FreeLists / va-bird / [va-bird] The Plains/Airlie Christmas Bird Count, 19 December 2004

[BlkVulture@xxxxxxx]

Greetings,
 
In a little over two weeks, we'll be holding The Plains/Airlie CBC, on 19  
December.  The count circle is almost entirely in Fauquier County, with a  
small 
sliver of Prince William.  It runs from about The Plains in the  north, to 
just south of Warrenton; from Lake Manassas in the east, to Wildcat  Mountain 
and Carter's Run in the west.
 
Some of the areas we cover are Airlie, Lake Manassas, Lake Brittle, Wildcat  
Mountain, Bull Run Mountain, North Fork Wetlands, Clifton Farm, Harrison Road, 
 Great Meadow, and the Fauquier County Landfill.  We typically get  about 100 
species on the count, often with good counts of waterfowl, raptors,  
sparrows, and woodpeckers.  We rank in the top few in Virginia for numbers  of 
many 
species, and even a couple top tens nationally.  It's a fun count,  and we 
throw 
a fine chili supper for the compilation at Airlie.  All  are invited to the 
dinner (well, all those that count that is). 
 
So, mark your calendars, and drop me a note letting me know that you'd like  
to partake. 
 
To the folks that have counted in the past, you'll be getting a note from  me 
in the next couple of days with a few more details.  
 
Cheers,
 
Todd
 
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Todd Michael  Day
Jeffersonton, Virginia,  USA
BlkVulture@xxxxxxx
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