| NestWatch. Build a Bond with Birds with Cornell Lab of Ornithology's NestWatch program, a nation-wide, volunteer-based effort to collect information on the breeding biology of North America ’s birds. Read what NestWatch project leader Jason Martin says about the program here. |
Year round |
| Tomorrow's Landscapes. Piedmont/Blue Ridge Horticulture Society and Shenandoah University are presenting a one-day conference "Tomorrow's Landscapes: More Birds, Butterflies, and Bees for YOUR Garden" on April 14, 2012 in Winchester, Virginia. Detailed information is available at the website www.tomorrowslandscapes.org. We've got some amazing speakers and will have tools, books, and plants available for sale as well. |
April 14, 2012 |
| Songs and Calls: No Idle Chatter. Covers the sophisticated avian communication system, along with the anatomy, physiology, and ecology of bird song. It will explain the modern tools that biologists are using to decipher their hidden messages.
Additional information here.
Featured Speaker: Dr. Andrew Dolby. |
April 21, 2012 |
| Nesting and Chick Development: Nature's Architects. Discusses astonishingly complex nest architecture, as well as the most frugal nesting behavior that has evolved to protect eggs and developing young in different environments.
Additional information here.
Featured Speaker: Dr. Andrew Dolby. |
June 16, 2012 |
| Beginner Bird Banding. A Beginner Bird Banding Class instructed by the Institute for Bird Populations and hosted by Environmental Studies on the Piedmont (ES) will be held from Saturday, September 22 through Saturday, September 29, 2012. ES is located five miles from Warrenton, VA. The fee of $1,050 will include all class materials, and instructors’ fees. Accommodations and lunch are available on site for a minimal charge. Click here for more information and the application form. |
September 22-29, 2012 |
| Bird Migration: Nature's Incredible Journey. Delves into the physiological, ecological, and behavioral mechanisms that make possible one of the great athletic performances in all of nature -- the regular mass movement of birds from over vast, often inhospitable distances. Discussion covers advances in modern technology that have allowed increasingly detailed study of bird migration.
Additional information here.
Featured Speaker: Dr. Andrew Dolby. |
September 29, 2012 |
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