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October 14, 2025
News
Jess Michetti
Fall 2025 Cape May Field Trip Recap

On Saturday, October 4, 22 birders awoke before sunrise, loaded into vans, and began our journey from Northern Virginia to Cape May, NJ, our eyes set on this faraway destination perfectly aligned with the Atlantic Flyway, one of the four “avian superhighways” in North America.

Fall 2025 Cape May Field Trip Recap
October 6, 2025
News
Jess Michetti
Help Us Write the Potomac Flier

Will you volunteer to help us write our monthly newsletter, the Potomac Flier?

Help Us Write the Potomac Flier
Jess Michetti
May 31, 2022
News

Last Call for Birdathon Donations

Jess Michetti
May 31, 2022
News
Last Call for Birdathon Donations

To celebrate migration and the nesting season, please donate to an ASNV Birdathon team if you haven’t already.

Tagged: Birdathon, Fundraiser, Birding

Jess Michetti
May 31, 2022
News

Youth Education Mini-grants Awarded

Jess Michetti
May 31, 2022
News
Youth Education Mini-grants Awarded

Each Spring ASNV awards Youth Education “mini-grants” to local schools and nonprofit organizations for projects involving youth that establish or enhance a learning experience about nature and conservation.

Tagged: Youth Education, Mini-grants, Youth Education Resource

Jess Michetti
May 31, 2022
News

“Soaring to Greater Heights” Black Birders Week May 29 – June 4

Jess Michetti
May 31, 2022
News
“Soaring to Greater Heights” Black Birders Week May 29 – June 4

June 1, 2022 is the fourth day of Black Birders Week, “Soaring to Greater Heights.” It continues an annual event intended to “…celebrate and highlight birding as a lifelong learning journey that is enjoyed by Black cultures across the diaspora.”

Tagged: Black Birders Week, Black Birders, Diversity, Birding

Jess Michetti
May 31, 2022
News

Let’s Go Birding Together!

Jess Michetti
May 31, 2022
News
Let’s Go Birding Together!

Birding and being in nature are opportunities for everyone. Whether it’s for healing, respite, or peace, a walk in the outdoors can be especially meaningful to people who face discrimination, experience violence at higher rates, or are rejected by their families for being themselves.

Tagged: Birding, Pride Week, Inclusiveness, Diversity

Jess Michetti
May 31, 2022
News

UPDATE: A team of ASNV volunteers has translated Florence McBride’s book into Spanish!

Jess Michetti
May 31, 2022
News
UPDATE: A team of ASNV volunteers has translated Florence McBride’s book into Spanish!

As with the English version, the digital picture book on local birds, tailored to beginners, is available free of charge on the ASNV website.

Tagged: Birding, Bird Identification, Youth Education, Youth Education Resource, Free download

Jess Michetti
May 31, 2022
News

Barred Owl Fledgling Leaves its Nest

Jess Michetti
May 31, 2022
News
Barred Owl Fledgling Leaves its Nest

Reston resident Dorli Bokel doesn’t consider herself a birder, but she loves the Barred Owls that she often hears nearby – especially the young ones.

Tagged: Barred Owl, Reston, Owl Facts, Owls

Jess Michetti
May 31, 2022
News

Sound ID on the Merlin Bird ID App Update

Jess Michetti
May 31, 2022
News
Sound ID on the Merlin Bird ID App Update

Did you know that there is now a Sound ID feature on the Merlin app that analyzes bird songs in real time and matches the species that produces that sound while they’re singing?

Tagged: Bird Identification, Bird Songs, Birding By Ear, Bird Song Identification

Jess Michetti
May 31, 2022
News

Ivy Kills!

Jess Michetti
May 31, 2022
News
Ivy Kills!

Ivy is an invasive exotic species that destroys trees and natural habitat. Please, do not allow English ivy to grow up trees on your property, and if it has done so, take steps to remove it.

Tagged: Plant NOVA Trees, Native Planting, Invasive Species, English Ivy, Invasive Species Removal, Conservation

Jess Michetti
May 31, 2022
News

Native Groundcovers and Trees: The perfect pairing!

Jess Michetti
May 31, 2022
News
Native Groundcovers and Trees: The perfect pairing!

Native groundcovers are becoming increasingly popular, for good reason: even if they have minimal time for gardening, people want to use native plants to support our local birds and butterflies.

Tagged: Native Landscaping, Native Trees, Plant NOVA Natives, Plant NOVA Trees, Plant Communities, Native Plants

Jess Michetti
May 31, 2022
News

Observations from Meadowood: June 2022

Jess Michetti
May 31, 2022
News
Observations from Meadowood: June 2022

Judy Gallagher continues to survey Meadowood Recreation Area. Here are some findings from her most recent survey.

Tagged: Meadowood, Survey, Wildlife Survey, Observations from Meadowood

Jess Michetti
May 31, 2022
News

Monday Mystery - May 30

Jess Michetti
May 31, 2022
News
Monday Mystery - May 30

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

Tagged: Monday Mystery, Facebook, Nature Trivia, Contest

Jess Michetti
May 17, 2022
News

A Birdathon Story: The Chipperbirders

Jess Michetti
May 17, 2022
News
A Birdathon Story: The Chipperbirders

This story is about one of our youngest teams, The Chipperbirders.

Tagged: Birdathon, Birding

Jess Michetti
May 9, 2022
News

A Birdathon Story: The Three Beaks

Jess Michetti
May 9, 2022
News
 A Birdathon Story: The Three Beaks

Our Program Administrator Louise Edsall led her team (composed of herself, her husband Bart Edsall and his caregiver, Salay Kamara) on a successful big-day outing. Louise shares her story of the team’s experience below.

Tagged: Birdathon, Birding, Accessibility, Fundraiser

Jess Michetti
April 29, 2022
President's Corner

May 2022

Jess Michetti
April 29, 2022
President's Corner
May 2022

Now is a great time of year to get outside and remember how wonderful and restorative nature can be.

Tagged: President's Corner, Tom Blackburn, Conservation

Jess Michetti
April 28, 2022
News

Support our Birdathon Teams!

Jess Michetti
April 28, 2022
News
Support our Birdathon Teams!

Eleven teams of birders have committed to support Audubon Society of Northern Virginia’s 2022 Birdathon. Can you help by supporting one or more of our teams?

Tagged: Birdathon, Birding, Fundraiser, Support ASNV

Jess Michetti
April 28, 2022
News

Use your Birding Skills for Science

Jess Michetti
April 28, 2022
News
Use your Birding Skills for Science

Want to bird for science? Consider participating in the Northern Virginia Bird Survey, ASNV’s long-running survey of breeding birds in our region!

Tagged: Northern Virginia Bird Survey, Northern Virginia Birds, Bird Count, Survey, Citizen Science

Jess Michetti
April 28, 2022
News

Join us in-person for our Annual Meeting and Audubon Afternoon, “A Year in the Life of an Owl”

Jess Michetti
April 28, 2022
News
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.

Tagged: Annual Meeting, Board of Directors

Jess Michetti
April 28, 2022
News

Learning about Native Plant Communities

Jess Michetti
April 28, 2022
News
Learning about Native Plant Communities

Plant communities are assemblages of plant species that grow in a particular habitat and interact with each other, wildlife, and the environment around them. Plant communities are a natural extension of “right plant, right place.”

Tagged: Audubon at Home, Plant Communities, Native Plants, Plant NOVA Natives, Native Landscaping

Jess Michetti
April 28, 2022
News

Invasive Plants Bill Became Law

Jess Michetti
April 28, 2022
News
Invasive Plants Bill Became Law

Under a new law, the General Assembly has directed the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS) to prepare a brochure that explains the value of native plants and the harm from noxious weeds and other invasive plants.

Tagged: Invasive Species, Native Landscaping, Native Plants, Take Action

Jess Michetti
April 28, 2022
News

Join the Fun this Spring and Summer and Monitor Breeding Birds with NestWatch

Jess Michetti
April 28, 2022
News
Join the Fun this Spring and Summer and Monitor Breeding Birds with NestWatch

With the season of baby birds now here, it is important for ornithologists to collect data on nest construction, successful nestling development, and overall care from adults. To do this, nest boxes must be constructed and mounted properly.

Tagged: Cornell Lab of Ornithology, NestWatch, Conservation, Breeding Birds, Purple Martin

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