From: Susan Crocket <scrocket@xxxxxxx>
Middle Peninsula Bird Club
Please keep counting turkeys for the DGIF/DWR (recent name change to Department
of Wildlife Resources) Turkey and Grouse Survey until the end of August.
Remember to send to Katie Martin by September 4: Scan and email to Katie
Martin (Katie.martin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:Katie.martin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>)
or Mail surveys to Katie Martin at 107 Foxwood Drive, Farmville, VA 23901
Thanks for being a Virginia Turkey counter! (or Grouse, if you were lucky
enough to be where they are).
Tuesday September 1
The Middle Peninsula Bird Club will guide participants in a bird walk on
Tuesday September 1 at 7:00 am at Brent and Becky’s Bulbs, 7900 Daffodil Lane,
Ware Neck area. Bring your binoculars and enjoy watching and listening to the
variety of birds found on the property. Brent and Becky’s Bulbs is listed as a
birding “hotspot” on eBird (Cornell University’s website of citizen birding
observations). https://ebird.org/home
Please bring a mask. Mosquitos are still a problem so please bring insect
repellent.
Any cancellations due to weather will be posted on the Club’s Facebook page.
Hurricane season is upon us!
The walks are approximately 2 hours long, but you may leave at any time. You do
not have to be an expert to join the walks; we are an informal group with no
membership fees. We welcome all levels of birders. More information can be
found on the Club’s Facebook page.
Thursday September 17
The Middle Peninsula Bird Club will guide participants in a bird walk on
Thursday September 17 at 7:00 am at a large, private conservation property in
Gloucester. The property features mature mixed woods, open fields and a path to
Cow Creek Mill Pond. Plan to enjoy easy walking with your binoculars, scopes
and cameras. Call Felicity at 804-815-1718 or email at
jericson7@xxxxxxx<mailto:jericson7@xxxxxxx> to register and receive directions.
Fall migration has begun for many birds, giving birding enthusiasts a chance to
see species not normally seen in our area.
Please bring a mask. Mosquitos are still a problem so please bring insect
repellent.
Any cancellations due to weather will be posted on the Club’s Facebook page.
Hurricane season is upon us!
The walks are approximately 2 hours long, but you may leave at any time. You do
not have to be an expert to join the walks; we are an informal group with no
membership fees. We welcome all levels of birders. More information can be
found on the Club’s Facebook page.
From 8-20-2020 walk:
Thousand Trails RV Resort, Gloucester, Virginia, US
Aug 20, 2020 7:10 AM - 9:40 AM
36 species (+2 other taxa)
Canada Goose 9
Mallard (Domestic type) 1
Mourning Dove 6
Yellow-billed Cuckoo 1 heard
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 2
gull sp. 12
Double-crested Cormorant 21 one group of 15 flying in V-formation, and one
group of 6 flying in a straight line
Great Blue Heron 1
Black Vulture 1
Turkey Vulture 4
Osprey 2
Red-shouldered Hawk 1 heard; very vocal
Belted Kingfisher 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 4
Downy Woodpecker 6
Pileated Woodpecker 3
Northern Flicker 3
Eastern Phoebe 1
Great Crested Flycatcher 1
Blue Jay 2
American Crow 5
Fish Crow 4
Carolina Chickadee 2
Tufted Titmouse 2
White-breasted Nuthatch 4
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 4
Carolina Wren 10
European Starling 29
Northern Mockingbird 3
Eastern Bluebird 2
American Robin 5
House Finch 2
American Goldfinch 6
Chipping Sparrow 2
Brown-headed Cowbird 4
Pine Warbler 6
Northern Cardinal 4
Indigo Bunting 1
