While I have tried to learn as much as I can in all areas of nature, it is birding that has, & will always be my primary passion. In this section I try to share some of the knowledge that I have picked up through my years observing our birdlife!
Since you're visiting this website, you probably already harbor an interest in nature. This section will act as a starting point for you to learn about locations across the region where a variety of birds may be encountered & studied!
By clicking the image at right, you will be able to download the 78-page document which goes into great detail describing the status & distribution of each of the 361 species for which there were known, documented records within Virginia Beach across the decade-long time span. It is my hope that this document will assist the reader in learning the “when”, “where” and “how many” side of birding within Virginia Beach, based upon observations of birds through a 10-year window, so that observers can better understand how to observe each species moving forward.
Roughly 400 species of birds have been recorded within Virginia Beach! This section of the website is dedicated to anyone who is interested in where & and when each species has been found, or where one might be found in the city.
Understanding the weather can be of major importance when it comes to observing birds. Whether it is sunny, cloudy, rainy, or anything in between, birds are greatly affected. To learn more about the weather, check out this section!
Accurate identification of our species is the most important piece to properly documenting bird records. This section contains photographs to aid observers with details on how to correctly identify birds being found around the city.
Years of writing about species records are contained with the Journal / Blog section of the website, and while this has gone through many iterations (from weekly to monthly and now random), the info will be valuable to anyone birding the city!