The Williamsburg Bird Club will hold its annual Spring Bird Count (SBC) on Sunday May 15 – just one week away.
This will be the 45th straight SBC that the bird club has conducted. Similar to the Christmas Bird Count, the SBC collects bird population data within a 15-mile diameter circle centered in Colonial Williamsburg. The circle encompasses many of our birding hot spots on the Peninsula, and also crosses the York River to pick up areas in Gloucester and across the James River to Hog Island. The total count is compiled from data collected by observers in the field and also feeder watchers counting at their homes and neighborhoods.
Please consider participating in this year’s SBC. It only takes one or two hours to collect feeder watcher data and your volunteer hours can be logged under the Spring 2022 Bird Count project. We also need a few people to work in the field around the Waller Mill area, so if you have some extra time available next Sunday please let me know and I’ll add you to that field team. After you compile your tally at the end of the day, simply e-mail your list to me, or enter your data into eBird and send me a link.
Please contact me (jcorliss240@cox.net) to learn more about the SBC and how to participate!
Jim Corliss
Williamsburg Bird Club Counts
Birders and wild bird enthusiasts in and around Williamsburg, Virginia