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Winter Water Fowl Count - February 5 & 6
Jeff Wright is the contact for this count
pec11908@xxxxxx<mailto:pec11908@xxxxxx> . He needs to recruit volunteers for 15
sectors; PLEASE consider volunteering for one or both days. No experience is
required! This is an Audubon sponsored count.
Tuesday February 8 - 8:00 am
The Middle Peninsula Bird Club will guide participants in a bird outing on
Tuesday February 8 at 8:00 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
Paved and gravel sidewalks; some areas are not wheelchair accessible; benches
in the garden area; handicap parking; accessible bathroom available.
The outings last approximately 2 hours, but you may leave at any time. You do
not have to be an expert to join the outings; 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.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/974284655970793/
Any cancellations due to weather will be posted on the Club’s Facebook page.
Great Backyard Bird Count - February 18 - 21
Cornell University and Audubon sponsored weekend of birding in your “backyard”
https://www.birdcount.org/
Free Cornell Lab Webinar: "Watching and Counting Birds is Fun: Tips for the
Great Backyard Bird Count”
Wednesday February 16, 2022 at 2:00 pm.
Register at: https://cornell.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_k_--YvA0QHan7yXRlMLvKA
We are planning two “backyard” birding events, so the rest of the weekend you
can count birds in your own backyard!
Friday February 18 - Bethel Beach and New Point Comfort, Mathews County
Mark Sopko, and others, will be leading this winter waterfowl/shorebird
identification walk. The walk will begin at 8 am at Bethel Beach Natural Area
Preserve and will last for about 2 hours. We will then drive to New Point
Comfort Natural Area Preserve. Large flocks of migratory winter waterfowl are
still being seen in both locations.
The New Point Comfort Observation Walkway is accessible to those with limited
mobility.
Directions: 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. After we finish at Bethel Beach, we will drive to visit
New Point Comfort Natural Area Preserve (15-20 minutes).
Both of these locations are on the Chesapeake Bay: Be prepared for possible
cold and windy weather!
Any cancellations due to weather will be posted on the Club’s Facebook page.
Sunday February 20 - Private Properties in King & Queen County
The Middle Peninsula Bird Club has been invited to three private properties in
King and Queen County for a special Great Backyard Bird Count outing on Sunday
February 20 beginning at 8:00 am. The first property has 16 acres bordering the
Dragon Run Swamp and features varied habitat for birdwatching. The second
property has paths through the woods and overlooks a creek. The third property
has access to the York River downriver from West Point. We plan to spend about
1.5 - 2 hours at each property. These properties are not accessible to those
with limited mobility.
After February 6th, for addresses/directions: email
scrocket@xxxxxxx<mailto:scrocket@xxxxxxx> or call Susan Crockett at
804-832-1839.
Any cancellations due to weather will be posted on the Club’s Facebook page.
Plan to count birds in your own backyard anytime during the GBBC weekend.
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.This is a
joint citizen science project supported by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and
the National Audubon Society since 1998.
