he Williamsburg Bird Club’s first field trip of the 2024-25 program year will be next Saturday, September 21 at Jamestown Beach Event Park. The plan is to meet at 8 a.m. for a couple hours of birding and socializing. Yes, this is a casual event – no major hiking around the area (unless you want to…)
The park entrance is a right turn of SR 31, just before the Jamestown Ferry. The park opens at 8 a.m. If you get there a little early, the gates may not be opened yet, but the area around the entrance is usually pretty birdy. Once the gate is opened, follow the road a few hundred yards to the parking area. We’ll congregate on the grassy area above the beach, which is a couple hundred yards on mostly paved paths from the parking lot. The area is readily accessible for those folks with mobility challenges.
Last year, the group identified 27 species, including a Bald Eagle over the river, Caspian Terns and Royal Terns at the ferry dock, and several woodpeckers in the woods. Maybe some warblers in the brush near the beach this year? Babs Giffin will keep the eBird list and share it with participants. So let Babs know when you see something!