Author: Troy Barbour

The SISKINNewsletter of the Northern Virginia Bird ClubVol. 66, No. 4November 2021NVBC GENERAL MEETING—THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 8 PMInsidewww.nvabc.orgCalendar of NVBC field trips,November 3, 2021 – February 13,2022Bombay Hook AdventureUpcoming Christmas Bird Countsin Northern Virginia2022 ASNV Winter WaterfowlSurveyRoseate SpoonbillsBirding and Photography: BirdPhotography by a NonPhotographerInsert – 2022 membership renewalWinter Chincoteague TripThe Wildlife of UgandaSpeaker: William YoungUganda…

The SISKINNewsletter of the Northern Virginia Bird ClubVol. 66, No. 3August 2021Virginia Big DayMay 6, 2021(Thursday pm, April 19) The phone rang:it was Greg Fleming. He was interestedin doing a Big Day and had questionsabout strategies and whether I would joinhim and his colleague, Eric Kershner. Wediscussed how the Highland County toChincoteague route should net…

The SISKINNewsletter of the Northern Virginia Bird ClubVol. 66, No. 1 February 2021 www.nvabc.org 
Inside NVBC GENERAL MEETING—Thursday, FEBRUARY 18, 8 PMCalendar of NVBC field trips,March 31 – May 8, 2021 Bird Survival Adaptations in the HimalayaReports on Christmas Bird CountsBirding and Photography: My Speaker: Dr. Sahas BarvePersonal Experience Birds that live at high elevations…

The SISKINNewsletter of the Northern Virginia Bird ClubVol. 65, No. 4 November 2020 www.nvabc.org
Inside NVBC GENERAL MEETING—THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 8 PMCalendar of NVBC field trips,November 4, 2020 – February 6, White-Tailed Deer in Northern Virginia20212020 Treasurer’s Report Speaker: Bill BrowningUpcoming Christmas Bird Countsin Northern Virginia2020 ASNV Winter Waterfowl Deer are a beautiful part of our…

The SISKINNewsletter of the Northern Virginia Bird ClubVol. 65, No. 3 August 2020 www.nvabc.org 
NVBC GENERAL MEETING—THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 8 PMInsideCalendar of NVBC field trips Birding Four Corners of the Lower 48September 2 – November 4, 2020 Speaker: Larry MeadeVal Kitchens Education Grants for2020 The United States contains a rich variety of biomes and habitats….

All Walks CancelledS TheISKINNewsletter of the Northern Virginia Bird ClubVol. 65, No. 2 April 2020 www.nvabc.org 
Crow’s Nest Natural Area Preserve protected in 2008 and 2009. Today, CNNAP is 3,055Explore the parks and natural areas in Northern Virginia … acres and co-owned by DCR, Stafford County and thenew NVBC trip location Northern Virginia Conservation Trust.Crow’s…

THE SISKIN Newsletter of the Northern Virginia Bird Club Vol. 65, No. 1 — February 2020 www.nvabc.org+1 NVBC GENERAL MEETING—WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 8 PM Program: Birding Namibia and Northern Botswana Speakers: Diane Marton and Warren Marton Birding Namibia and northern Botswana this past July with guide Josh Engel of Red Hill Birding turned out to be the “trip of…

THE SISKINNewsletter of the Northern Virginia Bird Club Vol. 64, No. 4 — November 2019 www.nvabc.org NVBC GENERAL MEETING—WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 8 PMProgram: Kirtland’s Warbler Conservation and Research in the Bahamas and Michigan Speaker: Nathan W. CooperJoin Nathan W. Cooper as he talks about the natural and conservation history of the Kirtland’s Warbler. He will share his latest…

THE SISKINNewsletter of the Northern Virginia Bird Club Vol. 64, No. 3 — August 2019 www.nvabc.org NVBC GENERAL MEETING—WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 8 PMProgram: Ghana: West Africa’s great new birding destination Speaker: Joanna TaylorThis past spring Mary Scala and Joanna Taylor visited Ghana, West Africa, a friendly, stable country, on a three-week birding tour managed by Field Guides. West…

THE SISKINNewsletter of the Northern Virginia Bird Club Vol. 64, No. 2 — April 2019 NVBC GENERAL MEETING—WEDNESDAY, APRIL 17, 8 PMMadagascar’s Biodiversity: Vangas and Couas and Lemurs, Oh My! Speaker: Libby Lyons (rescheduled from cancelled February meeting)Join Libby Lyons as she describes how she joined her daughter, a lemur researcher, for two and a half weeks exploring…

The SISKIN: Newsletter of the Northern Virginia Bird ClubVol. 64, No. 1 — February 2019InsideCalendar of NVBC field trips, February 6 – May 4, 2019April 2019 Board ElectionCommon Atlas Coding Boo-boosBirding in Romania and Hungary, April 2018A reminder to pay your 2019 duesIf not paid, this will be the last issue you receive. The Siskin…