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Birdathon 2024
We’ll have a full report on the results of this year’s Birdathon at our June 2 Audubon Afternoon and Annual Meeting.
Photo: Birders, Laura McDonald
We’ll have a full report on the results of this year’s Birdathon at our June 2 Audubon Afternoon and Annual Meeting. The prize for the most contributions is based on the funds received at our office by May 31, but you can still submit donations now. Your donations recognize the hard work of our 40 Birdathon participants, who identified at least 126 species in our northern Virginia service area. Here’s a link to their team pages. No matter when your donation reaches our office, it goes to good causes: supporting a teacher at Hog Island, citizen science and habitat conservation projects, and our efforts to promote native plants to help the birds.
ASNV Announces Candidates for Offices and the Board of Directors
These individuals have been nominated for positions on ASNV’s board. Read on to meet the candidates.
Photo: American Robin, Mick Thompson
Elizabeth Lyons – Candidate for President for a two-year term. Member of the Board since July 2021.
Greg Butcher – Candidate for Vice President for a one-year term. Vice President since July 2016 and member of the Board since July 2014.
Ron Grimes – Candidate for Treasurer for a two-year term. Member of the Board since July 2021.
Connie Ericson – Candidate for Secretary for a two-year term. Member of the Board since July 2018, Secretary since July 2020.
Joel Beauvais – Candidate for the Board of Directors for a three-year term.
Tom Blackburn – Candidate for the Board of Directors for a three-year term. Member of the Board since July 2016, President since July 2018.
Rita Peralta – Candidate for the Board of Directors for a three-year term.
Stacey Remick-Simkins – Candidate for the Board of Directors for a three-year term.
Jerry Touval – Candidate for the Board of Directors for a three-year term.
Tom Wood – Candidate for the Board of Directors for a three-year term. Member of the Board since 2019.
Join us in-person for our Annual Meeting and Audubon Afternoon, “A Year in the Life of an Owl”
ASNV will have its first in-person Audubon Afternoon in more than two years on June 5.
Photo: Northern Screech Owl, Randy Streufert
ASNV will have its first in-person Audubon Afternoon in more than two years on June 5.
Northern Screech Owl, Randy Streufert
Four live owls will be the stars of the show. We’ll gather informally starting at 2:30PM in the cafeteria of the National Wildlife Federation Building, 11100 Wildlife Center Drive, in Reston. At 3:00PM we’ll have a brief Annual Meeting where we will elect officers and directors. Our main program will begin at 3:15PM, when Secret Garden Birds and Bees will present “A Year in the Life of an Owl,” featuring four live owls for you to see and photograph: a Barn Owl, a Screech Owl, a Great Horned Owl, and a Barred Owl. This is an event the whole family will enjoy!
We welcome any food and drink you would like to share with everyone during the informal portion of the program.
Learn more about our Annual Meeting here.