Birding Resources

PVAS leads many birding trips each year, from local bird walks to trips farther afield like Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge and Delaware Bay. Check the calendar for upcoming trips.

Check out local birders’ trip reports, bird feeder tips, and bird-related issues on our Birders Blog.  http://wvbirder.org/blog

We are currently creating downloadable trail maps with the top birding spots in the PVAS area. Check back later for more information.

Birding 101 is a course tailored for beginning birders that utilizes classroom sessions and field trips to teach everything from bird identification to field etiquette to birding techniques and resources. The course is taught by local birding experts using an impressive collection of images and recordings captured by the instructors. The course takes place over four weeks in the spring: four evenings (one/week) from 7-9 pm, with field trips on corresponding Saturday mornings, usually 7 am-12. For more information, please contact Krista Hawley at adultprograms@potomacaudubon.org or 703-303-1026. (See “Birding 101” for registration and additional information about the course.)

Master Birding Course This course is designed for intermediate birders who want to hone their skills. The course is currently being designed, and we hope to launch this program in the near future.

Cornell Lab of Ornithology, All About Birds: Online bird guide with sounds, video and range maps

http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/search

The Cornell Lab has released it’s new, free Merlin Bird App for iPhone and Android (coming Spring 2014.

eBird: Global tool for birders, keep checklists, contribute data to science
http://ebird.org/content/ebird/about

List of places to go birding by state
http://www.camacdonald.com/birding/birdusa.htm

One webpage on West Virginia birding and some hotspots
http://www.birding.com/wheretobird/westvirginia.asp

Brooks Bird Club, Inc. website
http://www.brooksbirdclub.org/

Lists some birding hotspots for West Virginia
http://www.fatbirder.com/links_geo/america_united_states/west_virginia.html

Matt Orsie’s favorite West Virginia birding locations which has great photos, and also includes a link to West Virginia birding location
http://www.wvbirder.org/ • http://www.wvbirder.org/statelocs/marshes.htm

Twelve-year Census of birds of the Eastern Panhandle of WV by Matt Orsie – PDF

Maryland Ornithological Society – Click on Publications to order Yellowbook guide to dates and abundance of local species
http://www.mdbirds.org/

For Washington County Bird Club Activities
http://washingtoncountybirdclub.webs.com/

Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy: Birding field trips and programs in Loudoun County, Virginia
http://www.loudounwildlife.org/

Shenandoah Audubon: Birding field trips and programs in Northern Virginia
http://www.audubon-nsvas.org/

WV Bird Listserv: Daily info on birds being seen around WV
http://www.audubon.org/net/list/wv-bird/

WV Breeding Bird Atlas II: Info on current atlas being conducted with volunteer input
http://martes.dnr.state.wv.us/BreedingBirdsAtlas/default.aspx