Michael Parr is the president of American Bird Conservancy. The state of Virginia has an opportunity to provide vital alternate habitat for thousands of water birds that are otherwise about to be ...

While Virginia officials say there is “no immediate ... the chance of spreading the virus increases,” Costanzo said. “Other water birds, such as gulls, shorebirds and some raptors, can ...

Wild birds in Virginia have been affected by 200 cases of the bird flu this year, according to the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources. The highly pathogenic avian influenza mostly occurred ...

(WAVY) – The Virginia Department of Wildlife ... the Eastern Shore located adjacent to a body of water or if poultry is on the property. Safe bird feeding practices can be found on DWR’s ...

Those interested in participating in this year’s bird count can find an event or related program [dcr.virginia.gov] at one of several participating parks. “Virginia State Parks provide the ...

JIM FRASER: It's by far the largest colonial seabird nesting colony in Virginia. We estimate somewhere between 16,000 and 20,000 birds nesting there, and then when those birds have chicks running ...

"Reno has an ideal opportunity to do that in Virginia Lake." At issue is the city's two-phase proposal to improve water quality at the lake, which in recent months has seen bird die offs ...