Quarterpath Recreation Center (see below) and via Zoom: Presentation by James Abbott, “Birding the James River Watershed.”
We will be meeting at a new location in September. Join us on Wednesday, September 20, at 6:00 p.m. at the Quarterpath Recreation Center (Meeting Room 2; 202 Quarterpath Road, Williamsburg), as James Abbott, Senior Environmental Educator and Master Captain for the James River Association, shares with us his tips for birding within the James River watershed. The James River watershed is the largest in Virginia, covering about a quarter of the state. It stretches from northwest of Roanoke at the West Virginia border to Highland County and runs east through Charlottesville, Richmond, and into the Hampton Roads area. This presentation will highlight the best birding in the watershed through the seasons.
NOTE: This is the fourth Wednesday, not the third.
Join us on Wednesday, May 24 (fourth Wednesday of the month) at 6:00 p.m. as Jan Lockwood, a WBC member, shares with us her amazing birding adventure, “The Best of Kenya!” This will be a hybrid meeting (in- person and via Zoom) at the Williamsburg Library Theater on Scotland Street.
April 19: 6:00 p.m. (in person at the Williamsburg Library and via Zoom): Presentations by W&M students awarded a Bill Sheehan/Ruth Beck Ornithology Research Grant by the WBC.
Join us on Wednesday, April 19, at 6:00 p.m. for an exciting evening to hear firsthand the research results from our 2022-2023
College of William & Mary grant recipients. This will be a hybrid meeting (in-
person and via Zoom) at the Williamsburg Library theater on Scotland Street.
Three students will give presentations:
Elizabeth Elliott, “Heat-induced Calling Affects
Embryonic Vibrations: Scrambled Eggs or Genine Feedback?”
Joseph Di Liberto, “Full Metal Sparrow: Examining the Effects of Sublethal Lead on Ecologically-important Behaviors in a Commensal Songbird.”
Moira Meehan, “Novel Approach to the Detection of Avian Window Collisions.”
Join us to hear Chance Hines, research biologist with The Center for Conservation Biology (CCB), give a presentation about Red-cockaded Woodpeckers in Virginia. This presentation will detail how populations of this species once occurred throughout the state but precipitously fell to as few as two breeding pairs at a single site in the early 2000s. Following hard work and dedication from state, federal, and NGO partners, the number of birds is now in the triple digits and continues growing steadily. This presentation will include intimate looks at Red-cockaded Woodpecker life as well as the work that goes on behind the scenes managing habitat and monitoring the population.
The presentation will be in person in the Williamsburg Library as well as streamed on Zoom
AWARE Wildlife Rehabilitators return for another presentation to the Williamsburg Bird Club and the Historic Rivers Chapter of Virginia Master Naturalists. This time the focus is on daring rescues in the wild, and a behind the scene look at wildlife rehabilitation. They will talk about how you can help and what you need to know about rescuing orphaned or injured wildlife. Of course they will bring a few of their “ambassador animals” as well. Presenters include Julie Wobig (Tidewater Wildlife Rescue and AWARE), Deb Woodward (AWARE) and Colleen Harlow (AWARE).
