After receiving Jenny's email on January 20th, seeing the post on our Facebook page or by other means, eight MBC members attended the quarterly board meeting of the Department of Game and Inland … [Continue reading] Save the Terns: Destruction of Virginia’s largest Waterbird Colony
Help Save Virginia’s Largest Seabird Nesting Colony–Your letters are needed!
As part of the Commonwealth of Virginia’s expansion of the Hampton Roads Bridge Tunnel, VDOT will pave over the South Island, an artificial island that is home to the largest seabird nesting colony in … [Continue reading] Help Save Virginia’s Largest Seabird Nesting Colony–Your letters are needed!
Homemade suet blocks
I posted this on facebook but will add it here as well as it is that time of year! I am reposting what I posted last year, along with a photo of the results of a double batch. New this year … [Continue reading] Homemade suet blocks
2019 Charlottesville Christmas Bird Count (CBC) – 12/15
From Jenny Gaden: The 2019 Charlottesville Christmas Bird Count (CBC) will take place on Sunday, December 15. We will join tens of thousands of other volunteers around the country who, over a … [Continue reading] 2019 Charlottesville Christmas Bird Count (CBC) – 12/15
Bird Strike Monitor Volunteers Needed
The MBC conservation committee members who are addressing the bird strikes at the Brooks Family YMCA aquatics window have decided that it is necessary to monitor the strikes this fall to determine the … [Continue reading] Bird Strike Monitor Volunteers Needed
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