Bird Walk at Four-Mile Run

Conservatory Center at Four Mile Run Park 4109 Mt Vernon Avenue, Alexandria, VA, United States

(VA) (Audubon Society of Northern Virginia) This bird walk is part of the Audubon Society of Northern Virginia’s Stretch Our Parks initiative, in partnership with the Four Mile Run Conservatory Foundation. This afternoon bird walk is open for everyone, beginners and families are welcome. Trails in the park are flat and paved, accessible for strollers and wheelchairs.

Free

Waterfowl Viewing at Black Hill

Black Hill Nature Programs2 20926 Lake Ridge Dr, United States

(MD) (Montgomery Parks) Join a naturalist on the deck of the Discovery Center to watch the waterfowl on Little Seneca Lake. Then we’ll take a short walk to the bird blind for a closer look. We can provide binoculars and scopes but bring your own if you have them. Ages 18+

$12

Waterfowl Viewing at Black Hill

Black Hill Nature Programs2 20926 Lake Ridge Dr, United States

(MD) (Montgomery Parks) Join a naturalist on the deck of the Discovery Center to watch the waterfowl on Little Seneca Lake. Then we’ll take a short walk to the bird blind for a closer look. We can provide binoculars and scopes but bring your own if you have them. Ages 18+

$12

Central Loudoun Christmas Bird Count

(VA) (Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy) Join Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy as we participate in the National Audubon Society’s annual Christmas Bird Count. Begun in 1899, these surveys are held all over North America, with the results used to better understand bird populations and dynamics. Our count circle has a 15-mile diameter and covers 177 square miles of Loudoun’s countryside: north to Waterford, ...

Free

Central Loudoun Christmas Bird Count

(VA) (Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy) Join Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy as we participate in the National Audubon Society’s annual Christmas Bird Count. Begun in 1899, these surveys are held all over North America, with the results used to better understand bird populations and dynamics. Our count circle has a 15-mile diameter and covers 177 square miles of Loudoun’s countryside: north to Waterford, ...

Free

Sunday Morning Bird Walk at Dyke Marsh

Dyke Marsh Alexandria, VA, United States

(VA) (Friends of Dyke Marsh) Join FODM for a bird walk every Sunday at 8 a.m. The Dyke Marsh Wildlife Preserve is a freshwater, tidal marsh on the Virginia side of the Potomac River in Fairfax County. It is a unit of the George Washington Memorial Parkway, U.S. National Park Service.

Free

Sunday Morning Bird Walk at Dyke Marsh

Dyke Marsh Alexandria, VA, United States

(VA) (Friends of Dyke Marsh) Join FODM for a bird walk every Sunday at 8 a.m. The Dyke Marsh Wildlife Preserve is a freshwater, tidal marsh on the Virginia side of the Potomac River in Fairfax County. It is a unit of the George Washington Memorial Parkway, U.S. National Park Service.

Free

Pop-Up Birding at Lois Green Conservation Park

Lois Y. Green Conservation Park 8711 Snouffer School Rd, Gaithersburg, MD, United States

(MD) (Montgomery Bird Club)  Morning walk through the varied habitats of this excellent 250-acre park, including two ponds, fields, and deciduous and coniferous woods. We’ll be looking for sparrows, waterfowl, and raptors. We will start at 8 a.m. in the parking lot at 8711 Snouffer School Road, Gaithersburg, Md. Walk will last about two hours. There are no restrooms or ...

Free

Pop-Up Birding at Lois Green Conservation Park

Lois Y. Green Conservation Park 8711 Snouffer School Rd, Gaithersburg, MD, United States

(MD) (Montgomery Bird Club)  Morning walk through the varied habitats of this excellent 250-acre park, including two ponds, fields, and deciduous and coniferous woods. We’ll be looking for sparrows, waterfowl, and raptors. We will start at 8 a.m. in the parking lot at 8711 Snouffer School Road, Gaithersburg, Md. Walk will last about two hours. There are no restrooms or ...

Free

Duck Walk at Occoquan Bay National Wildlife Refuge

Occoquan Bay National Wildlife Refuge 14050 Dawson Beach Rd, Woodbridge, VA, United States

(VA) (Audubon Society of Northern Virginia) Occoquan Bay NWR is one of the best places to see waterfowl in northern Virginia. Walk leader Greg Butcher is the recently retired Migratory Species Coordinator for U.S. Forest Service International Programs. He is a Ph.D. ornithologist who has worked for the National Audubon Society, American Birding Association, Partners in Flight, Birders World magazine, ...

Free

FeederWatch Thursday

Locust Grove Nature Center 7777 Democracy Blvd, Bethesda, MD, United States

(MD) (Montgomery Parks) Join us at Locust Grove Nature Center for Project FeederWatch. Project FeederWatch is a seasonal community science project, where participants count the different species of birds that flock to a bird feeder. All levels of birders are welcome. Registration is encouraged, just so we can notify participants of cancellations. If you have any questions, please feel free ...

Free

Birding for Beginners

Glen Echo Park

(MD) (Montgomery Parks) Want to join the 45 million other bird-watching Americans, but don’t know where to start? We’ll start with the basics of bird identification and go over how to select and use binoculars. Then we’ll go do some birding! If you have your own binoculars, please bring them along. And be sure to dress for the weather. Meet ...

$11 – $12
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