Bird Perception

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Bryan Barmore

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Thursday, November 12, 2026

Time: Social 6:30 PM

Program: 7:00 PM

Location: Sandy Bottom Nature Park​

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Bryan Barmore has always enjoyed the outdoors, starting early camping with his family and backpacking with Boy Scouts. He became an avid photographer in high school and currently focuses on wildlife and landscape photography. He became a Virginia Master Naturalist in 2014. He focuses his volunteer work on Community Science activities, particularly around

birds, butterflies, and habitat restoration. Bryan and his wife have been active birders for over 30 years. He graduated from Ohio University and the College of William and Mary with degrees in Physics. He retired from NASA Langley this year after 25 years working in air traffic management and project management.

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Holiday Party

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Thursday, December 10, 2026

Time: Appitizers 6:30 PM

Dinner: 7:00 PM

Location: Sandy Bottom Nature Park​

Coordinators: Jeannie Atkins and Brenda Tanner

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Our annual Holiday Potluck Dinner is just around the corner. Please put December 10 on your calendar and come celebrate with your fellow birders at Sandy Bottom Nature Park in the conference room. Appetizers will start at 6:30 PM followed by dinner at 7:00 PM. Please be thinking about what dish you would like to bring that will serve 8–10 people. Your dish can be an appetizer, side dish, main dish or dessert. A sign-up sheet will be passed around at our November 12 meeting. If you cannot attend the November meeting, please call or text Jeannie Atkins at 757-287-3985 no later than December 1 so that we can plan the menu and get an accurate count for seating.  If you call or text, please mention your name, what dish you’d like to bring, the number in your party, and that you’re affiliated with HRBC. Please bring spouses and significant others with you to the dinner. New this year, we will be having a Birding Donation Table headed up by Dianne Snyder and Cindy Schulz for basically any bird related things including books and birding paraphernalia. Please bring your donated items to the December event. Anyone can contribute. A Donation Jar will be available. If you’re not coming to the Party, Cindy will collect items at Sunday walks and the November meeting. According to Dianne, we’ve already received some great things, so make sure to bring your checkbook or cash to the December meeting. If you bring donated items to the meeting and they are not sold by the end of the evening, please remember you’ll need to take them home with you. Finally, we’re looking for volunteers to help with setup and cleanup. Please let us know by December 1 if you can help. We look forward to having this time together to catch up with one another and to celebrate the holidays.

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