Birders and wild bird enthusiasts in and around Williamsburg, Virginia. Header image by Judy Jones
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”.
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 …
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.
In some ways, the spring count is easier than the Christmas Bird Count: Warmer weather — thank goodness! Longer daylight Less data to collect! We only want bird species and numbers of individuals. No need to count miles/hours walked or driving. Phew! We do not have to report to National Audubon Different birds! Most …
For the May field trip, on Saturday, May 17, we’ll have a small group birding at Ford’s Colony, my own neighborhood. Ford’s Colony has diverse habitat, resulting in a pretty wide variety of birds visible in the community. Over the past several years, I’ve been able to see more than 100 species annually. The species counts on recent bird …
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 …
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 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.