by Pat Nastase | Sep 28, 2026 | Blog
Not much of a southern flight is expected this winter. There are good food crops in the eastern boreal forest from Central Ontario eastward into the Martimes, and the northeastern US. Spruce budworm outbreaks from Ontario eastward were widespread this summer. These... by Pat Nastase | Sep 20, 2026 | Blog
Here are some new nature-themed books for Fall 2026. You can find more information about them here. Adults Among the Birds: Field Notes from Cascadia by Lyanda Lynn Haupt and Justin Gibbens Bird Anatomy: The Curious Lives of the World’s Feathered Creatures... by Pat Nastase | Sep 4, 2026 | Blog
This year’s report has been prepared by Rick Keyser, our raw bird data compiler. Thank you to each section leader, and to all other bird counters, for extending the tradition of the VFAS’s Spring Bird Count (SBC) for another year. The number of people counting... by Pat Nastase | Jul 27, 2026 | Blog
Recent research has shown that hummingbird feeders can affect the bill size of Anna’s hummingbirds (Calypte anna), a western species. Anna’s hummingbirds have surged northward as far as southeast Alaska over the past 150 years. For years, scientists believed Anna’s... by Pat Nastase | Jun 19, 2026 | Blog
Here are some new summer nature–themed books. You can find more information about them here. Adults The Bird with Flaming Red Feet: Seasons with an Uncommonly Common Seabird by Maria Mudd Ruth The Book of Birds: A Field Guide of Wonder and Loss by Robert... by Pat Nastase | May 24, 2026 | Blog
Will Krohn, a graduate student at the University of Delaware, is studying how Purple Martins move between and select their nesting colonies. To do this, a huge, collaborative team is putting small, lightweight, colored bands on the legs of the birds. These uniquely...
