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Wildlife Sanctuary Almanac: Grow your own bird feeder for migrating birds

Wildlife Sanctuary Almanac: Grow your own bird feeder for migrating birds

Fall-fruiting native shrubs and trees not only provide nutritious, fatty berries for birds, but also display beautiful fall color. That’s not for our benefit: what’s called foliar fruit flagging is the way the plants signal to birds that fruits are ripe and ready for plucking—just in time for migration.

King Rails at the Tipping Point in Northern Virginia

King Rails at the Tipping Point in Northern Virginia

King Rail populations have declined over the last ten years primarily due to habitat loss. King Rails are among northern Virginia birds that BirdLife International’s State of the Birds 2022 identified as at a tipping point for extinction, having lost half of their population in the last 50 years, and on a trajectory to lose another 50% in the next 50 years if nothing changes.

NVBA Initiates a Bird Safe NOVA Campaign

NVBA Initiates a Bird Safe NOVA Campaign

Billions of birds die each year from human-made causes. NVBA, Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy, Nature Forward, DarkSky NOVA, DarkSky Virginia, Friends of Dyke Marsh, and Friends of Little Hunting Creek have formed a partnership, Bird Safe NOVA, in an effort to reduce the devastating toll on birds from excess light and window collisions.

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