Birders and wild bird enthusiasts in and around Williamsburg, Virginia
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
The Williamsburg Bird Club field trip to Dutch Gap Conservation Area is scheduled for next Saturday, January 18. We'll meet in the parking area for the Henricus Historical Park at 9 a.m. Rose Ryan will then lead our group around the impoundment area, where there are usually large numbers of wintering ducks. There's been only …
Park in the lot near the park office. Bring binoculars if you have them, or borrow some from the office. Free, open to the public. Kids welcome.
From Cornell: Each February, for four days, the world comes together for the love of birds. Over these four days we invite people to spend time in their favorite places watching and counting as many birds as they can find and reporting them to us. These observations help scientists better understand global bird populations before …
Rexanne Bruno will lead us at various sites along the York River. In the past, this trip has provided an opportunity to see several winter resident species, including Tundra Swan, Bonaparte's Gull, an occasional Clapper Rail, and several deep-water ducks. The fields around the Yorktown Battlefield also are good habitat for Eastern Meadowlark and American Kestrel. …
Park in the lot near the park office. Bring binoculars if you have them, or borrow some from the office. Free, open to the public. Kids welcome.
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 …
On Saturday, March 15, we’ll visit Machicomoco State Park in Gloucester County for a morning of birding. Deborah Humphries will lead us through the different habitats at the park, with viewing spots along the York River as well as fields and forests. I look forward to seeing the myriad Field Sparrows at the park, but …
Join us for a presentation by Andrew Rapp on “Shorebirds of Virginia.”
Park in the lot near the park office. Bring binoculars if you have them, or borrow some from the office. Free, open to the public. Kids welcome.
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For the Club’s April field trip, we’ll go to Chippokes State Park in Surry County. Nancy Barnhart will lead the group. Some summer breeders should have arrived, including Ovenbird, Yellow-throated Warbler, and Northern Parula. The park also has a good population of Eastern Meadowlark. The trip from Williamsburg will require a ride on the Jamestown-Scotland …
