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

On December 17, 2024 the NVBA board and staff were delighted to welcome Amanda Robinson as our new Executive Director! 

On December 24 President Joe Biden signed S. 4610, making it official that the Bald Eagle is the national bird of the United States.

U.S. laws to protect eagles and migratory birds include exceptions from bans on possessing bird feathers for Native Americans for cultural and religious activities. The exceptions strike a balance between protection of birds and protection of the cultural heritage of Native Americans.

Dead native plant material is integral to a healthy ecosystem. An essential support for the populations of pollinators and other animals upon which we all depend, nothing comes close to replacing its role in the health of a diverse ecosystem.

Although the Snowy Owl (Bubo scandiacus) is no longer classified as in a separate genus (Nyctea) from typical owls, like the Great Horned Owl, there’s a lot about it that is unique.

Are you interested in writing about conservation and northern Virginia’s birds? We could use your help.

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

Chickadees need a yard full of native plants. How can that be? Chickadees eat seeds, so why do they need native plants?

Join us for a class, workshop or event! Here are some of our upcoming offerings.

Birds are under increasing threat from continued habitat loss and changing climate. Please help us protect them, other wildlife, and the natural habitat they need. 

Meet Eileen Ellsworth, NVBA board member, secretary and chair of the fundraising committee.

Each year NVBA offers a full scholarship and transportation to “Sharing Nature: An Educator’s Week” at National Audubon Society's Hog Island Camp in Maine.

The Tundra Swans are back in town! Between 200 and 400 of these magnificent birds are spending the winter in the Great Marsh of Belmont Bay and will leave in mid-March for their breeding grounds in the tundra of far northern Canada near the Arctic Ocean.  

We selected applications with the most effective and reasonable plans to address threats from invasives and involving property containing habitat of value where invasive removal efforts would provide a visible demonstration of educational value to congregants, residents, and passersby.