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Northern Virginia Bird Alliance

Who We Are
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Diversity and Inclusion
NVBA Staff and Board
Partners and Benefactors
Territory
The Audubon Name
Our Board's Decision
The Audubon Name
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Classes and Events
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Volunteer with NVBA
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Ongoing Local Efforts
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Wildlife Sanctuary Program
Wildlife Sanctuary Program
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Creating Wildlife Habitat
Native Plants for Wildlife
Wildlife Sanctuary Almanac
Plant This Not That
Human-made Hazards to Wildlife
Ambassador Tool Kit
Contact the Wildlife Sanctuary Program
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Stretch Our Parks
Bird Safe NOVA
About Bird Safe NOVA
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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
December 31, 2023
News

Resolve to Help the Birds in 2024!

Jess Michetti
December 31, 2023
News
Resolve to Help the Birds in 2024!

New year’s resolutions about more exercise and a better diet are traditional for this time of year, because those actions can help us live better, happier lives. But another way to improve your quality of life is by helping the birds.

Tagged: New Years Resolution, Conservation, Window Collision, Bird-friendly Windows, Outdoor Lighting

Jess Michetti
December 30, 2023
News

Monday Mystery - January 1, 2024

Jess Michetti
December 30, 2023
News
Monday Mystery - January 1, 2024

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

Tagged: Monday Mystery, Facebook, Nature Trivia, Contest

Jess Michetti
November 30, 2023
President's Corner

Board Notes

Jess Michetti
November 30, 2023
President's Corner
Board Notes

I’ve asked myself on occasion what makes us birders?

Tagged: President's Corner, Conservation, Board Notes

Jess Michetti
November 30, 2023
News

2024 Educator Scholarship Application Now Open

Jess Michetti
November 30, 2023
News
2024 Educator Scholarship Application Now Open

Each year ASNV offers a full scholarship to Sharing Nature: An Educator's Week at Hog Island Audubon Camp in coastal Maine. Applications are open now!

Tagged: Hog Island, Youth Education, Scholarships and Grants, National Audubon Society, Educators

Jess Michetti
November 30, 2023
News

The Audubon Name: An Update on Our Survey

Jess Michetti
November 30, 2023
News
The Audubon Name: An Update on Our Survey

Earlier this fall, we conducted a survey to learn how our members and friends feel about the possibility of changing the name of the Audubon Society of Northern Virginia. If you participated, thank you!

Tagged: John James Audubon, The Audubon Name, Name Change Survey

Jess Michetti
November 30, 2023
News

Some Ways to Donate to ASNV: Planned Giving

Jess Michetti
November 30, 2023
News
Some Ways to Donate to ASNV: Planned Giving

Many people review and plan their charitable giving at this time of year. Making a donation typically may involve writing a check or using a credit card, but there are other options for planned giving, some of which can provide tax advantages for the donor.

Tagged: Planned Giving, Support ASNV, How You Can Help

Jess Michetti
November 30, 2023
News

A Combined Effort to Stretch Monticello Park

Jess Michetti
November 30, 2023
News
A Combined Effort to Stretch Monticello Park

On the Sunday before Thanksgiving more than 30 volunteers came together for a service project at Monticello Park in Alexandria.

Tagged: Stretch Our Parks, Conservation, Habitat Restoration, Monticello Park

Jess Michetti
November 30, 2023
News

Controlling English Ivy Saves Trees and Combats Climate Change

Jess Michetti
November 30, 2023
News
Controlling English Ivy Saves Trees and Combats Climate Change

Unfortunately, many people think English Ivy is a benign plant that grows in the shade where nothing else grows. 

Tagged: Invasive Species Removal, English Ivy, Invasive Plants, Climate Change

Jess Michetti
November 30, 2023
News

Christmas Bird Count 2023

Jess Michetti
November 30, 2023
News
Christmas Bird Count 2023

The 124th Audubon Christmas Bird Count (CBC) will take place between this December 14 and January 5, 2024.

Tagged: Christmas Bird Count, Bird Count, Survey, Citizen Science

Jess Michetti
November 30, 2023
News

Observations from Meadowood: December 2023

Jess Michetti
November 30, 2023
News
Observations from Meadowood: December 2023

Judy Gallagher is an ASNV board member and a regular surveyor of local wildlife who also captures photos of what she sees, in particular the less common species.

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

Jess Michetti
November 30, 2023
News

Monday Mystery - November 27, 2023

Jess Michetti
November 30, 2023
News
Monday Mystery - November 27, 2023

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

Tagged: Monday Mystery, Facebook, Nature Trivia, Contest

Jess Michetti
October 31, 2023
President's Corner

President's Corner

Jess Michetti
October 31, 2023
President's Corner
President's Corner

Hope is winning out, even as I hear chainsaws and backhoes signal the demolition of yet another neighborhood house and all of its majestic oaks. I block out those sounds of destruction by recalling four hopeful ASNV sessions from the past few weeks.

Tagged: President's Corner, Stretch Our Parks, Monticello Park, Advocacy, Volunteer

Jess Michetti
October 31, 2023
News

Echele un vistazo a nuestro nuevo sitio web en español

Jess Michetti
October 31, 2023
News
Echele un vistazo a nuestro nuevo sitio web en español

Note que tenemos una nueva sección en nuestra página web y es en español.

Tagged: Español, Spanish

Jess Michetti
October 31, 2023
News

Take a Look at Our New Spanish Language Pages

Jess Michetti
October 31, 2023
News
Take a Look at Our New Spanish Language Pages

Take a look at the new Spanish section of our website!

Tagged: Español, Spanish

Jess Michetti
October 31, 2023
News

Christmas Bird Count

Jess Michetti
October 31, 2023
News
Christmas Bird Count

The 124th Audubon Christmas Bird Count (CBC) will take place between this December 14 and January 5, 2024.

Tagged: Christmas Bird Count, Bird Count, Survey, Citizen Science

Jess Michetti
October 31, 2023
News

ASNV and Plant NOVA Natives Award Ten Mini-Grants for Invasive Removal

Jess Michetti
October 31, 2023
News
ASNV and Plant NOVA Natives Award Ten Mini-Grants for Invasive Removal

This year, the Fairfax County Tree Preservation and Planting Fund (TPPF) gave Audubon at Home and Plant NOVA Natives a grant to fund mini-grants for invasive plant removal on community association or faith community common open space.

Tagged: Audubon at Home, Plant NOVA Natives, Scholarships and Grants, Invasive Species Removal

Jess Michetti
October 31, 2023
News

Meet Our Volunteer of the Year: Bill Young

Jess Michetti
October 31, 2023
News
Meet Our Volunteer of the Year: Bill Young

At ASNV’s Volunteer Appreciation and Service Event on October 22, board member Judy Gallagher presented Bill Young with the Volunteer of the Year award.

Tagged: Volunteer, Volunteer of the Year, Bill Young

Jess Michetti
October 31, 2023
News

ASNV’s Trip to Cape May, New Jersey

Jess Michetti
October 31, 2023
News
ASNV’s Trip to Cape May, New Jersey

On the weekend of October 7-8, 24 birders traveled with ASNV to Cape May, New Jersey, a prime spot for birders, for an adventure witnessing fall migration.

Tagged: Cape May New Jersey, Field Trip, Birding

Jess Michetti
October 31, 2023
News

ASNV Co-Hosts an Advocacy Forum

Jess Michetti
October 31, 2023
News
ASNV Co-Hosts an Advocacy Forum

ASNV’s Advocacy Committee co-hosted an Advocacy Forum with the Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy and the Faith Alliance for Climate Solutions on October 21, an event that attracted close to 50 people.

Tagged: Advocacy, Legislature

Jess Michetti
October 31, 2023
News

Fall cleanup in two easy steps

Jess Michetti
October 31, 2023
News
Fall cleanup in two easy steps

Here is an executive summary of eco-friendly yard maintenance recommendations for fall: 1: Watch the pretty leaves flutter down from above. 2: Do as little as possible to disturb those leaves or the flower stalks.

Tagged: Leave the leaves, Plant NOVA Natives, Habitat, Native Landscaping

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