- 1010.March.Saturday
Bird Walk at Lake Matoaka, 3/10/2018
Lake MatoakaCorner of Brooks St. and Compton Dr., Williamsburg, VASat Mar 10, 2018 7:50 AM
Protocol: Traveling
Party Size: 28
Duration: 2 hour(s), 10 minute(s)
Distance: 1.5 mile(s)4 Canada Goose 12 Gadwall 4 Mallard 6 Green-winged Teal 1 Ring-necked Duck 2 Pied-billed Grebe 2 Double-crested Cormorant 4 Great Blue Heron 1 Red-tailed Hawk 1 Ring-billed Gull 3 Mourning Dove 1 Belted Kingfisher 4 Red-bellied Woodpecker 3 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 3 Downy Woodpecker 1 Northern Flicker 1 Pileated Woodpecker 1 Eastern Phoebe 6 Blue Jay 2 American Crow 1 Fish Crow 2 Tree Swallow 7 Carolina Chickadee 9 Tufted Titmouse 2 White-breasted Nuthatch 3 Carolina Wren 1 Golden-crowned Kinglet 2 Ruby-crowned Kinglet 3 Eastern Bluebird 1 Hermit Thrush 12 American Robin 3 Pine Warbler 5 Yellow-rumped Warbler 2 Song Sparrow 10 Northern Cardinal 14 Red-winged Blackbird 12 Rusty Blackbird 60 Common Grackle - 1111.March.Sunday
March Field Trip: Curles Neck Plantation FULL
This limited-participant field trip is FULL.
Note this is a Sunday and not our usual week for the field trip but when something is this special you take it when you can get it.
Curles Neck Plantation (also known as Curles Neck Farm) is located between State Route 5 and the north bank of the James River in the Varina district of Henrico County, Virginia. One of the great James River Plantations, Curles Neck has remained in active use for almost 400 years and remains a privately owned working farm which is not currently open to the public. Curles Neck Farm is a 5600-acre property and because it is a private property the owner only allows restricted access. WBC is extremely lucky to be able to go there for our field trip on March 11 (Sunday).
Our leader will be Ellison Orcult who know the property owner and because of his good relationship is allowed to occasionally lead a field trip on the property. When Ellison was last there in late December, he saw 4 Ross’s Geese, 23 Cackling Geese, 3100 Snow Geese (many dark morph Blue Geese), and 15,000 Canada Geese. Other great birds were Short-eared Owl, Great Horned Owl, Horned Lark, White crowned Sparrow, and Wilson’s Snipe.
Opportunities such as this is one of many great reasons to be a member of WBC and to pay your dues promptly as only the first 20 members can participate.
- 2121.March.Wednesday
March Meeting: Dan Cristol
Andews Hall Room 101605 Jamestown Rd., Williamsburg, VAOur very own WBC member, Dr. Dan Cristol will discuss the Migratory Bird Treaty Act and concerns regarding factors impacting it under the current Administration. All WBC members are encouraged to participate in a letter writing session at the end of the meeting, where stamps will be made available.
- 2424.March.Saturday
Bird Walk at New Quarter Park, 3/24/2018
New Quarter Park1000 Lakeshead Dr., Williamsburg, VaSat Mar 24, 2018 8:00 AM
Party Size: 17
Duration: 2 hour(s)
Distance: 1.0 mile(s)14 Bufflehead 4 Red-breasted Merganser 2 Double-crested Cormorant 5 Great Blue Heron 2 Black Vulture 4 Turkey Vulture 5 Osprey 3 Bald Eagle 1 Red-tailed Hawk 1 Ring-billed Gull 3 Mourning Dove 7 Red-bellied Woodpecker 4 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 4 Downy Woodpecker 1 Hairy Woodpecker 1 Pileated Woodpecker 1 American Crow 3 Carolina Chickadee 2 Tufted Titmouse 2 White-breasted Nuthatch 2 Carolina Wren 1 Ruby-crowned Kinglet 4 Eastern Bluebird 2 Hermit Thrush 12 American Robin 6 Yellow-rumped Warbler 4 Dark-eyed Junco 1 Eastern Towhee 3 Northern Cardinal 1 Red-winged Blackbird 3 Brown-headed Cowbird 4 Common Grackle 1 House Finch 6 American Goldfinch