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We had 20 eager birders this morning. Photo of some of you is attached.
Bill Williams, leader -- many thanks!
Joanne Andrews
George and Virginia Boyles
Shirley Devan
Geoff Giles
Tory Gussman
Ann Haupt
Sara Lewis
Jan Lockwood
Patty Maloney
Betty Peterson
Joe Piotrowski
Sharon Plocher
Charles Rend
George Rountree
Jennifer Trevino
Lois Ullman
Margaret Ware
 Immature Yellow-Crowned Night Heron (Photo by Jeanette Navia, taken from a long distance and cropped. The photo doesn't enlarge.)
Location: New Quarter Park
Observation date: 8/28/10
Notes: Incoming tide. Calm; upper 60s-mid 70s; clear to partly cloudy. One small Ring-necked Snake.
Number of species: 36
Mallard 1
Double-crested Cormorant 1
Great Blue Heron 6
Great Egret 4
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron 2
Osprey 3
Clapper Rail 1
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The Williamsburg Bird Club and New Quarter Park co-sponsor bird walks at New Quarter Park, 1000 Lakeshead Dr., Williamsburg, twice a month — the second and fourth Saturdays. The second Saturdays we meet at 8 a.m; the fourth Saturdays we meet at 7 a.m. Meet in the parking lot near the park office. Participants can stay as long as they’d like. Generally, the leader will walk about two hours or so, but participants can peel off as they like. Walks are free and open to the public. You need not be a member to join us. Just show up! Google map.
Schedule of upcoming events | More information about bi-weekly bird walks |
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Location: Craney Island Disposal Area
Observation date: 8/21/10
Notes: Clear, calm. Outgoing tide. Humid at 88 degrees. Numerous unidentfied Calidris sp. Williamsburg Bird Club field trip.
Number of species: 52
Canada Goose 239
American Black Duck 3
Mallard 97
Northern Shoveler 89
Brown Pelican 31
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Sitting: Betty Peterson, Cynthia Long, Jan Lockwood. Standing: Roger Gosden, Susan Powell, Bill Boeh, Ann Boeh.
Shirley Devan took the photo. Several people had left by the time we took the photo. Birds were a bit scarce but we did see a Yellow-crowned Night Heron at the Queen's Lake Marina. Also quite a few Laughing Gulls over the creek.
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- Bi-monthly bird walks continue throughout the summer at New Quarter Park.
- There are no Williamsburg Bird Club meetings in June, July or August.
- The next monthly field trip will be in September, to Kiptopeke State Park.
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Beth Morgan sent these photos from her back yard. The Cooper's Hawk was in her birdbath
...until the Red-Tailed Hawk chased it off!
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Inge Curtis took some shots of birds on the August field trip to Craney Island.
American Avocets
Great Egret flying
See more photos in the Williamsburg Bird Club Gallery
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Bird ID from Recycle Bin - Photos By Joe Piotrowski
This feature is only on the website and in the electronic version of The Flyer.
Click "Add new comment" to post your guesses.
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From David Wilcox, June 6, 2010
 
On Saturday we visited Bethel Beach in Mathews County with George and Rosemarie Harris. At our first stop, we were treated to a family of clapper rails. Mom & dad enjoyed a bath while the little black fuzz balls wandered in and out of the grass behind them. They didn't seem at all concerned about us, just across the ditch from them. A pair of white ibises that dropped in at South Haven Beach capped off a great day of birding.
On Memorial Day we decided to head south. We stopped at a very hot and buggy Back Bay, then continued on to Mackay Island in NC. On the long dike road around the ponds we found lots more white and a couple of glossy ibises; great blue, little blue, and tricolored herons; and cattle, great, and snowy egrets. On the way out, a family of king rails entertained us for quite a while as they made their way across the road. Dad ran across the road with a couple of chicks, but mom was more hesitant, staying near the water with the remaining chicks. We were able to drive right past them and get some nice pictures with our simple camera.
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Do you know what this juvenile is? None of us on the bird walk could figure it out. The inside of his mandibles was very bright yellow. His chest is not spotted or streaked -- it's white. He was on a branch near the ground, chirping softly. If you can help us figure out what he is, please reply in the comments below. (Click the photo to see a larger version)
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