November 2022
The SISKIN
Newsletter of the Northern Virginia Bird Club
Vol. 67, No. 4
November 2022
NVBC GENERAL MEETING—THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 8 PM
Inside
www.nvabc.org
Calendar of NVBC field trips,
November 2, 2022 – February 12,
2023
Upcoming Christmas Bird Counts
in Northern Virginia
2023 ASNV Winter Waterfowl
Survey
Shorebirds at Huntley Meadows
Park (photographs)
Maiden Pelagic Trip
Insert – 2023 membership renewal
notice
Winter Chincoteague Trip
The Winter Chincoteague Weekend
club
trip is scheduled for February 10
to February 12 (Friday to Sunday). The
trip will be limited to 16 people. NVBC
membership is required for this trip and
all tour participants will need to declare
that they are vaccinated for COVID-19
at the sign-up time of the trip.
Registration will open on November
16, 2022 at 6 am. To sign up for this
trip, please email Elton Morel at
eltonlmorel@verizon.net. Please do not
make your hotel reservations until your
trip registration has been confirmed.
When signing up, please affirm that you
are vaccinated for COVID-19 virus and
whether you are interested in Saturday
night’s group dinner at Bill’s Seafood
Restaurant and Sunday morning’s
CBBT Island trip. If the trip is full, your
name can be put on a waiting list.
February is an excellent time to
visit Chincoteague National Wildlife
Refuge (NWR) and the Chesapeake
Bay Bridge-Tunnel Islands (CBBT).
Continued on pg. 2
Bird Conservation Work by the
American Bird Conservancy
Speaker: Daniel J. Lebbin
How many of you have heard of American Bird Conservancy (ABC)
or know what ABC does to conserve birds? Dan Lebbin will give a
presentation about bird conservation work by ABC, touching on efforts in
Virginia, and focusing on preventing extinctions of the rarest species in the
Americas, from Hawaii to South America, and including establishing nature
reserves for endangered species.
Dan lives locally in Vienna, and serves
as Vice President of Threatened Species at
ABC. He is an author of American Bird
Conservancy’s Guide to Bird
Conservation, and has published articles in
peer-reviewed science journals and
popular magazines such as Birding and
Neotropical Birds. Prior to ABC, he
completed a PhD at Cornell University’s
Lab of Ornithology studying habitat
specialization of Amazonian birds.
Early bird refreshments start at 7:30
pm. Any contributions of food or beverage
will be most gratefully received. There
will be a drawing for door prizes. Northern
Virginia Bird Club pins will be available
for members who would like to buy them
($5 each).
Daniel J. Lebbin
MEETING PLACE: St. Andrews Episcopal Church, 4000 Lorcom Lane,
Arlington, 22207. Directions are on page 4.
Birds of Virginia: A Guide to Must-See Birds in the Commonwealth American Bird Conservancy blog
Our November meeting speaker,
Daniel Lebbin, recently produced
with other birding experts a great
resource for Virginia birders.
Check out the 5-part blog and links
to other birding resources at https://
abcbirds.org/blog/virginia-birds/
good look at them. Another reason to like sparrows is
that unlike many other birds, sparrows will often sing
or me, just as spring brings warblers, fall brings
when they are in their fall and winter habitats. When I
sparrows. Some birders may overlook sparrows since
hear the “Poor Sam Peabody, Peabody” song emanating
they are not as brightly colored as many of the other
from a White-throated Sparrow for the first time every
birds that we find. These “little brown jobs” are thought
fall, I know that the season has
of as drab birds that scurry
truly changed. We can also
around in the brush and all look
sometimes get rare sparrows in
pretty much the same. However,
our area which just adds to the
if we really look at sparrows, we
fun. I will never forget when, as
will find that they are often
a new birder, I saw a Harris’s
charismatic birds. Also, the
Sparrow and a Clay-colored
various species are distinctive in
Sparrow at Julie Metz Wetlands
their appearances and behaviors.
Preserve. It was doubly
Some sparrows like Fox
thrilling because these birds
Sparrows and White-crowned
were both rare and also
Sparrows, contrary to the
beautiful. I was a sparrow fan
stereotype, are actually quite
for life! I hope you enjoy
striking in appearance. It is
seeing some of our local
always a treat to find one of
sparrows when you are out
these birds out in the field. Even
birding this fall and winter.
common sparrows like Song
They are worth checking out.
Sparrow at Green Spring Garden Park, photographed
Sparrows and Swamp Sparrows Song
in November 2021 by Larry Meade
—Larry Meade
have their appeal if you take a
F
Presidential Peentings
Winter Chincoteague Trip from p.1
Shorebirds at Huntley Meadows Park
The Refuge is loaded with wintering waterfowl while the
CBBT is famous for wintering sea ducks. We typically find
90 to 100 species on this trip. Highlights from previous
years have been Northern Gannets, Red-necked Grebes,
Lesser Black-backed Gulls, Snow Geese, Brants, Common
Goldeneyes, Long-tailed Ducks, Common Eiders,
Harlequin Ducks, Purple Sandpipers, Great Cormorants
and even Razorbills. Plans for the weekend include birding
the Chincoteague area Friday afternoon starting at 3:15
pm. (optional) and Saturday starting at 7:30 am. Activities
on Friday and Saturday include birding along Beach Road,
Swan Cove, Tom’s Cove and around the Wildlife Loop.
Time and tides permitting, we will also visit the Queen
Sound Flats and Mariner’s Point. On Sunday, we will bird
Kiptopeke State Park before our trip to CBBT Island #4.
We will be limited to a one and a half hour visit on island
4 due to the construction of a new tunnel. The CBBT trip
requires security forms in advance and an extra fee for the
security escort, expected to be five dollars per person. The
trip concludes at 12:30 pm on Sunday.
We have obtained a special rate of $92 including taxes
per night on fifteen rooms for Friday and Saturday nights
at the Best Western Chincoteague Island Hotel on Maddox
Boulevard. A two-night stay is usually required. Hotel
reservations must be made by January 27 to get this special
group rate. Participants should make their own
reservations by calling 800-553-6117 and be sure to say
they are with the Northern Virginia Bird Club. Check-in
time is 3 pm on Friday, February 10, with a prior 48-hour
notice policy for cancellation. Chincoteague National
Wildlife Refuge has an entrance fee per car.
Lesser Yellowlegs (above) photographed by Larry Meade
Greater and Lesser Yellowlegs (below) photographed by Neal
Gause
—Elton Morel
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Northern Virginia Bird Club . www.nvabc.org
CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNTS IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA
As in previous years, the Christmas Bird Count
organizers intend to conduct the counts this year as
safely as possible in light of any continuing pandemic
issues, while still giving birders a chance to get out and
enjoy doing the counts and contributing to this long-running tradition. Depending on the status of the
Covid-19 pandemic at the time the bird counts are
conducted, the organizers will identify any necessary
COVID -19 protocols before the specified count date.
Some CBC representatives may decide conditions
warrant cancelling their circle count. Any cancellation
decision should be made by November 15.
Thursday December 15, 2022
BROOKE, VA (Stafford area, lower Potomac)
Contact coordinators and compiler, Laurel Bybell at
lbybell@gmail.com or David Govoni at david.govoni
@gmail.com.
Saturday, December 17, 2022
WASHINGTON D.C.
Includes area of Virginia inside the Beltway and parts of
Fairfax County south of Alexandria to include Dyke Marsh.
To participate, email compiler, Larry Cartwright:
prowarbler@verizon.net or contact the Audubon Naturalist
Society through Carol Hayes at carol.hayes@anshome.org
or call 301-652-9188 extension 10.
SENECA MD/VA
Count has five Virginia sectors, ranging from Great Falls
Park to the eastern corner of Loudoun County. To participate, email compiler Jim Nelson at kingfishers2@verizon
.net.
Tuesday, December 27, 2022
NOKESVILLE
For more information or to register, contact Kim Hosen at
703-499-4954 or kim@pwconserve.org.
Wednesday, December 28, 2022
CENTRAL LOUDOUN
Sign up at www.loudounwildlife.org or contact compiler,
Joe Coleman: 540-554-2542 or jcoleman@loudounwildlife
.org or Bryan Henson at bhenson@loudounwildlife.org.
Saturday, December 31, 2022
CALMES NECK
Parts of western Loudoun and eastern Clarke counties. The
cutoff date to join up to participate is December 18.
Contact compiler, Margaret Wester at margaretwester
@hotmail.com.
FORT BELVOIR
To volunteer, contact compiler, Kurt Gaskill at
kurtcapt87@verizon.net or 703-768-2172.
Sunday, December 18, 2022
MANASSAS-BULL RUN
To participate, contact Phil Silas by December 8 at epsdcva
@aol.com or 703-987-0817.
Monday, January 2, 2023
SUGARLOAF MOUNTAIN
Lucketts Sector is in northern Loudoun County. Sector
leader, Gerco Hoogeweg at drgerco@hotmail.com
THE PLAINS/AIRLIE
WALKERTON
To participate, please register online at: https://
cliftoninstitute.org/event/christmas-bird-count-2/. If you
have questions or need help registering, please contact
coordinator, Bridget Bradshaw (email: bbradshaw
@cliftoninstitute.org, phone: 540-341-3651).
Count area is primarily in Middle Peninsula. Contact by
December 13. Contact compiler, Fred Atwood at
fredatwood@yahoo.com.
More Shorebirds at
Huntley Meadows
Photographed by Larry
Meade
Killdeer
Least Sandpiper
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Audubon Society of Northern Virginia
Winter Waterfowl Survey
On Saturday, February 11 and
Sunday, February 12, 2023, birders
of all skill levels will join up to
count waterfowl in Fairfax,
Arlington, and Prince William
counties, including the Potomac
and Occoquan watersheds. Novice
birders will be paired with expert
bird enthusiasts. Larry Cartwright
continues as the volunteer compiler
for this year’s count. For more
information and to join the team,
email info@audubonva.org, call
703-438-6008, or secure your spot
by registering through the Audubon
Society for Northern Virginia
website. Protocols for COVID will
be determined in the future.
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Upcoming Trips and Events
Compiled by Elton Morel
Note:
Beginning birders are welcome on all trips.
When reservations are required, please call one of the trip leaders. Phone numbers are below.
If in doubt about a trip because of weather, please call one of the leaders.
Check the NVBC website for updated information about trips: http://www.nvabc.org/trips.htm.
•To receive email notices, join the NVBC eMail Exchange. For sign-up directions see back page of the
newsletter.
Sunday
Monday
now is the time for all good men
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
2
November
5
8 AM
Silver Lake RP
8:30 AM
Long Branch
Toby Hardwick
Ed LeGrand
Tom Nardone
Dixie Sommers
Trip Leaders
Jeremy Beck
Toby Hardwick
Ed LeGrand
Larry Meade
Mer Mietzelfeld
Elton Morel
Tom Nardone
Phil Silas
Dixie Sommers
9
12
8 AM
Aquia Landing
Park
8:30 AM
Dyke Marsh
703-517-1816
703-201-1517
908-268-6627
571-275-2523
607-643-8307
703-907-9951
703-946-7738
703-987-0817
703-969-7931
Tom Nardone
16
8:30 AM
Huntley
Meadows Park
Saturday
Elton Morel
17
NVBC
Meeting
19
8 AM
Leopold’s
Preserve
8 PM
Ed LeGrand
Toby Hardwick
Tom Nardone
26
8:30 AM
Blandy Farm
Elton Morel
Ed LeGrand
29
dddddd
8:30 AM
Veterans
Memorial Park
December
3
8 AM
Occoquan NWR
Phil Silas
Phil Silas
7
10
8:30 AM
Long Branch
8:30 AM
Mason Neck SP
Tom Nardone
Larry Meade
Dixie Sommers
14
8:30 AM
Dyke Marsh
Tom Nardone
December 14, 2022 – January 5, 2023— CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNTS (NORTHERN VIRGINIA CBC See p. 3)
DIRECTIONS
NVBC Meeting (11/17) St. Andrews
Episcopal Church, 4000 Lorcom Ln,
Arlington 22207, at the intersection of
Lorcom Ln and Military Rd. From the
intersection of Spout Run Pkwy and
Lorcom Ln, go about a half mile on
Lorcom to the second traffic light.
Turn left onto Military and enter the
first driveway on the right. There is
4
some parking near the Church’s back
entrance and a bigger lot up the
driveway. There is on-street parking.
Enter at the back door facing Military
Rd which leads to the Undercroft
where the meeting in held
——
Aquia Landing Park (11/12, 1/21)
2846 Brooke Rd, Stafford 22554
From southbound I-95 towards
Stafford, take exit 140 to Stafford,
then left (east) on Courthouse Rd (Rt
630), go 3.5 mi. and turn right on
Andrew Chapel Rd (Rt 629), go 0.9
mi. and under the railroad bridge to a
slight left onto Brooke Rd (Rt 608),
go 4.4 mi. to the park entrance,
continue past park entrance gate to the
parking lot at the end of the road.
Meet in the parking lot.
Northern Virginia Bird Club . www.nvabc.org
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
January
Wednesday
Thursday
4
8:30 AM
Long Branch
Tom Nardone
Dixie Sommers
Friday
Saturday
7
8 AM
Northern Neck X-trip
Members only/
email leader to
register
Larry Meade
11
8:30 AM
Burke Lake Park
Tom Nardone
18
8:30 AM
Neabsco Regional
Park – Boardwalk
14
8:30 AM
Riverbend RP
Jeremy Beck
Mer Mietzelfeld
21
8 AM
Aquia Landing Park
Elton Morel
Phil Silas
25
8:30 AM
Huntley Meadows
Park
28
8 AM
Silver Lake RP
Toby Hardwick
Tom Nardone
Dixie Sommers
February 1
8:30 AM
Long Branch
Tom Nardone
Dixie Sommers
4
8 AM
Occoquan Bay NWR
Larry Meade
10-12
Chincoteague Weekend
Members only
Sign up via email starting on
November 16, 2022 at 6 am
Elton Morel
Blandy Experimental Farm/State
Arboretum of Virginia (11/26) 400
Blandy Farm Ln, Boyce, 22620 Take
I-66 west to Rt 17 north (Exit 23,
Delaplane/Paris). Follow Rt 17 north
to junction with Rt 50 west. Turn left
at traffic light onto Rt 50/17; go 7.8
mi., turn left onto Rt 750 to the
Arboretum.
Burke Lake Park (1/11) 7315 Ox Rd,
Fairfax Station 22039 From I-495,
take exit 54 west (Braddock Rd). If
coming from the North, stay in right
lane of exit. Go 1.5 mi. on Braddock
Rd then left onto Burke Lake Rd. Go
4.7 mi. and turn left onto Rt 123 (Ox
Rd). Turn left at second traffic light
(big park signs), and turn left
immediately after the entrance booth.
Park in the first lot on the right (by the
mini-golf course).
Dyke Marsh (11/9, 12/14) 6401
George Washington Memorial Pkwy,
Alexandria 22307 (Belle Haven Park
and Marina) From Alexandria, take
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George Washington Pkwy south.
Cross I-495; continue 1.2 mi. to Belle
Haven Park entrance on the left. Meet
at south parking lot.
Huntley Meadows Park (11/16, 1/25)
3701 Lockheed Blvd, Alexandria
22306 From I-495, take Rt 1 south 3
mi. to Lockheed Blvd. Right on
Lockheed; go 0.5 mi. to Harrison Ln,
park entrance on left. Meet in parking
lot.
Leopold’s Preserve (11/19) 16283
Thoroughfare Rd, Haymarket 20169
From I-66 west, take exit 40 to Rt 15
toward Haymarket/Leesburg. Turn left
onto Rt 15 south. Turn right onto Rt
55 and go 1.7 mi. to Thoroughfare Rd.
Turn left onto Thoroughfare and go
0.3 mi. There are parking lots on both
sides of the road. Meet in the right
hand (west) parking lot. The left hand
(east) parking lot can be used for
overflow parking.
Long Branch Nature Area (11/2,
12/7, 1/4, 2/1) 625 S Carlin Springs
Rd, Arlington 22204 Take Rt 50, east
from Fairfax or west from Rosslyn to
Carlin Springs exit. Go south on
Carlin Springs 0.5 mi. to Nature
Center on left, just south of N. Va
Community Hospital on left. Meet at
Nature Center parking lot.
Mason Neck State Park (12/10) 7301
High Point Rd, Lorton 22079 From
I-495, take I-95 south 7 mi. to
Lortoexit. Left on Rt 642 to Rt 1.
Right on Rt 1 to Rt 242 (Gunston
Rd.). Left on Rt 242; go 4 mi. to
Mason Neck Management Area. Turn
right, follow paved road to end at
Visitor Center. State fee area.
Neabsco Regional Park – Boardwalk
(1/18) 15125 Blackburn Rd,
Woodbridge 22191 From I-495, take
I-95 south about 14 mi. to exit 156
(Dale City/Rippon Landing/Rt. 784).
Take it 156A for Rt 784 east toward
Rippon Landing. Continue 0.7 mi.
across Rt 1 where Dale Blvd becomes
Rippon Blvd and continue down the
5
Trip Directions from page 4
Neabsco Regional Park – Boardwalk
hill another 0.4 mi. to a stop light and
turn right on Blackburn Rd. The park
parking lot is then 0.2 mi. away on the
left.
Northern Neck X-trip (1/7) Meet at
the Silver Diner, 6592 Springfield
Mall. From the Beltway, take I-95
south to exit 169A (Springfield/
Franconia) (Rt 644E). From exit ramp,
turn right onto Franconia Rd E. Stay
in the right lane. Go about 0.3 mi. on
Franconia Rd E, past Loisdale Rd, and
turn right into Springfield Mall. Go
about 325 ft; turn left and go about
150 ft; then turn left again and go
another 200 ft to the Silver Diner on
the left.
Occoquan Bay National Wildlife
Refuge (12/3, 2/4) 13950 Dawson
Beach Rd, Woodbridge 22192 From
I-495, take I-95 south 9 mi. to (left)
exit 161 (Woodbridge). Go south on
Rt 1 about 2 mi. to left turn onto
Dawson Beach Rd. Continue on
Dawson Beach 0.7 mi. to entrance
gate. Meet in parking lot.
Riverbend Park (Visitor Center)
(1/14).8700 Potomac Hills St, Great
Falls 22066 From I-495, take Rt. 193
west 5 mi. to Rt 603 (Riverbend Rd).
Turn right onto Rt 603; go 2 mi. to
Jeffery Rd. Turn right onto Jeffery;
and go 0.8 mi. to main park entrance
sign on right. Turn right and continue
0.5 mi.to Visitor Center parking lot.
Meet in front of Visitor Center.
Silver Lake RP (11/5, 1/28) 16198
Silver Lake Rd, Haymarket 20169
From I-495, take I-66 west 24 mi. to
exit 40 (Rt 15). Turn south onto Rt 15
(toward Haymarket) and go 0.3 miles
to Rt 55. Turn right onto Rt 55 and go
0.9 mi. to Antioch Rd. Turn right onto
Antioch and go 1.3 mi. to Silver Lake
Rd. Turn right and proceed to park
entrance and continue to parking lot
next to the lake. Meet in parking lot.
Veterans Memorial Park (11/29)
14300 Veterans Dr, Woodbridge,
22191 From I-495, take I-95 south 9
mi. to (left) exit 161 (Woodbridge).
Go south on Rt 1 about 3.5 mi. to left
turn onto Featherstone Rd. Continue
on Featherstone about a mile and cross
the RR tracks, turn left and proceed
about 1 mile to the community center
on the left, meet near Veterans Drive
in front of the center.
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Bird Walks at Local Parks
Banshee Reeks Nature
Preserve, second Saturdays, 8
am. Meet at the parking lot. Visit
the Loudoun Wildlife web site,
w w w. l o u d o u n w i l d l i f e . o r g /
events/
Blue Ridge Center for
Environmental Stewardship,
fourth Saturday, 8 am Meet at
Education Center. www.loudoun
wildlife.org/events/
Dyke Marsh, Sundays, 8 am See
directions. Visit the Friends of
Dyke Marsh web site,
www.fodm.org
Great Falls National Park,
Sundays, 8 am Meet in the main
parking lot near the Park Visitor
Center.
Huntley Meadows Park,
Mondays, 7 am (Mar-Oct) 8 am
(Nov-Feb) Meet in parking lot.
Leader: Harry Glasgow
Merrimac Farm, last Sunday, 8
am Meet at Merrimac Farm
Stone House. www.pwconserve
.org/eventsindex.html#bird
Riverbend Park, first and third
Fridays, 8 am, beginning May
6 to October 7. Meet at the
Nature Center parking lot off
Jeffrey Road. No fee but call
Riverbend Park at 703-759-9018
to register. Leader: Robin Duska
White Ibis at Huntley Meadows
photographed by Neal Gause
Treasurer’s Report for
Fiscal Year 2022
The Club 2022 Financial Report
follows. Membership remained strong
as did donations to the Val Kitchens
Memorial Education Grant funds.
Once again the Club gave a grant to
the Community Cloud Forest
Conservation organization. In
addition, the Club donated $500 to the
VA Breeding Bird Atlas publishing
efforts and pledged the same amount
for the next 3 years.
Meeting
expenses were low due to the use of
virtual meetings. Printing costs were
higher than previous years due to the
decision to continue to print the Siskin
in color in response to member
enthusiasm..
At the close of the year, the Club
had $15,448 in total assets, including
those reserved for future years dues
($3,975) and for future grants ($848).
Income received
Dues for 2022
Bird Watcher’s Digest &
pin sales
Donations,
Amazon Smile
Total Income
5,500
0
660
85
$6,245
Expenses
Organizational costs
$830
(includes fees for web host
PO box, VA, Paypal, etc)
Meeting expenses
612
(includes hall rental, speaker
honorariums, prizes,
refreshments)
Printing and postage
3,289
Educational Grants
500
Atlas Donation
500
Total expenses
$5,731
Net for 2022
$514
—Jean Tatalias, Treasurer
Northern Virginia Bird Club . www.nvabc.org
Maiden Pelagic Trip
Like many of you, I got the VA-BIRD notice from
Andrew Rapp about a Summer Rudee Pelagic Trip. Angst
set in. I had stood on shorelines all over Virginia Beach
where Great Shearwaters had been reported on eBird,
hoping to spot these large seabirds, without luck or clear
ID confidence. Dare I get on a boat, spend a long day with
other unknown birders and maybe feel dizzy and seasick in
front of strangers? I signed up and then backed out. A few
days before the trip, there were new openings and Alex
Capaldi and Sophie Bodrog, fellow NVBC birders, said
they were going and signed me up for the trip. I am so
happy to have trusted them both. My first pelagic trip was
so much fun.
The nearly 15 hour boat trip started at 4 am, on August
28, with calm waters, under a new moon and pitch black
sky. Fifty people were aboard the 75-foot Rudee Mariner.
We were headed to Norfolk Canyon, 70 miles out, 5 hours
each way. Even in the dark I practiced focusing on the
horizon, but not staring too much, and staying outside the
cabin. Two and a half hours out, we started to see Cory’s
Shearwaters, then Wilson’s Storm Petrels and many Rednecked Phalaropes. We saw Pilot Whales and later two
other dolphin species. It was so exciting to be jumping
from one side of the boat to the other, we had great 360
degree views. I could see the birds and some field marks
most of time. I had imagined I would only see distant tiny
silhouettes like hawks over mountains at hawk watches.
Our captain, would maneuver the boat close to birds,
backtrack when necessary, and move closer to investigate
other marine life.
Four hours out a Yellow-breasted Chat flew over my
head. Five hours out we saw Audubon’s Shearwaters
floating near the side of the boat and a Pomarine Jaeger fly
by. Both subspecies of Cory’s Shearwater, the Scopoli’s
and Borealis, were seen out at the Canyon area midday,
along with Long-tailed Jaegers, and my boat trip
inspiration bird, the Great Shearwater.
Heading back was a very long ride with few bird
sightings but close views of Manta rays, Loggerhead and
Leather-backed sea turtles, Atlantic flying fish and
absolutely great conversation. All seats were taken on the
shady side of boat. I ventured to the top level, held on tight
as the boat pitched more up there. I also squeezed in
between the photographers and spotters on the bow.
Thanks to Will Goode keeping me focused on the terns
close to shore, I saw a Black Tern, elusive for me in
Virginia. This pelagic trip added six life birds to my list.
To prepare for the pelagic I took Dramamine but also
packed three types of dry ginger crackers, ginger chews,
special nausea bags, and a change of clothes. Happily zero
of my motion fears occurred. I am definitely birding at sea
again. Hope this inspires you to cast off soon.
—Joan Mashburn
The Siskin . Vol. 67, No. 4 . November 2022
Photographs by Ken Sardegna
Header: Long-tailed Jaeger
Above
Cory’s Shearwater
Audubon’s Shearwater
Great Shearwater
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trips, and other activities, along with a
printable membership form, are
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General Meeting Dates: November
17, 2022, February 16 and April 20,
2023.
Next Board Meeting: Thursday,
December 1, 2022, 7:30 pm. To join
the Zoom board meeting or to have
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lgmeade@gmail.com.
Deadline for next issue of The
Siskin: The February issue will
include activities through April 2023.
Please send items for publication by
January 1, 2023, to the editors at
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CLUB CONTACTS
President: Larry Meade, 571-275-2523
Vice President, Programs: Phil Silas,
703-987-0817
Vice President, Field Activities: Elton
Morel, 703-907-9951
Secretary: Diane Marton,
703-527-7360
Treasurer: Jean Tatalias,
703-281-6099
Directors: Jeremy Beck, 703-517-1816
Joan Mashburn, 703-209-8678
Joanna Taylor, 703-243-5989
Directors Emeritus: Len Alfredson,
Charlotte Friend, Don Wiesnet
Membership: Elizabeth Fenton,
703-533-0851
Webmaster, www.nvabc.org: Jeremy
Beck, jghyll+nvabc@gmail.com
Editors, The Siskin: Pat and Neal
Gause, 703-476-3903
Administrator, NVBC Facebook
Group: Allie Guidry (please contact
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NVBC email: lgmeade@gmail.com
More Shorebirds at Huntley Meadows Park
Wilson’s Snipe photographed by Seth Honig
Wilson’s Snipe photographed by Seth Honig
Long-billed Dowitcher photographed by Seth Honig
Pectoral Sandpiper and Huntley Meadows Park
landscape header photographed by Neal Gause
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Short-billed Dowitcher photographed by Seth Honig
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Least Sandpiper photographed by Elton Morel (May 2018)
Semipalmated Sandpiper photographed by Neal Gause
Killdeer photographed by Neal Gause
Semipalmated Plover photographed by Neal Gause
Solitary Sandpiper photographed by Neal Gause
Spotted Sandpiper photographed by Seth Honig
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