There can never be enough habitat for birds, wildlife, and pollinators in Northern Virginia! Thus, the Conservation Committee of ASNV administers grants to support native plant gardens throughout the region
Judy Gallagher briefly recaps a magical summer evening surveying moths and other nocturnal creatures at Meadowood Special Recreation Management Area Pollinator Garden during Moth Week.
Join the friends of Dyke Marsh (FODM) on October 20th at 7:00 PM on Zoom for Greg Butcher’s presentation on wintering waterbirds. Read on for more information!
Roseate Spoonbills (Platalea ajaja) with their brilliant pink plumage, are one of those resplendent birds that attract birders from all over the world.
On August 19, the DWR issued new guidance on feeding birds in light of the outbreak of avian disease this summer. Read on for the entire press release.
ASNV’s advocacy chair wrote an opinion piece in the Washington Post advocating for the consideration of biodiversity in land-use decisions in Fairfax County, specifically regarding plans to pave Justice Park. Read the article here.
Earlier this year Upton Hill Regional Park, Arlington NAACP’s Environmental Climate Justice Committee, Northern Virginia Audubon Society, and Arlington Master Naturalists came together and hosted their first series of Black and Latinx guided bird walks.
A record seven teams of birders participated in ASNV’s 2021 Birdathon, a friendly competition to see which team can raise the most funds for ASNV and see the most bird species in Northern Virginia in 24 hours.
The previous Reston National Golf Course (RNGC) owners fought against Reston residents for the right to develop the golf course into a townhome community. A four-year court battle resulted in a ruling to preserve the golf course as provided in the Reston Comprehensive Plan.
Gretchen Linton of Mark Twain Middle School in Alexandria is the 2021 recipient of ASNV’s scholarship to Educator’s Week at Hog Island Audubon Camp in Maine.
This year’s Youth Education mini grants were awarded to Knox Presbyterian Church, Ramsay Elementary School, Nativity Catholic School and Huntley Meadows’ after-school nature drawing program.
Audubon at Home partnered with Plant NOVA Natives to invite homeowners’ and civic associations to apply for funds to beautify their neighborhood entrances using low maintenance native plants.
With more than 1100 song variations – some believe that number can be closer to 3000 – the Brown Thrasher (Toxostoma rufum) has one of the largest song repertoires of all songbirds. It even beats out the Northern Mockingbird, which can sing up to 200 different songs.
ASNV has eliminated its COVID-19 – related restrictions on in-person gatherings, bird walks and surveys and will follow the CDC’s guidelines as they change from time to time.
In late April, Ashley Bradford photographed a Chipping Sparrow with a totally white head. The name for the condition which caused this color abnormality is disputed.
