VA Important Bird Areas

VA Important Bird Areas The Virginia Important Bird Areas Program of the Virginia Audubon Virginia is a state rich with natural beauty and awe-inspiring diversity.

Extending from the expansive forests and pastoral beauty of the ridge and valley, to the rolling hills and woodlands of the Piedmont, to the extensive marshes and remote barrier islands of the coastal plain, Virginia has a remarkable diversity of habitats. Not surprisingly, this incredible habitat diversity supports an equally impressive diversity of bird life. Over 400 bird species have been reco

rded either breeding, wintering, or migrating through Virginia. Native birds bring enjoyment, educational opportunities, and economic vitality to many parts of our state and have helped to maintain the biological diversity that our natural world so intimately depends upon. The Virginia Important Bird Areas Program was initiated to help ensure the protection of the most essential places for birds in our state. The Virginia Audubon Council partnered with the Virginia Society Of Ornithology, the Virginia Department of Game & Inland Fisheries, and the National Audubon Society to establish the program in 2002. An IBA Technical Committee was soon created to facilitate the nomination and review of potential IBAs throughout the state. Members on this committee and other important partners represent over 15 different conservation and management groups throughout the state. The Center for Conservation Biology, with funding from the Department of Environmental Quality's Coastal Zone Management Program, has contributed significantly to IBA designation on the coastal plain. To date, the Virginia IBA Technical Committee has recognized 20 IBAs that span the broad diversity of habitats from the sandy coastal beaches to the rugged mountains of the Appalachians and everything in between. Identification of new IBAs will be an ongoing process as more information about potential sites is gathered from conservation partners and citizen scientists. Also, please check us out on Flickr at and on Twitter at

Thanks for your interest in bird conservation in Virginia!

04/26/2014

Post-walk gathering will be held at the Triple Crossing Brewery located at 113 South Foushee Street, between Cary and Canal.

04/22/2014

The last of the Great Blue Heron Rookery Walks will be held this Saturday April, 26 from 3-5 pm. Celebration with cold beers afterwards. Details coming soon! Ellison Orcutt will be our leader.

04/08/2014

Come out this Saturday and join the Richmond Audubon in the second to last of the Great Blue Heron Rookery Walks at the James River Park Pipeline Walk from 10 am-12 pm. Mary Elfner will be leading the walk.

Check out these Heron pics from previous walks!!
03/20/2014

Check out these Heron pics from previous walks!!

03/18/2014

Come on out and join the Richmond Audubon Society for the second walk which is scheduled for this Saturday, March 22 from 10 am to noon. Lewis Barnett will be the leader.

It's that time for The Great Blue Heron Rookery Walks!!! Check out this link for more information!http://ideastations.or...
03/08/2014

It's that time for The Great Blue Heron Rookery Walks!!!

Check out this link for more information!
http://ideastations.org/science-matters/green-kids/time-2014-great-blue-heron-rookery-walks

Wed, 03/05/2014 - 10:15am -- Debbie MickleGoogle Plus OneFacebook LikeTweet WidgetScience MattersGreen Kidsvarookery.audubon.orgThis Saturday, March 8th, begins the 2014 season for the Great Blue Heron Rookery walks along the James River. The Virginia Audubon Council, Richmond Audubon Society, and t...

The Backyard Bird Count. Occurring now! Start counting those birds; www.birdsource.org
02/14/2014

The Backyard Bird Count. Occurring now! Start counting those birds; www.birdsource.org

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04/28/2013

JOIN US TODAY!

Join Team Wood Thrush from Lucille M. Brown Middle School at ourExplore the Outdoors Event, Sunday, April 28th from 1:00 until 5:00. These passionate young bird lovers will be at the Community Idea Stations and adjacent Huguenot Park sharing their love of the great outdoors. They will be teaching us...

02/05/2013

Save the Dates! The Richmond Audubon Society, The Virginia Audubon Council, and the Volunteers for the City of Richmond’s James River Park are teaming up for our 2013 Great Blue Heron Rookery walks on February 16, March 16, and April 13 from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM at the Pipeline Walk in the City’s James River Park.
Come join us as we enjoy this natural wonder in the midst of the City of Richmond! The Great Blue Herons will, throughout the spring, be courting, nest-building and breeding in preparation for egg-laying and raising their chicks. Every walk will bring its own set of sights and sounds for the whole family to enjoy, so please bring your scopes and binoculars and benefit from a morning outdoors!
The charge for each week’s event will be $5.00 per person for the benefit of Audubon and the James River Park, to be paid upon meeting at 10:00 AM in the grassy area just west of 14th Street. Please carpool and park at the small lot closest to the Rookery, in Shockhoe Bottom, or in the lot on the east side of 14th Street just south of the floodwall. If you park in this latter location, please park head-in and with a note on your dash stating you are at the Heron Rookery walk.
For more information please contact [email protected] or [email protected]

The Purple Martin Festival is coming up!
07/24/2012

The Purple Martin Festival is coming up!

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