Agreed; it has been feeling like we're destined to loose all we care about one way or another, but I'm personally for fighting for all we can get, and to...
Anyone thinking about the upcoming New Year may with to try this for good luck! Scandinavian Tradition The people of Scandinavia traditionally feed the birds...
All, Found this article on MSN and thought it was interesting. Holly http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/10589182/ Scientists discover huge cache of Dodo bones If...
All, And in our continuing coverage of the National Zoo's panda cub, he went outside last week! I can't wait to get a look at him in person!! Holly ...
All, Well, you knew this was coming! Our annual New Year's Challenge! For 2006, let's look a little more closely at the world around us, and report back to...
Dear Wildlife Watchers, In gearing up for the new year, I thought it might be a good idea to take a look back on how far this group has come from when I ...
We did part of the Mason Neck Sector of the Ft. Belvoir Christmas Count 12/31/05. Our area included the Great Marsh Trail, the housing developments north of...
We were out and about to start the new year. Best finds were adult Bald Eagle in The Plains, Red headed Woodpeckers in Sky Meadows State Park, a female...
We managed to get out in the rain this morning for some decent birding. Best birds were the 1 Greater Scaup in Belmont Bay, Wood Duck and Red breasted...
We spent the day along the Potomac River today. Pretty decent day birding, a few good birds such as the 3 Common Goldeneyes and 1 Horned Grebe from the ...
Fourteen hardy birders joined us today in the windy and cold conditions for the monthly Saturday morning birdwalk at Banshee Reeks Nature Preserve in Loudoun...
Toni, our long-time geriatric elephant at the zoo, is not doing very well at all. She can hardly stand. Her arthritis is so bad that she has begun putting...
The age old question of euthanasia. I did hear the sad news that she was put to sleep today, but regardless of my personal feelings, I would commend the zoo...
You're right. I didn't mention the refuge possibility in my first question because that was not a realistic option for her, mentally or physically. Toni spent...
Hello Wildlife Watchers, Today we spent the majority of the day driving around Dulles Airport. We had heard on the VA-Birds list this week that a Snowy Owl...
Enter your vote today! A new poll has been created for the wildlife-watchers group: What steps are you taking to help protect the environment in your day to...
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Well, I think the wildlife is as confused as we are here in VA today, it's about 60° out there and the Robins that have stayed over this winter are already...
All, I can't figure out if it's spring or winter any more! Yesterday, we were enjoying 60° weather and today, it was cold, dark, and windy! Jeremy and I did...
Is it winter, is it spring? It's felt more like spring than ever... especially today, with the pouring rain in the morning and the 60ºF afternoon. The other...
Not to mention that the bats are already back. ... From: wildlife-watchers@yahoogroups.com [mailto:wildlife-watchers@yahoogroups.com] Sent: Wednesday,...
All, Mary Alice was kind enough to write this Endangered Species Report for us and I am happy to be able to present it here. The next Species Report will be...
All, This is really good news that I found in the Post this morning. I haven't had a chance to visit Great Dismal Swamp yet, but I have heard from reports on...
I have not been there yet myself but it is top ranked as a place to bird watch particularly in spring- when Swainson's Warbler return. Mosquitoes are...
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For those of you who knew Jana the giraffe at the National Zoo, she was moved Zoo New England a few years ago and has now given birth to her first baby...
On Monday, 2/13/06 we had one male Eurasian Wigeon on the pond on Ramp Rd on the Eastern Shore National Wildlife Refuge along with 1 Tri Colored Heron. Other...
Please scroll down and read the following alert. Please forward to anyone who can help stop development near or around the Blackwater Wildlife Refuge in...