Birds
If You Build It, They Will Come
How DWR relocated Virginia’s largest seabird colony on a tight timeline. Read more…
In Search of the Snowy Owl
A day spent searching for an elusive snowy owl is never a wasted day! Read more…
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…
Massive Volunteer Effort Helps the Second Virginia Breeding Bird Atlas Build a Mammoth Database
Five years of the largest citizen science bird conservation project in the state has created a database for study. 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…
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…
Virginia Creeper Trail Birding
Everyone from bikers to birders to anglers can enjoy the Virginia Creeper Trail, much of which is part of the Virginia Bird and Wildlife Trail. Read more…