NOTE THAT THIS IS THE SECOND WEDNESDAY, NOT THE USUAL THIRD. We will join forces with the Historic Rivers Chapter of the Virginia Master Naturalists to hear research biologist Fletcher Smith speak. His talk, called “Birding and Research Above the Arctic Circle”, will be sharing with us information about the birds and animals encountered during each summer over the three years he lived in a field camp on the tundra on Bathurst Island in the Arctic Circle.
October Meeting: John Swaddle “Developing an ‘Acoustic Lighthouse’ to Reduce Birds’ Risk of Collision in Flight”
Dr. John Swaddle of William and Mary will be our speaker, talking about his grant to develop technology to reduce the toll wind turbines take on birds. Entitled “Developing an ‘Acoustic Lighthouse’ to Reduce Birds’ Risk of Collision in Flight”, this will be a fascinating evening.
You will need a parking pass to park near Phi Beta Kappa Hall on campus, 601 Jamestown Rd, Williamsburg, VA 23185
September Meeting: Dave Youker “Birding in Guatemala”
Please join us at 7:00 pm on Wednesday, September 19th, in the Integrated Science Center, room 1127, for a program given by our speaker, Dave Youker. His topic is a fascinating one–Virginia Society of Ornithology (VSO) Birding in Guatemala. Dave will be telling us about be the many wonderful birds seen throughout the various habitats of Guatemala. He’ll also be covering the great work being done by Community Cloud Forest Conservation (CCFC) in the areas of conservation and education that are leading to improved societal changes within the country. Please come join us for a fascinating and interesting evening.
You will need a parking pass to park near Phi Beta Kappa Hall on campus, 601 Jamestown Rd, Williamsburg, VA 23185
May Meeting: Susan Powell on Bird Identification
In May, Susan Powell will be our speaker. As a dedicated birder and well-respected authority on all things avian, she will be sharing with us techniques to advance our birding proficiency as well as a quick review on bird markings and ways to improve our identification skills. She’ll also add some interesting and successful ways to improve our Breeding Bird skills.
Come join us on May 16 th for this opportunity to make your birding experiences even more successful.
April Meeting: W&M Student WBC Grant Recipients
As always, our April meeting is a very special one, with research grant recipients presenting their findings. These three folks are Master students in the Biology Department at W&M and their research is just fascinating.
Speaking first will be Jasmine Parham whose research was about “The Dietary Transfer of Mercury in the South River Floodplain”. Also speaking will be Robert Galvin, whose topic, “Investigating Wading Bird Use of Natural Fringing Marshes and Living Shorelines” sounds equally interesting. Finally, Rachel Davis will talk about “Mercury Exposure on Tissue-specific Reduction in Telomere Length at Multiple Developmental Ages in the Zebra Finch”.
Please come join us for an interesting and very educational evening. Our April 18 th meeting will be in Andrews Hall, Room 101, at 7:00 pm.
Don’t forget you’ll need your parking pass!