The Eastern Shore of Virginia - with Kiptopeke State Park at number four.
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In this fun and friendly team birding competition, teams compete to identify the greatest number of bird species in a single day. The primary goals of the CVB are to raise funds for the Coastal Virginia Wildlife Observatory (CVWO) and to raise awareness of fall bird migration on the Eastern Shore and along the coastal plain of Virginia. The CVB occurs each year during peak migration when birds sing little and many have molted their breeding plumages. Add in hatch-year birds, and you'll see why its a challenge! The event is open to anyone. Participants can form their own team or a single individual can request to be placed with an existing team.
What are the categories?
There is no fee to participate, however, all teams are encouraged to secure sponsors for donations, such as per species or flat-rate pledges from individuals, bird clubs and businesses. All funds raised are used to support CVWO’s field research and environmental education programs. The geographic count area includes the land, rivers, ocean, and bay areas of the entire coastal plain of Virginia (the area east of the Fall Zone or roughly the area east of Interstate 95).
To participate in this year's event, email cvwonews@gmail.com.
Brian Taber
Deborah Humphries
Jim Easton
Shirley Devan
Nancy Barnhart
Sue Mutell
Joyce Lowry
Babs Giffin
Portia Belden
Sarah O'Reilly
Carolyn Morgan
Caitlin Kufahl
Susan Crockett, Gee Brownley, Harry Colestock, Rochelle Colestock, David Yeager, Shanna Ryan
Sage Church
Audrey Anderson
Bob Ake, David Clark, Cape Henry Audubon Society
Beth Aberth, Cheryl Gray-McDonald, Lynn Wehner, Jean Cowan, Jenifer Purcell, Jamie Holloway
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