Birds
First Nestlings of the Endangered Red-cockaded Woodpecker Hatched on Big Woods Wildlife Management Area
The banding of two nestlings of the federally endangered Red-cockaded Woodpecker, the first ever to be hatched on the WMA. Read more…
Virginia’s Most Mysterious Birds
You might be surprised to discover the variety of owls that make Virginia home. And whooooo doesn’t love owls? Read more…
Foraging New Ground: A Pair of Endangered Woodpeckers Has Found a New Home in Big Woods Wildlife Management Area
DWR is thrilled to share big news for a federally endangered species in Virginia: a pair of red-cockaded woodpeckers has moved in to Big Woods WMA! Read more…
How to Help Birds in 2019 and Beyond
2018’s Year of the Bird, a celebration of birds that marked the centennial of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act—one of the first laws passed to protect wildlife. Read more…
Get Started Photographing Birds!
Birds are delightful subjects, offering many creative challenges to the photographer. By starting in your own backyard, you too can enjoy photographing them! Read more…
VABBA2 Season Three Summary: Halfway Home
In 2018, we waved hello and goodbye to the halfway point for this project and are now blazing ahead toward the finish line in 2020. Read more…
Fall Migration is Reaching its Peak! Visit the Virginia Bird & Wildlife Trail to View Migrating Birds
Learn about the best sites to see the fall migration of raptors and warblers in Virginia as collected by the VBWT such as Rockfish gap Read more…
Catching the Blue Streak: Following the Cerulean Warbler on its Trans-continental Migration
Birds often reveal their presence to us through their vocalizations, before we even have a chance to see the bird itself such as with the Cerulean Warbler Read more…
Good Birding Continues with a Roseate Spoonbill and More at Hog Island WMA
In addition to the ruff and the roseate spoonbill, birders have been turning in some impressive eBird checklists for Hog Island WMA Read more…