Birders and wild bird enthusiasts in and around Williamsburg, Virginia. Header image by Judy Jones
On Saturday, November 15, Nancy Barnhart will lead us at Grandview Nature Preserve in Hampton. This trip usually provides early views of wintering waterfowl, with loons, scoters, buffleheads among others riding the waves off the beach, while shorebirds scuttle across the sand. And the walk through the marsh to get to the beach frequently has …
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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.
The annual Audubon Christmas Bird Count (CBC) is one of the highlights of our bird club’s year. Sunday, December 14, 2025, is the date for the WBC’s 49th CBC. We had 131 participants in last year’s CBC, held just three days before Christmas Day. Many people were out of town, so we hope the earlier …
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.
Please join birding enthusiasts Thursday, January 1, 2026, at Chickahominy Riverfront Park for the “New Year’s Day Bird and Birder Show.” The 2026 gathering will be our club’s 20th “almost-annual” event. We’ll convene at the shelter next to the park’s swimming pool from 1:00 – 3:00 p.m. Relax and visit with new and familiar friends …
For our field trip in January, we’ll visit Dutch Gap Conservation Area in Chester, VA on Saturday, January 17. Rose Ryan will lead our group. Dutch Gap is a reliable location to view wintering dabbling ducks. Last year, the group identified 10 duck species, plus Wilson’s Snipe and American Coot, and 50 species in total. …
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The weather will be too bitterly cold, so we are cancelling the bird walk scheduled for today.
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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 …
The next Williamsburg Bird Club field trip will be Saturday, February 21, when 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 …