Welcome to The Monticello Bird Club
in Charlottesville, VA
Contact us for more information: birders@monticellobirdclub.org
The Monticello Bird Club is an informal group of about 150 people who join together to share their enthusiasm for birds. Our monthly meetings feature invited speakers from throughout the state who share their expertise with entertaining and informative presentations.
Field trips with experienced leaders to local or distant sites take us to where the birds are. You don't have to be a member to join us on any of our birding field trips. Follow this link for information about our currently scheduled field trips.
The 2010-2011 season marks the twenty fifth anniversary of the Monticello Bird Club. Our meetings and field trips are always open to the public without charge. If you want to learn more about how to identify birds, their behavior and their life histories, or if you just want to talk to others with similar interests, then please join us soon on a field trip or at a meeting.
Please note our new meeting time is 7:00 pm at the Ivy Creek Natural Area.
The Monticello Bird Club will hold the monthly meetings at 7:00 p.m. on the second Thursday of each month, September through June. The location is the Education Building at Ivy Creek Natural Area, familiar to many as the location of the First Saturday Bird Walks. The Ivy Creek Natural Area is on Earlysville Road about a half mile from the intersection of Hydraulic Road, just before the reservoir. Plenty of parking, compatible natural setting, easy access. See you there at future meetings! Click here for a map to the Ivy Creek Natural Area.
Read our current newsletter online here. The editor of the MBC Newsletter welcomes submissions including articles, photographs and notices. Please email information to Doug Rogers at mbcnews@embarqmail.com or call Doug at 434-409-8156.
Check out the 34 page Birder's Guide to Charlottesville and Vicinity.
Get current information about rare bird sightings from the Monticello Bird Alert.
Potluck Dinner on Thursday, June 14, 2012 at 6:00pm Join us for the last meeting of the season at our
26th Annual Potluck Picnic on June 14th. The meeting will start at 6:00 pm with a short bird walk afterwards, depending upon the weather.
The 18th Annual Purple Martin Field Day will be held on Saturday, June 23 at the farm of Mrs. Merle Wood and her son, Lance, in Louisa County. This is about 20 miles east of Charlottesville. Take Exit 136 on I-64 at Zion Crossroads and go north on US Rt. 15 and look for county Rt. 640 and turn right. Anyone interested in establishing or expanding a Purple Martin colony is invited to see and learn about the most current and effective techniques and equipment available for successful Purple Martin management. |
The Monticello Bird Club
Photo of the Month Please submit your photos to kk@ecoventurestravel.com for a future newsletter. |
Common Yellowthroat by Robert Capon All members are encouraged to submit photos ! |
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Newsletter Submissions:
Deadline for submissions to the newsletter is the 18th of the month preceding publication. Please email information to:
