Event Category: Past Meetings

Meetings are held the third Wednesday of January-May and September-November currently via Zoom. Meetings are free and open to the public.

March Meeting: Matt Anthony

William and Mary’s Matt Anthony will be presenting about his thesis.

Unfortunately, the speaker we had hoped to present, speaking about Fascinating Feathers, has cancelled due to illness. In March, we will be hosting wildlife rehabilitator, Maureen Eiger, who will be speaking about the biology of feathers. Her talk, Fascinating Feathers, is an in-depth study of bird feathers, answering many of the questions birders have about this important aspect of bird biology.

February Meeting: Sergio Harding

Please join us this Wednesday, February 20th, at 7:00 pm for our February WBC meeting. Our speaker will be Sergio Harding from DGIF. Sergio has worked as a Nongame Bird Conservation Biologist with the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries (DGIF) since 2005. In this capacity, he is responsible for coordinating with a variety of partner agencies, universities, and non-profits to implement bird conservation projects and strategies. His topic Wednesday night with center around conservation strategies for the Golden-winged Warbler.

It should be a very interesting and dynamic presentation. Please mark your calendars and join us at William and Mary’s Integrated Science Center, room 1127. Remember, parking in front of Phi Beta Kappa Hall is no longer available. However, your parking pass will allow you to use the Morton Hall lot as well as any spaces you see marked ‘Faculty and Staff’ on Landrum Drive. I’ve attached a parking pass for your convenience!

January Meeting: Bob Schamerhorn “Atlantic Coastal Birds”

Bob Schamerhorn will return to share his wonderful photographs in a talk entitled “Atlantic Coastal Birds.” The Atlantic Coastline contains a great diversity of bird species: Gulls,Terns, Skimmers, Sandpipers, Plovers, Herons, Egrets, Swans, Ducks, Geese, Mergansers, Grebes, Rails, and more. This wide variety of species, typical to the coast, will be discussed, intertwining beautiful photography with information about our favorite shorebirds, discussion of habitats, migration, and the challenges the species face. This program covers the coast from Maine to Florida and is a wonderful preview for our Chesapeake Bay boat trip on January 20th.