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  • 01
    01.January.Monday

    Greensprings Boardwalk Bird Show

    13:00 -14:00
    01/01/2018

    1:00-2:00 p.m. at the boardwalk by the Old Beaver Pond. 

    Here’s the web site for this James City County trail: https://www.jamescitycountyva.gov/Facilities/Facility/Details/Greensprings-Interpretive-Trail-48

     
  • 13
    13.January.Saturday

    Bird Walk at New Quarter Park, 1/13/2018

    08:00 -10:00
    01/13/2018
    New Quarter Park
    1000 Lakeshead Dr., Williamsburg, Va

     

    Sat Jan 13, 2018 8:00 AM
    Protocol:Traveling
    Party Size:11
    Duration:1 hour(s), 45 minute(s)
    Distance:1.5 miles
    2Canvasback
    5Red-breasted Merganser
    5Double-crested Cormorant
    3Black Vulture
    12Turkey Vulture
    5Bald Eagle
    1Red-tailed Hawk
    3Ring-billed Gull
    4Red-bellied Woodpecker
    1Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
    1Downy Woodpecker
    1Northern Flicker
    1Pileated Woodpecker
    6American Crow
    2Carolina Chickadee
    9Tufted Titmouse
    2White-breasted Nuthatch
    3Carolina Wren
    1Golden-crowned Kinglet
    2Ruby-crowned Kinglet
    5Eastern Bluebird
    150American Robin
    18Yellow-rumped Warbler
    8Dark-eyed Junco
    1Eastern Towhee
    2Northern Cardinal
    6House Finch
  • 17
    17.January.Wednesday

    CANCELLED: January Meeting: Matt Anthony "Magee Marsh"

    19:00 -21:30
    01/17/2018
    Integrated Science Center, Room 1127
    605 Jamestown Rd., Williamsburg, VA

    This meeting has been cancelled due to the winter storm. We hope to have Matt speak in a future month.

    Please join us at 7:00 pm on Wednesday, January 17th, in Integrated Science Center, room 1280, for a program given by our speaker, W&M student, Matt Anthony. His topic is a fascinating one….Magee Marsh. Situated on the southern shore of Lake Erie, this is a prime stopover for North American warblers during spring migration. Every year thousands of birders, photographers, and nature lovers flock to this location in spring to witness the unforgettable spectacle of large songbird concentrations preparing to migrate across the great lake toward their breeding grounds in the north. Many birders makebthe trip annually. Magee Marsh is just one of those special places that you feel compelled to return to year after year. You can reasonably expect to see 30 species of warblers (including the vireos) there and the endangered Kirtland’s Warbler often shows up mid-May. Come join us to learn more about this magical spot, so you too can plan a trip there next spring.

  • 20
    20.January.Saturday

    CBBT Boat Trip, January 20, 2018

    08:30 -13:00
    01/20/2018
    The Williamsburg Bird Club is sponsoring a boat trip to Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel Islands Saturday, January 20th, 2018. Geoff Giles has chartered a large comfortable boat (ample heated cabin space, rest room, tables, and indoor seating) for this eye-level look at the bay ducks and other wonderful species (harbor seals and perhaps whales) around the tunnel islands. Birding and photo opportunities should be very good from the boat.
     
    The boat will stay around the CBBT tunnel islands and pilings and will likely go as far as Fisherman Island near the Eastern Shore and then out to the Capes near the mouth of the Bay if the birds are there. The CBBT area tends to have smoother water than ocean trips with many of the same exciting views of birds. It will be possible to do some birding from the warm, dry cabin, but the best views and photos will be from outside on deck, so clothing that protects against wind and dampness is recommended.
     
    Gather at 8:30 a.m. to board the Bay Princess, which will leave at 9 a.m. from Lynnhaven Inlet at 3311 Shore Drive, Virginia Beach, VA 23451, January 20th, and return to the dock at about 1 pm. 
     
    The fee is $30 per person. Your check is your reservation. Please sign up soon (by mailing in your check) to save your space. Reservations will be taken on a first come, first served basis until the trip is filled.
     
    Please make checks ($30.00 per person) payable to “Williamsburg Bird Club” and mail to Ann Carpenter, PO Box 764, Lightfoot, VA 23090. Include your email address and phone number so Geoff can get back to you to confirm and let you know the final details.
     
    For additional info contact Geoff Giles at tylerandal2@aol.com or (757) 645-8716. More info at Bird Club web site: http://williamsburgbirdclub.org/
     
    There is a very good seafood restaurant dockside for those inclined to have lunch on return. If the trip gets weathered out, we’ll return your check, of course, or give you the option of a rain date about two weeks later.
  • 27
    27.January.Saturday

    Bird Walk at New Quarter Park, 1/27/2018

    07:00 -09:00
    01/27/2018
    New Quarter Park
    1000 Lakeshead Dr., Williamsburg, Va
    Sat Jan 27, 2018 7:00 AM
    Protocol:Traveling
    Party Size:14
    Duration:2 hour(s)
    Distance:1.5 mile(s)
    2Canvasback
    1Red-breasted Merganser
    5Double-crested Cormorant
    10Black Vulture
    15Turkey Vulture
    4Bald Eagle
    1Red-shouldered Hawk
    2Red-tailed Hawk
    2Ring-billed Gull
    6Mourning Dove
    6Red-bellied Woodpecker
    2Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
    2Downy Woodpecker
    1Pileated Woodpecker
    7Blue Jay
    6American Crow
    3Carolina Chickadee
    4Tufted Titmouse
    4White-breasted Nuthatch
    4Carolina Wren
    1Ruby-crowned Kinglet
    2Eastern Bluebird
    1Hermit Thrush
    90American Robin
    2Yellow-rumped Warbler
    18Dark-eyed Junco
    6White-throated Sparrow
    5Northern Cardinal
    8Red-winged Blackbird
    1090Common Grackle
    4American Goldfinch