Why is that Northern Cardinal bald? We all have bad hair days. Birds have bad feather weeks every late summer as they go through molt. Some, like Northern Cardinals, take the process to the extreme.
Results of the 2026 Winter Waterfowl Count
Plant the Slant: Tips for Gardening on Slopes
The Gray Catbird
A Closer Look: Nature All Around Us, June 2026
Wildlife Sanctuary Almanac: Native Dogwoods are Better for Birds
Upcoming Workshops and Classes
Flyways and Freedom: A Black Birder's Reflection
Enjoy a free guided nature walk beside a threatened, globally rare ecosystem
Citizen Scientists Are Down to Earth
Uncertainty Looms at National Refuges, While Other Protected Areas in Virginia Expand
Birding with Purpose: Six Principles for Ethical Birding
Your Yard Can Help Save Our Streams
Northern Virginia’s stream and river water quality is not great. Although agriculture is the largest contributor by far of nutrient and sediment loads in Virginia’s streams, rivers, and the Chesapeake Bay, urban and suburban stormwater runoff is the second-largest and the fastest-growing contributor to these pollutants.
