Birds
Get Outdoors this Winter to See Virginia’s Abundance of Winter Birds
There are plenty of birds to see in Virginia during the winter months. Read more…
Wrap-up of 2020 Red-cockaded Woodpecker Season at Big Woods Wildlife Management Area
A summary of the 2020 nesting season of the red-cockaded woodpecker at Big Woods Wildlife Management Area. Read more…
Keep an Eye Out for the Spotted Sandpiper
The spotted sandpiper can be viewed in May and June at many of the Chesapeake's upper rivers and surrounding inland waters. Read more…
Banding Red-Cockaded Woodpeckers at Big Woods WMA
Two chicks of the federally endangered red-cockaded woodpecker were banded at Big Woods Wildlife Management Area (WMA). Read more…
A New Red-Cockaded Woodpecker Nest at Big Woods!
On Thursday April 23, DGIF biologists confirmed that the WMA once again harbors an active red-cockaded woodpecker nest—this year with four eggs! Read more…
American Black Duck Banding In Progress
As winter begins to dwindle away, Virginia DGIF waterfowl biologists are busy with their annual winter waterfowl banding. Read more…
Warblers on Working Lands: Restoring Shrublands for Wildlife
A small lemon-capped songbird, the Golden-winged Warbler is declining rapidly across the Appalachian region. We reached out to private landowners to see how they could help. Read more…
Red-cockaded Woodpecker Chicks Fledge Nest at Big Woods WMA
The red-cockaded woodpecker chicks have fledged their nest! Read more…
First Nestlings of the Endangered Red-cockaded Woodpecker Hatched on Big Woods Wildlife Management Area
On the morning of May 16, a group of thirteen met at the Big Woods Wildlife Management Area for what was to be a landmark conservation event: the banding of two nestlings of the federally endangered Red-cockaded Woodpecker, the first ever to be hatched on the WMA. Read more…