Birders and wild bird enthusiasts in and around Williamsburg, Virginia. Header image by Judy Jones
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.
Spend time in your favorite places watching birds—then tell us about them! In as little as 15 minutes notice the birds around you. Identify them, count them, and submit your counts to help scientists better understand and protect birds around the world. If you already use eBird or Merlin, your submissions over the 4 days …
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 …
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.
Jeff Wright will present “Birds, Climate Change, and Citizen Science”. The meeting will be held in-person at the Quarterpath Recreation Center and via Zoom. Arrive at 6:00 p.m. for light refreshments at the recreation center followed by the program and meeting at 6:30 p.m. The Commonwealth of Virginia is a key place in the world …
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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.
Talks by the recipients of the WBC’s Bill Sheehan/Ruth Beck Ornithology Research Grants. Plan to attend to hear these W&M student presentations: Justin Biggerstaff on “Space Use by Barred Owls In and Around Williamsburg” and Jay Riney on “Prevention of Bird Deaths at Solar Farms”.