All - Happy Post-Gobble-Gobble,
You are invited to participate in the 2nd Annual Northumberland-Lancaster
Christmas Bird Count. The event is on Tuesday 19 Dec 2017.
The Northern Neck Audubon Society is a sponsor of the event for the second year
in a row. This is part of the 118th National Audubon Christmas Bird that has
close to 75,000 participants in the United States, Canada and other area of the
Western Hemisphere. 2,536 separate Christmas Bird Count “circles”are included
in the 117th Christmas Bird Count database.
At the inaugural Northumberland-Lancaster Christmas Bird Count in 2016
ninety-one (91) species were recorded by the 37 participants.
The Christmas Bird Count circle covers most of the eastern portions of the two
counties. The “circle” includes ample opportunities to observe shore birds and
waterfowl along the Chesapeake Bay and associated wetlands as well as a wide
variety of birds found in the forests, farms, vineyards, three Natural Area
Preserves, and towns in Northumberland and Lancaster Counties on the Northern
Neck of Virginia. The count circle is divided into 8 to 10 sectors. Sector
leaders establish meeting times for their sectors. A mid-afternoon “reception,
take-a-break, and compiling" session is planned.
Novice Birders are welcomed and will be paired with experienced birders.
Contact Jeff Wright at pec11908@xxxxxxx for more information. Please let me
know as soon as possible as I am trying to align teams, sectors, sunshine, and
even a few birds for the event.
