Wildlife Viewing
Birding Warbler Road in the Blue Ridge Mountains
You won't find a more productive and exciting spot along the scene Blue Ridge than "Warbler Road." Read more…
The Richmond Falcon Cam
As a new decade dawns, we are happy to welcome you to a new season of the Richmond Falcon Cam! Read more…
American Black Duck Banding In Progress
As winter begins to dwindle away, Virginia DGIF waterfowl biologists are busy with their annual winter waterfowl banding. Read more…
Three Billion Birds Gone…and Virginia’s Answer
Birds are important. And we should care about what is happening to them. That is the gist of the press surrounding a recent study that estimates that nearly three billion birds have disappeared from the United States and Canada since the 1970s. Read more…
A Year in the Life of a Young Great Horned Owl
Lisa Deaton, an Area Forester with the Virginia Department of Forestry, got to watch a great horned owl chick mature and fledge in her yard last year. She chronicled the chick's progress in words and photos, which she shared with us. Read more…
Warblers on Working Lands: Restoring Shrublands for Wildlife
A small lemon-capped songbird, the Golden-winged Warbler is declining rapidly across the Appalachian region. We reached out to private landowners to see how they could help. Read more…
The Reigning King of the Southwest
More than any other species that has inhabited Virginia, elk tend to inspire an awe that leaves us breathless. Read more…
Virginia’s Fall Bird Migration is Almost Here
Don’t miss out on all the fun of observing birds as large as golden and bald eagles or as diminutive as golden-crowned kinglets. The best viewing is yet to come! Read more…
Virginia Creeper Trail Birding
Everyone from bikers to birders to anglers can enjoy the Virginia Creeper Trail, much of which is part of the Virginia Bird and Wildlife Trail. Read more…