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NOTE: During the coronavirus pandemic (April 2020 - January 2022), nearly all Augusta Bird Club meetings took place online, using the Zoom video teleconferencing system.
Home page
Welcome / About Us
Meetings & programs
Events (field trips, etc.)
Birding locations
Conservation
Nature Camp
Club contacts
Bird checklist
Membership info
Web links
Photo archives
Monthly meetings are held on the second Monday of each month, from September through April. Meetings usually start at 7:00 p.m. and begin with reports of recent notable bird sightings made by club members. Each meeting includes a featured program given by prominent bird experts, wildlife photographers, conservationists, and others. Guests are always welcome to join us! Meetings are held in the Fellowship Hall of Covenant Presbyterian Church.
Each May (or June) we have an outdoor gathering / picnic on a Saturday morning, in lieu of the regular meeting, with food and short birding walks. The location varies from year to year. Each December we have a Christmas party at the regular meeting place; check the newsletter to be sure about the place and time.
Covenant Presbyterian Church is located at 2001 North Coalter Street, a few blocks north of Lee High School on the northeast side of Staunton. For those driving toward Staunton on I-81, take Exit 225, head east toward town for about two miles along the Woodrow Wilson Parkway, then turn left on Route 11, bear right at the fork in the road, entering Staunton along Augusta Street, and then bear left onto North Coalter Street. The church is immediately to your left.
The November 2017 meeting, with Ed and Nancy Lawler in typically high spirits.
| Month | Topic | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| May 2024 | Annual club picnic | (Location TBA) |
| Apr 2024 | Robins to Raptors | Robyn Puffenbarger |
| Mar 2024 | Everything you wanted to know about Hummingbirds but were afraid to ask | Bruce Peterjohn |
| Feb 2024 | Meet Virginia's Bats | Leslie Sturges |
| Jan 2024 | Birding in the Galapagos | Vic Laubach |
| Dec 2023 | Annual Holiday Party | - |
| Nov 2023 | Environmental Issues for the Shenandoah Valley | Bobby Whitescarver |
| Oct 2023 | History of the Richmond Falcon Cam and thre Rebound of Virginia's Peregrine Falcons | Megan Thomas (via Zoom) |
| Sep 2023 | Keeping Augusta County Bird Friendly (perspectives from a land use planner) | Sara Holberg |
| May 2023 | Annual club picnic | (Location TBA) |
| Apr 2023 | Using eBird and Merlin to enhance your birding experience * | Vic Laubach * |
| Mar 2023 | Virginia Breeding Bird Atlas | Ashley Peele |
| Feb 2023 | Owls of Virginia * | Rich Wood * |
| Jan 2023 | 40th Anniversay of the Wildlife Center of Virginia! | Ed Clark |
| Dec 2022 | Annual Holiday Party | - |
| Nov 2022 | DCR Natural Heritage South River Restoration Projects: Cowbane Prairie and Lyndhurst Ponds | Ryan Lepsch |
| Oct 2022 | Historic ornithology collections of the Virginia Museum of Natural History | Joe Keiper |
| Sep 2022 | Private Lands Conservation for the Golden-winged Warbler in Virginia | Kristin Fuoco |
| May 2022 | Annual picnic brunch | (Humpback Rocks Picnic Area) |
| April 2022 | Treeswifts and Temples: Birding (and Rice Pests!) in Cambodia | Dr. Doug Pfeiffer |
| March 2022 | Berries, Birds, & Bugs -- If You Plant Them, They Will Come! | Rich Wood |
| February 2022 | Raptor Migration at Rockfish Gap Hawk Watch | Dr. Vic Laubach |
| January 2022 | Online via Zoom (Zoom) | No program. |
| No holiday party due to covid-19. | -- | |
| November 2021 | Birds (and a few insects!) in Sub-Saharan Africa | Dr. Doug Pfeiffer |
| October 2021 | The Life and Travels of the Red-eyed Vireo | Dr. Paul Callo |
| |
No meeting due to covid-19. | -- |
| May 2021 | Annual picnic brunch | (Humpback Rocks Picnic Area) |
| April 2021 | Birding in America's "Back Yard" (South America) (Recorded meeting via Zoom Passcode: UwlVb?U7) |
Dr. Andrew Clem |
| March 2021 | Listening In: The Acoustic Ecology of Birds (Recorded meeting via Zoom Passcode: #R87GHM3 ) |
Dr. Dana Moseley |
| February 2021 | Improving bird and wild life habitat (Zoom) | Bruce Ingram |
| January 2021 | Migratory bird banding (Zoom) | Ashli Gorbet |
| December 2020 | Bird - aircraft collisions (Virtual Zoom meeting) | Dr. Carla Dove |
| November 2020 | New World Warblers (Virtual Zoom meeting) | Dr. Marshall Faintich |
| October 2020 | Identifying Raptors in Flight (Virtual Zoom meeting) | Josh Haas |
| |
No meeting due to covid-19. | -- |
| |
Annual club picnic / brunch (Cancelled due to covid-19.) | None |
| |
No meeting due to covid-19. | -- |
| |
Birding in Ecuador (Meeting cancelled due to covid-19.) | Larry Litke |
| March 2020 | Vulture: The Private Life of an Unloved Bird | Katie Fallon |
| February 2020 | Audubon Young Birders Camp | Max Nootbaar |
| January 2020 | Bee habitat | Kal Ivanov |
| December 2019 | Christmas party | -- |
| November 2019 | Birding around Camp Chiricahua, Arizona | Baxter Beamer |
| October 2019 | Birding in Chile for Thanksgiving | Dr. Robyn Puffenbarger |
| September 2019 | Fly Fishing and the Restoration of the South River | Tommy Lawhorne |
| June 2019 | Annual club picnic / brunch | None |
| May 2019 | No meeting | -- |
| April 2019 | Bird feathers and flight * | John Spahr |
| March 2019 | Attracting Birds with Water | Bob Schamerhorn |
| February 2019 | Virginia Breeding Bird Atlas Project | Dr. John Spahr |
| January 2019 | Invasive Plant Species / Habitat Improvement for Wildlife | Bruce Ingram |
| December 2018 | Christmas party | -- |
| November 2018 | Red Siskin project (Smithonian Institution) | Michael Braun |
| October 2018 | Cornell Young Birders Event | Baxter Beamer |
| September 2018 | Virginia Wilderness Areas | Lacey Dean |
| May 2018 | Annual club picnic / brunch | None |
| April 2018 | Madagascar Birding | Steve Rannels |
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Baby Bird Identification (Meeting cancelled due to weather.) | Maureen Eiger |
| February 2018 | Shorebirds (changed from Blue Ridge Wildflowers) | John Coiner |
| January 2018 | New Zealand Birding | Ed Lawler |
| December 2017 | Christmas Social | None |
| November 2017 | Birds of Prey | Bob Schamerhorn |
| October 2017 | Nature Camp | Amy Gonzalez / Nature Camp Staff |
| September 2017 | The Status of Turkeys, Grouse and Quail in Virginia | Bruce Ingram |
| May 2017 | Annual club picnic: Saturday, May 6 | at Lofton Lake, Raphine, VA |
| April 2017 | Purple Martin colonies | Dr. Mixon Darracott |
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Baby Bird Identification (Meeting cancelled due to weather.) | Maureen Eiger |
| February 2017 | Penguin Species of the World | Dr. Harold Heatwole |
| January 2017 | Birding Around the World | Dr. John Spahr |
| December 2016 | Annual Holiday party | BEGINS AT 6:30 |
| November 2016 | Migrating and Overwintering Waterfowl in the Shenandoah Valley | Dr. Dick Rowe |
| October 2016 | Virginia Breeding Bird Atlas | Dr. Ashley Peele |
| September 2016 | The Eastern Screech Owl in Virginia and Beyond | Dr. John Spahr |
| May 2016 | Annual club picnic: Saturday, May 14 | at Ridgeview Park, Waynesboro |
| April 2016 | Virginia Natural History Museum's future branch in Waynesboro | Joe Kieper |
| March 2016 | Chesapeake Bay Foundation | Bobby Whitescarver |
| February 2016 | Birding in Thailand | Bill Leaning |
| January 2016 | Appreciating Birds Through Art | Peg Sheridan |
| December 2015 | Annual Holiday party | BEGINS AT 6:30 |
| November 2015 | Birding in Patagonia | Ed Lawler |
| October 2015 | Birding in southern Arizona | Andrew Clem |
| September 2015 | Experiences at Audubon summer camp | Gabriel Mapel |
| May 2015 | Annual club picnic: Saturday, May 16 | at Natural Chimneys |
| April 2015 | Birding Ethiopia | Steve Rannels, Naturalist and photographer |
| March 2015 | Bobwhite restoration | Justin Folks, Va. Dept. of Games & Inland Fish. |
| February 2015 | South River mercury project | Calvin Jordan, Va. Dept. of Env. Qual. |
| January 2015 | Effect of Climate Change on Birds | Leslie Grady, Jr. |
| December 2014 | Annual Holiday party | BEGINS AT 6:30 |
| November 2014 | "America's Other Audubon" (book) | Joy Kiser |
| October 2014 | Photographs of Global Wildlife | Marshall Faintich |
| September 2014 | Hummingbirds: The Americas' Avian Jewels | Dr. John Spahr |
| May 2014 | Annual club picnic: Sunday, May 4th at 3:00 p.m. | at Natural Chimneys |
| April 2014 | Wildlife Center of Virginia | Ed Clark |
| March 2014 | Audubon Society's Project Puffin | Doug Rogers |
| February 2014 | In-flight Owl Photography Made Simple | Kevin Shank |
| January 2014 | eBird, Apps, Digi-scoping, and Point-and-shoot Photography | Vic Laubach, Brenda Tekin, Peter Nebel |
| December 2013 | Annual Holiday party | - |
| November 2013 | Birding myths, musings, and mirth | John Spahr |
| October 2013 | Cerulean Warblers | Katie Fallon |
| September 2013 | Vultures of the Allegheny Highlands | Keith Carsen |
| May 2013 | Annual club picnic: 8 A.M., Sat. May 18 | - |
| April 2013 | The Brazilian Pantanal | Dick Kieffer |
| March 2013 | Natural Chimneys Park | Edith Kretch |
| February 2013 | Birding on Machias Seal Island | Laura Beltran |
| January 2013 | Ed Lawler | Two Weeks in Northern Tanzania |
| December 2012 | Annual Holiday party | John Spahr |
| November 2012 | Water in the Landscape | Tish & Keith Folsom |
| October 2012 | New Zealand, the Living Land | Dr. William H. D. Leaning |
| September 2012 | Keeping Augusta County Bird Friendly | Sara S. Hollberg, AICP |
| May 2012 | Annual club picnic) | - |
| April 2012 | My 2011 Junior Big Year | Gabriel Mapel |
| March 2012 | Wild & Weird Birds Of The World | John Spahr |
| February 2012 | Birds of the Vredefort Dome | Dr. Erwin Bohmfalk |
| January 2012 | Birds of Colombia | Jim Nix |
| November 2011 | Wilderness Sojourn in Svalbard, the Arctic archipelago | Ken & Marcelle Klotz |
| October 2011 | Banding migrating Saw Whet Owls. | Clair Mellinger, Ph.D. |
| September 2011 | Hawk Migration at Rockfish Gap | Breda Tekin |
| April 2011 | An Appreciation of Birdsongs | Wil Hershberger |
| March 2011 | South Florida & Sanibel Island | Brenda Tekin |
| February 2011 | My Big Year of Birding | Dr. John Spahr, M.D. |
| January 2011 | Birds of Qatar | Peter Nebel |
| November 2010 | Birds of Wintergreen | Marshall Faintich, Ph.D. |
| October 2010 | Birding in Australia | Richard Kiefer, Ph.D. |
| September 2010 | Managing for Early Successional Bird Species on Private Lands | Kenneth Kesson |
| April 2010 | As the World Turns, The Complex Lives of "Simple" Birds | Paul Callo |
| March 2010 | Birds of Korea | Peter Nebel |
| February 2010 | (cancelled due to snow) | . |
| January 2010 | Friends of Shenandoah Mountain | Lynn Cameron |
| November 2009 | Birding Cuba | Dr. John Spahr, M.D. |
| October 2009 | Panama | Teta Kain |
| September 2009 | Photos from Magee Marsh | Brenda Tekin |
| April 2009 | Birding in China | Bob Ake |
| March 2009 | Migratory birds and wildlife conservation in Peru | Andrew Clem |
| February 2009 | Birds of New Guinea | Dr. John Spahr |
| January 2009 | Social Systems in Manakins | Dr. Mercedes Foster (USGS) |
| November 2008 | Bats in Virginia | Rick Reynolds (VDGIF) |
| October 2008 | What's Bugging You? | Dr. Arthur Evans |
| September 2008 | Bluebird Basics | Anne Little |
| April 2008 | Birding travels to Mexico, etc. | Stauffer Miller |
| March 2008 | Land Below the Wind (Borneo, Malay Peninsula) | Peggy Spiegel Opengari |
| February 2008 | Through The Camera's Lens | Bob Schamerhorn |
| January 2008 | When Birds Collide | Carla Dove, Ph.D. |
* Substitute program replaced the one that had been originally scheduled.
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