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Northern Virginia Bird Alliance

Who We Are
Our Mission
Diversity and Inclusion
NVBA Staff and Board
Partners and Benefactors
Territory
The Audubon Name
Our Board's Decision
The Audubon Name
FAQs on the Audubon Name
What We Do
Classes and Events
Online Programs
Calendar
Scholarships and Grants
Community Outreach
Volunteer with NVBA
Shop NVBA
The Potomac Flier
FY 2024 Annual Report
How You Can Help
Get Outside
Birding in Northern Virginia
Bird Walks
Bird Counts and Surveys
Butterfly and Dragonfly Surveys
Natural Resource Surveys
News
Take Action
Current Issues
Environmental Advocacy
How to be an Effective Advocate
Ongoing Local Efforts
Important Bird Areas
Volunteer
Wildlife Sanctuary Program
Wildlife Sanctuary Program
Sanctuary Species
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
Birdathon 2025
Register Your Team
Guidelines
2025 Team List
2025 Special Birdathon Teams and Events
Backyard Birdathon
Stretch Our Parks
Bird Safe NOVA
About Bird Safe NOVA
Lights Out for Birds
Contact
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Jess Michetti
January 12, 2024
Birds and Birding, Citizen Science

2022 Winter Waterfowl Workshop

Jess Michetti
January 12, 2024
Birds and Birding, Citizen Science
2022 Winter Waterfowl Workshop

Join Greg Butcher, ASNV board member and migratory species coordinator for US Forest Service International Programs, for an introduction to waterfowl identification.

Tagged: Waterfowl Identification, Ducks

Jess Michetti
January 12, 2024
Birds and Birding, Nature and More

Fireside Chat: Celebrate Swans

Jess Michetti
January 12, 2024
Birds and Birding, Nature and More
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.

Tagged: Fireside Chat, Tundra Swans

Jess Michetti
January 12, 2024
International Birding, Audubon Afternoon

Audubon Afternoon: Birds of Jamaica with Dr. Herlitz Davis

Jess Michetti
January 12, 2024
International Birding, Audubon Afternoon
Audubon Afternoon: Birds of Jamaica with Dr. Herlitz Davis

Join Dr. Herlitz Davis for a personal journey through Jamaica, from Cockpit Country to the Blue Mountains.

Tagged: Dr. Herlitz Davis, Jamaica

Jess Michetti
January 12, 2024
Nature and More

Celebrate Moth Week with Judy Gallagher

Jess Michetti
January 12, 2024
Nature and More
Celebrate Moth Week with Judy Gallagher

Join us to learn about the mysterious world of Moths, and gain some information about identifying them.

Tagged: Moths

Jess Michetti
January 12, 2024
Audubon Afternoon, Birds and Birding

Audubon Afternoon: Birds and Urban Noise with Dr. David Luther

Jess Michetti
January 12, 2024
Audubon Afternoon, Birds and Birding
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.

Tagged: Dr. David Luther, Bird Vocalization

Jess Michetti
January 12, 2024
Audubon Afternoon, Native Plants and Habitat Restoration, Audubon at Home

Audubon Afternoon: John Magee

Jess Michetti
January 12, 2024
Audubon Afternoon, Native Plants and Habitat Restoration, Audubon at Home
Audubon Afternoon: John Magee

Join us as we welcome John Magee, award winning landscape designer and host of The Native Plant Podcast.

Tagged: John Magee, Native Plants, Native Plant Podcast

Jess Michetti
January 12, 2024
Audubon Afternoon

Audubon Afternoon: Dr. Sahas Barve

Jess Michetti
January 12, 2024
Audubon Afternoon
Audubon Afternoon: Dr. Sahas Barve

Join us as we’ll learn how birds stay warm in cold weather and extreme elevations. Dr. Sahas Barve is an avian evolutionary ecologist and currently a Peter Buck Fellow at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History where he studies how birds stay warm in the high Himalayas.

Tagged: Evolutionary Ecology, Dr. Sahas Barve

Jess Michetti
January 5, 2024
Audubon Afternoon, Conservation and Advocacy

Audubon Afternoon: Dr. Amanda Gallinat

Jess Michetti
January 5, 2024
Audubon Afternoon, Conservation and Advocacy
Audubon Afternoon: Dr. Amanda Gallinat

Dr. Amanda Gallinat is an ecologist who studies how environmental change affects plants, birds and their interactions. Her recent research focuses on the effects of climate change on the timing of seasonal biological events in the northeast.

Tagged: Climate Change, Migration, Amanda Gallinat

Jess Michetti
January 5, 2024
Birds and Birding

Spring Warblers

Jess Michetti
January 5, 2024
Birds and Birding
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.

Tagged: Warblers, Warbler Identification, Bill Young

Jess Michetti
January 5, 2024
Birds and Birding

Intro to Bird Feeders

Jess Michetti
January 5, 2024
Birds and Birding
Intro to Bird Feeders

Join NOVA Parks Roving Naturalist Matt Felperin and learn all about bird feeders!

Tagged: Bird Feeding

Jess Michetti
January 5, 2024
Native Plants and Habitat Restoration, Audubon at Home

Create Helpful Habitat

Jess Michetti
January 5, 2024
Native Plants and Habitat Restoration, Audubon at Home
Create Helpful Habitat

Looking for a reason to get out into nature?  How about making your property more wildlife-friendly by adding plants native to Virginia?

Tagged: Habitat Restoration, Native Landscaping, Native Plants, Green Muslims

Jess Michetti
January 5, 2024
Conservation and Advocacy

Window Collisions

Jess Michetti
January 5, 2024
Conservation and Advocacy
Window Collisions

Collisions with windows are the third greatest cause of death for birds in the United States, after habitat loss and predation by outdoor cats.

Tagged: Window Collisions, Continuing Education

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