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  • Bird Walk at New Quarter Park

    New Quarter Park 1000 Lakeshead Dr, Williamsburg, VA, United States

    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.

  • Great Backyard Bird Count

    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 …

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  • Field Trip Along York River

    Target, Marquis Shopping Center 200 Marquis Parkway, Williamsburg, United States

    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. …

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  • Bird Walk at New Quarter Park

    New Quarter Park 1000 Lakeshead Dr, Williamsburg, VA, United States

    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.

  • Postponed: Meeting: Bill Williams “The Birdlife of Virginia’s Colonial Historic Triangle: Then and Now”

    Quarterpath Rec Center 202 Quarterpath Road, Williamsburg, United States

    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 …

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  • Field Trip to Machicomoco State Park in Gloucester

    Machicomoco State Park Address 3601 Timberneck Farm Rd, Gloucester, VA, United States

    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 …

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  • Bird Walk at New Quarter Park

    New Quarter Park 1000 Lakeshead Dr, Williamsburg, VA, United States

    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.

  • Meeting: W&M Student Research Presentations

    Quarterpath Rec Center 202 Quarterpath Road, Williamsburg, United States

    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”.

  • Field Trip to Chippokes State Park

    Chippokes State Park 695 Chippokes Park Rd, Surry, United States

    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 …

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  • Bird Walk at New Quarter Park

    New Quarter Park 1000 Lakeshead Dr, Williamsburg, VA, United States

    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.

  • Spring Bird Count

    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 …

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