Nature & Wildlife

As Winter sets in I can’t help but reflect how quickly Fall passed. As with each season there are always regrets and always delights to be

As part of their annual Backyard Birds series, Wilderness Road State Park will host a special birding program, Remarkable Raptors, on Saturday, May 7,

Photo by Lavandarfields used under creative commons licensing The American woodcock, also called the timber-doodle, lives in young forest and

By Melanie Fuechsel, Contact Ranger, Sky Meadows State Park Even though the groundhog said that spring would come early this year, it is still winter

Last month, we shared with you a Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries, as part of a multi-state, multi-agency project to estimate the

We frequently use the phrase "dead of winter." This season is far from dead along coastal Virginia. The rivers, creeks, marshes, and bays are teeming

or·ni·thol·o·gy [awr-nuh-thol-uh-jee] noun: the branch of zoology that deals with birds Ornithologist Joe LaFleur

By Jenii Wallace, Visitor Services Technician, Sky Meadows State Park Earlier this month, the Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) is one of the best