Meeting

This will be our joint meeting with the Historic Rivers Chapter of the Virginia Master Naturalists. Presenter will be Dr. John Swaddle, Professor of Biology and Faculty Director of the W&M Institute for Integrative Conservation, on “Sparrows as Sentinels: Health study illustrates the interconnectedness of humans and wildlife.” Socializing at 6:00; Presentation at 6:30

Join us on February 26 at 6:30 p.m. for Bill Williams’s presentation on “The Birdlife of Virginia’s Colonial Historic Triangle: Then and Now.” The history of this community we call home continues to be researched, catalogued, and brought to life through rich and diverse contextual platforms. Our February program will explore one of those contexts …

Join us for a  presentation by Andrew Rapp on “Shorebirds of Virginia.”

Research updates by W&M students awarded a WBC Bill Sheehan/Ruth Beck Ornithology Research Grants Samuel Arnold – “Waterbird Use of Living Shorelines across the Gradient of Urbanization” Sophie Rabinowicz – “The Movement of Mercury from Aquatic Ecosystems to Terrestrial Songbirds” Max Rollfinke – “The Lateral Extent of Mercury Contamination in Songbirds and Their Prey”.

Join us Wednesday, May 21 at 6:00 p.m., for light refreshments followed by the presentation at 6:30 p.m.: : Dixie Sommers, “Birding in Chile”. Meeting will be in-person at the Quarterpath Recreation Center and via Zoom. Dixie Sommers joined the WINGS Birding Tour trip to Chile in November 2023. The tour ranged from the far south and sea level Tierra del Fuego to …

We will meet for our annual outdoor meeting at the Chickahominy Riverfront Park with light refreshments and updates on our Purple Martin project by Cheryl Jacobson and the team.

Join us September 17, 6:00 p.m. for light refreshments, followed by the presentation at 6:30 p.m. Photographer Jamie Wick, “Costa Rica: Exploring the Osa Peninsula and the Tarcoles River”. Meeting will be held in-person at the Quarterpath Recreation Center and via Zoom.

Dan Cristol, Chancellor Professor of Biology at William & Mary, will give us a preview of his upcoming book, Life Bird. Free and open to the public

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February 18, 2026. Sergio Harding, nongame bird conservation biologist with the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources, will be our speaker. The Second Virginia Breeding Bird Atlas is among the largest avian survey projects to take place in Virginia, with close to 1,500 volunteers having contributed data between 2016 and 2020. An Atlas website summarizing these …