Great Backyard Bird Count is Underway!

Pam Monahan and some of her neighfors  at West Neck in Virginai Beach have a bird watching club. and the group set out early Friday on the first day of the Great Backyard Bird Count.  Monahan sent this report:

The Backyard Birdwatchers of West Neck participated in Day One of the Great Backyard Bird Count.

Five members began the day at 8 am at Honey Bee Golf Course, in the fog.

Fourteen species were observed which included five bald eagles, three killdeer, 12 great blue herons in flight, and "my" white goose!

From there, we went to Evelyn's Wildlife Refuge, and observed 12 species, mostly songbirds and starlings.

Later that afternoon, I observed a juvenile bald eagle on the Signature at West Neck, who gave me some nice photo opportunities.

See Monahan's photo at right.

Send in your bird counts  reports over the weekend and I'll try to get them up on this blog.

To find out more about the Great Backyard Bird Count, visit www.birdcount.org.

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