Text by Anna Dixon; photos by Barbara Saffir, except as noted. Hike participants assemble to photograph the great blue herons. Photo by Ajani Simmons. On a glorious March morning, about 25 participants gathered at Burke Lake in Fairfax County, VA for The Honeymooners Heronry Hike, a lively walk to Vesper Island’s great blue heron “rookery”ContinueContinue reading “ARMN’s 2026 Honeymooners Heronry Hike”
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Fall Migration: Not Just for the Birds!
By Colleen O’Hara Fall is a great time to spot migrating birds in our area, thanks to Arlington’s location along the Atlantic Flyway—a major route for migratory birds. But birds aren’t the only things on the move. The monarch butterfly, common green darner dragonfly, American eel, and the Eastern red bat are among the otherContinueContinue reading “Fall Migration: Not Just for the Birds!”
Leading a Nature Walk Can be a Walk in the Park
Text by Paige Edwards; photos by Toni Genberg. On a warm and breezy Saturday in March, ARMN volunteers gathered at the Jerome “Buddie” Ford Nature Center in Alexandria for a nature walk in the neighboring Dora Kelley Nature Park to learn tips for leading their own walks. Although it seemed many of the park’s inhabitantsContinueContinue reading “Leading a Nature Walk Can be a Walk in the Park”
BODACIOUS BALD EAGLES: The Largest Gathering on the East Coast
Text and photos by Barbara J. Saffir, unless otherwise noted. The East Coast’s largest gathering of bodacious bald eagles is just a dash up I-95 at Maryland’s Conowingo Dam. More than a hundred of these ravenous raptors can hunker down at the dam on the Susquehanna River near the head of the Chesapeake Bay forContinueContinue reading “BODACIOUS BALD EAGLES: The Largest Gathering on the East Coast”
Saving Birds by Reducing Window Strikes
By Colleen O’Hara Birds are beautiful and fun to watch. Did you know they are also beneficial? A lot of bird species spread plant seeds and pollinate plants. They are also predator and prey, and good indicators of how well an ecosystem is doing. The overall bird population in North America is in decline, basedContinueContinue reading “Saving Birds by Reducing Window Strikes”