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Augusta Bird Club members may submit rare bird sightings by using the Update page. For further information, or to report any unusual sightings, please contact the rare bird alert coordinator, Allen Larner.

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News

Last news update: 11 Jan 2021

Because of the coronavirus pandemic, all Augusta Bird Club members are urged to abide by social distancing guidelines and mask wearing during field trips, in keeping with Governor Northam's emergency order. For the time being, our monthly meetings will be online, using the Zoom video teleconferencing system; members will be notified in the bulletin about how to gain access. Stay safe!
There wil be a SPECIAL "Birds & Brews, Wings & Wine" social hour in honor of ABC founding member Grant Simmons, who will soon be moving away from our area. It will be held on Tuesday, June 25 at 5:30 pm, at the Mill Street Grill in Staunton.

Please RSVP to Crista Cabe at cristacabe@gmail.com.

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Virtual club meetings are a success!

The Augusta Bird Club will hold its fourth online meeting (via Zoom) on Monday, January 11th, at 7:00 PM. Ashli Gorbet, of the Black Swamp Bird Observatory in Ohio, will talk about migratory bird banding. Club members can get access via the link information in the forthcoming bulletin.

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Recent bird sightings of note

Brown Creeper, at Red Mill near Crimora, January 10.

Bald Eagle, enjoying a meal along Bell's Lane, January 6. Photo courtesy of Ann Cline.

Snowy Owl, seen at a farm west of Mount Crawford, January 2. It is the same general area where this species has been seen in recent years.

Common Loons (adult on top, juvenile below) on the pond behind Hardee's in Verona, December 30.

Rufous Hummingbird on Morris Mill Rd. north of Swoope, December 22.

This Brown Thrasher (a rarity in winter) was seen during the Bell's Lane field trip on December 21.

Bufflehead (male) on the Chesapeake Bay near Reedville, December 13. Photo courtesy of Ann Cline.

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Loggerhead Shrike in Swoope, December 8; photo courtesy of Vic Laubach.

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Want more news?

Download the latest Newsletter,

edited by Andrew Clem (since April 2016).

Last update: 11 Dec 2020

(Sample image on the right is the February 2019 issue.)

(Portable Document Format / PDF; may require Adobe Acrobat Reader software.)

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Photos at the top of this page (left to right): Bald Eagle by Vic Laubach, Short-eared Owl by Allen Larner, Long-billed Dowitcher by Ann Cline, Golden-winged Warbler by Andrew Clem, and Pileated Woodpecker by Larry Litke.

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