Fireside Chat: Celebrate Swans
Join us for a celebration of the return of the swans! This chat will be swan-themed and inspire you to visit our wintering Tundra Swans as they majestically return with fanfare from the great north.
Photo: Mike Erskine via Unsplash
Original program date: December 2, 2021
Join us for a celebration of the return of the swans! This chat will be swan-themed and inspire you to visit our wintering Tundra Swans as they majestically return with fanfare from the great north. Think all things swan, swan songs, photo haikus and poetry, prose and art. Dr. Wood will have swan stories to tell. Bring your best stories, artistic creations, and discoveries to share! This is a great chance to keep up with your photo haikus.
Audubon Afternoon: Birds and Urban Noise with Dr. David Luther
Urban environments are among the most highly modified habitats on the planet. Dr. David Luther’s research has focused on how human activity has modified habitats and altered ecological processes around the world.
Photo: Courtesy of Dr. David Luther
Original program date: June 6, 2021
This program begins with ASNV’s annual membership meeting from 2021.
Urban environments are among the most highly modified habitats on the planet. Dr. David Luther’s research has focused on how human activity has modified habitats and altered ecological processes around the world. Acoustic communication is a critical component of reproductive success in many species. His lab at George Mason University studies how human noise affects the behavior and survival of a diversity of birds species.
Due to some technical difficulties during the presentation, some of the bird vocalizations are hard to hear. You can listen to them clearly here.
Spring Warblers
Warblers are some of the most challenging birds to identify - they are often small and fast moving with distinctive but easily confused calls and songs. This 4-part webinar presented by Bill Young will help you learn warbler plumages, behaviors and vocalizations.
Photo: Cape May Warbler, Bill Young
Original class dates: April 15, 16, 22 and 23, 2020
Get ready for spring by learning about the largest and most colorful family of birds who visit the Washington area.
Warblers are some of the most challenging birds to identify - they are often small and fast moving with distinctive but easily confused calls and songs. This 4-part webinar presented by Bill Young will help you learn warbler plumages, behaviors and vocalizations. Click the class title below to view and listen to each presentation.
Class 1 - Plumage and Behavior, Part 1
Learn about the appearance of the 30+ species of warblers who visit during the spring.
Class 2 - Plumage and Behavior, Part 2
Learn about the behavior of the 30+ species of wood warblers who visit during the spring.
Class 3 - Vocalizations, Part 1
Most warblers are heard before they are seen. Learn how to identify their vocalizations so that you will be better able to find them in the field.
Class 4 - Vocalizations Part 2
Most warblers are heard before they are seen. Learn how to identify their vocalizations so that you will be better able to find them in the field.
About the Instructor
Bill Young is a writer who lives in Arlington. He is the author of The Fascination of Birds: From the Albatross to the Yellowthroat (Dover, 2014). He is the co-creator of the MPNature.com website, which contains information about birds, plants and other aspects of the natural history at Monticello Park in Alexandria. Bill also makes nature videos, and his YouTube channel has had over half a million views.
Intro to Bird Feeders
Join NOVA Parks Roving Naturalist Matt Felperin and learn all about bird feeders!
Photo: Blue Jay at feeder, courtesy of DWR
Original program date: April 29, 2020
Looking for a new hobby? Want to observe wildlife from the comfort of your home? Join NOVA Parks Roving Naturalist Matt Felperin and learn all about bird feeders! Discover how to set up a feeder, make your own, and what species of birds might visit them! Click here to watch the video.