in hardwood forest.
The breeding range of the somber Mourning Warbler extends south to include a small portion of the West Virginia mountains.
Photo: Giff Beaton
Northern Waterthrush breeds in moist, boggy areas…
Photo: Giff Beaton
…while its bright-footed relative, Louisiana Waterthrush, prefers dark ravines.
Photo: Giff Beaton
Vocally somewhat similar to Louisiana Waterthrush, the very local Swainson’s Warbler is a classic southeastern specialty.
Photo: Giff Beaton