The conditions were not auspicious for the 42nd annual Manassas-Bull Run Christmas Bird Count, but the results still broke some records!
Christmas Bird Count 2023
Christmas Bird Count
eBird or Birda, or Both?
ASNV Citizen Science Needs YOU!
Upcoming Workshops and Classes
Christmas Bird Count
Use your Birding Skills for Science
Wintering Waterbirds Program with Friends of Dyke Marsh
Virginia Breeding Bird Atlas Transitions to Next Stage
The second Virginia Breeding Bird Atlas, known as VABBA2, is one of the largest citizen science projects in Virginia’s history. Over the last five years, more than 1,400 volunteer birders have gathered data on breeding activity of over 200 species throughout the Commonwealth, resulting in over 6 million records.
What Happened to the Northern Virginia Bird Survey?
Youth Education Mini-grant Winners 2020
Manassas Bull Run Christmas Bird Count Results
The 38th Annual Manassas-Bull Run Christmas Bird Count on December 15, 2019 had the highest total of participants yet at 137 and counted over 20,000 birds of 86 avian species. The conditions were favorable, so there were many more walking miles than during the saturated conditions on last year’s count.
New Year’s Resolutions for the Birds
The November Potomac Flier article “Three Billion Birds,” shared 7 Simple Steps to help birds published by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and Smithsonian National Zoological Park and Conservation Biology Institute. The 7th step, “Watch Birds, Share What You See” encourages birdwatching and citizen science. Data collected through simple observation can have profound results.
We could use your birding skills!
Citizen Science at ASNV
On September 22, ASNV awarded James (Jim) Waggener National Audubon Society’s prestigious Great Egret Award in recognition of his outstanding citizen science contribution. Jim is only the second person from ASNV to receive this award. He is a naturalist, who began the Occoquan Monitoring Program 30 years ago after retiring from foreign service.
