Bird walks at New Quarter Park have been relocated since Hurricane Irene. The September 24th walk was held in Greensprings Greenway Interpretive Park, located behind Jamestown High School.

25 participants:

Joanne Andrews, Virginia and George Boyles, Jim Corliss, Joe Corliss, Inge Curtis, Ron Giese, Geoff Giles, Nancy Gore, Deane Gordon, Ruth Gordon, Tory Gussman, Ben Kaurich, Joyce and Rick Lowry, Alex Minnarik, Carol O'Neil, Betty Peterson, Larry Perlow, Sharon Plocher, Marjorie Smith, Jennifer Trevino, Liz Wallin, Margaret Ware, Bill Williams

Greensprings Greenway, James City, US-VA, Sep 24, 2011 5:15 AM - 8:30 AM, Protocol: Traveling, 1.0 mile(s)
Comments:     Overcast, very humid, 68 degrees and calm.

39 species:
Canada Goose  1
Black Vulture  25
Turkey Vulture  7
Red-shouldered Hawk  1
Killdeer  8
Mourning Dove  2
Great Horned Owl  1
Barred Owl  1

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From the September 11, 2011 Daily Press:

"It used to be that motorists traveling through the Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel frequently came in perilous contact with errant sea birds or their already-smashed carcasses littering the highway.

"The birds are still there, and they continue to succumb to untimely deaths, but not nearly as much as before, according to a College of William and Mary biology professor who has been something of a caretaker of the HRBT's protected sea bird colony for more than 20 years.

"Ruth Beck says efforts to cull some of the more problematic birds and provide better security measures for the rest are paying off."