The Russell County Bird Club, a local chapter of the Virginia Society of Ornithology (VSO), was founded in 1997 in Lebanon, VA.  It meets on the 4^th Tuesday of the month in the Lebanon Community Center.  The Club supports the VSO Principles of Birding Ethics.

Club officers are:  President Laverne Hunter;  Vice-President Jane Thornhill;  Secretary/Treasurer Diana Worley.

Club activities include doing an annual Christmas Bird Count, field trips, an annual picnic outing at Laurel Bed Lake, and an annual banquet for the September meeting to celebrate the founding of the club.  The club also leads a Bird Walk as part of the annual Redbud Festival.  You do not have to be a member to come to a meeting or come to an outing.  Everyone is welcome.

RCBC member, Tom Hunter, was the coordinator for the Mendota Fire Tower Hawk Watch for 2009.  The results were impressive.  The final report for 2009 is here while a summary of the past nine years is here.  Way to go, Tom!


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Russell County Bird Club Members at Laurel Bed Lake
Front Row (L to R):  Janice Martin, Linda Mayhorn, Diana Riggs, Jane Thornhill, Laverne Hunter (Pres.), Diana Worley (Sec/Tres),
Richard Kretz
Second Row (L to R):  Bob Montgomery, Jean Montgomery (VP), Fred Martin, Roger Mayhorn, Maverick Doane, Bob Riggs,
Jerry Thornhill, Tom Hunter, Dave Worley, Pam Kretz