Wow...here on Taylors Creek this afternoon we had an Osprey for more than
30 minutes. An overwintering bird????
Bill Gimpel
On Sun, Jan 17, 2021 at 5:28 PM Margaret Gerdts <maggieurbanna@xxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
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*From:* scrocket <scrocket@xxxxxxx>
*Date:* January 17, 2021 at 5:25:58 PM EST
*To:* Susan Crockett <scrocket@xxxxxxx>
*Subject:* *January 21 bird walk is a "go"*
The Middle Peninsula Bird Club's first bird walk of 2021 is scheduled for
*8:00
am, Thursday January 21* at Bethel Beach in Onemo, Mathews County. This
time of year is good for viewing numerous species of waterfowl and
shorebirds. Be sure to dress for winter weather.
*Masks are required, as well as social distancing. Bring your own
binoculars.*
To reach Bethel Beach from Mathews Court House, turn left from Route 14
(Main Street) onto Route 611 (Tabernacle Road). Follow the road for 4.3
miles then turn left onto Route 609 (Bethel Beach Road) which ends in about
2 miles at the beach. We may also take time to visit New Point Comfort
Natural Area Preserve.
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.
*TENTATIVE* *February 2* Bird Walk at Brent and Becky’s Bulbs, 7900
Daffodil Lane, Ware Neck area, at *8:00 am*. 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
*Masks are required, as well as social distancing. Bring your own
binoculars.*
*The Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC) is a non-group event: February 12 -
15, 2021*
In 1998 the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and the National Audubon Society
launched the Great Backyard Bird Count as the first online citizen-science
project to collect data on wild birds. Now more than 160,000 people
worldwide join the four-day count each February to create an annual
snapshot of the distribution and abundance of birds. Participation is
simple: For at least 15 minutes on one or more days of the count, tally the
numbers and kinds of birds you see and enter online.
https://www.birdcount.org/about/
In addition to your own backyard you can count birds in our local parks
and explore our local Department of Wildlife Resources "Virginia Bird and
Wildlife Trails": Mathews Loop, Gloucester Loop, and Mattaponi Loop
https://dwr.virginia.gov/vbwt/coastal-trail/
*Update on local Audubon Christmas Bird Counts:*
December 20 Williamsburg CBC: Total Count: 24,500 Species Count: 113
January 3 Mathews CBC: Total Count: 12,727 Species Count: 104
