Welcome to the Hampton Roads Bird Club website!
If you're interested in learning more about birding in the Hampton Roads area, you've come to the right place!
Whether you're an experienced birder or just enjoy watching the birds in your own backyard, we'd love to have you join the Hampton Road Bird Club!
Our club has a variety of activities sure to appeal to your love of nature.
Our monthly meetings and field trips provide wonderful learning opportunities and a chance to get to know some really great people!
This website introduces you to the Club and provides information about birding in our area. |
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NEW! Get the latest news in our SEPT-OCT newsletter! (PDF)
Read past issues of the newsletter. |
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Club member Mike Lowry captured this amazing shot of a Blue-Gray Gnatcatcher sitting on its nest at Newport News Park on April 18, 2010. See more photos and complete list of birds from the walk HERE.
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First-Ever Photo Contest - May 14, 2010 |
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Winners (left to right)
Brent Slaughter, Jim North, Gail Claydon, Jose Hernandez, Brittany Willett, Marc Nichols
Get details about winners in each category and more photos HERE. |
Creating a Backyard Habitat - Resources from Steve Living
Steve Living, our guest speaker in April, gave a great presentation onf creating a habitat for wildlife in your yard. Here are the four resources he sent. All are PDF files you can download and print:
"Habitat at Home" (8-page booklet)
Native Perennials and Annuals
Native Trees and Shrubs
Native Plant Online Resources
Upcoming HRBC activities
MEETINGS - Thursday, September 9, 7:00 PM
"Red-Cockaded Woodpeckers" with Mike Wilson - GET DETAILS.
FIELD TRIPS - Saturday, September 18, 8:00AM (3rd Saturday)
Chippokes Plantation State Park - GET DETAILS.
Sunday Walks in Newport News Park, 7:00 AM, 1st & 3rd Sunday every month, in the parking lot behind the Ranger Station. READ REPORTS from recent Sunday Walks!
Upcoming VSO Events - - Get details HERE.
Chincoteague Field Trip - September 10-12
Virginia Beach Field Trip - December 3-5
Other news from the VSO: The Virginia Society of
Ornithology's (VSO) Principles of Birding Ethics were adopted at the
November 1, 2008 Board of Directors meeting. You can read the two-page Code of Birding Ethics HERE. |
