In Virginia, hummingbird migration season peaked months ago, as Ruby-throated and Rufous Hummingbirds made their way to Mexico or Central America. One Rufous Hummingbird defied the regular migration pattern and is spending the winter in Green Spring Gardens.

Have you ever wondered where animals go in the winter, when many seem to just—disappear?

ASNV hopes everyone in our nature community will join in this citizen science project, the Great Backyard Bird Count.

In the US, February is a month we associate with love and attraction. So, I thought it would be appropriate to discuss courting mechanisms in birds. In this case, bird songs.

In the early weeks of January, a Painted Bunting (Passerina ciris) was spotted in the brushy grasses and rocks off the Tow Road of the C & O Canal National Historic Park, between locks 18 and 19.

Monday Nature Mystery continues! Read on to learn who correctly identified our last mystery.

If you’ve visited any of the South Arlington parks recently you may have encountered two engaging teen birders “The Chippers,” as they are known on their website. Max and Danté are brothers, two years apart in age but entirely in sync about birds.

In December, local birders spotted a Clapper Rail (Rallus crepitans) sleuthing in the marsh at Huntley Meadows Park. Rarely does this bird end up in Virginia, especially inland.

Contact your legislators now and ask them to vote in favor of this bill, which will help guide Virginia in controlling the sale of invasive plants. Read on to find out how.

Even though COVID disrupted regular wildlife surveys this year, individual survey members still took to the field. Here’s a stunning set of photographs that represents a small sample of what they saw in 2020.

Some landfill owners have installed methane gas burners to reduce the amount of methane entering the atmosphere. However, the downside to methane flaring is that the flame is colorless and fatal for birds flying in the area, especially birds of prey.

On December 9, the Richmond Times-Dispatch published an op-ed article by ASNV President Tom Blackburn urging Virginia members of the U.S. House of Representatives to co-sponsor the Recovering America’s Wildlife Act, H.R. 3742.

Monday Nature Mystery continues! Read on to learn who correctly identified these birds (common AND latin names), and see our most recent mystery.

In 2020, we are holding the Christmas Bird Count in the midst of a pandemic. What did birders do in 1918, in the midst of the Spanish flu pandemic?

ASNV and others have raised concerns about a possible $200 million ski resort on the Lorton landfill called “Fairfax Peak.”

Reston has over 800 acres of natural areas and other wildlife-friendly areas, including 55 miles of trails, on property owned by the Reston Association. Six of these areas, covering 400 acres, are now certified as Audubon at Home Wildlife Sanctuaries.

Families might be spending the holidays a little bit differently this year. However, that doesn’t mean we can’t cherish loved ones and spread cheer within the home this season. There are still plenty of fun and interactive activities you can do with your family at home.

Now that it’s starting to get cold here in Virginia, Ruddy Ducks have come back to winter in our freshwater wetlands, lakes and reservoirs.

The Alexandria Film Festival, online this year, will have two films about birds.

Peregrine Falcons appear to be making a comeback in Virginia. Glenda Booth wrote this article for the Ashburn Magazine about a first-time nest at Luck’s quarry.