March 6 – An Evening with the Woodcocks – 5:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Held in conjunction with the Bull Run Mountains Conservancy
Download the flyer WoodcockFlyer2010.docx WoodcockFlyer2010.pdf.

March 27 – Camera Trap Workshop for the Piedmont Biodiversity Stewardship Council - 2:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Please call for details. Telephone: 540-349-3331

An Evening with Amphibians
Please call the Field Station – you can never count on those tricky amphibians…their schedule doesn’t always follow our Calendar of Events.

April 18 - Volunteer Day – 2:00 p.m. -4:00 p.m.
Come visit the field station and learn about volunteer opportunities.

May 22 – Bird and Breakfast – 7:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
The spring migrants are returning! Meet at 7:30 a.m. for a refreshing spring morning of birding! Getting up with the birds is worth it to hike the superb habitat on the ES Field Station with experienced birders or on your own. Meet back at the house at 9:30 a.m. for breakfast and fun sighting stories. Good for children old enough to enjoy hiking and understand the need for quiet movement so as not to scare birds away.

June 19 – Bee and Breakfast – 9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Come join us for a continental breakfast and learn about the bees at Environmental Studies from our bee biologist, German Perilla. Then, suit up and take a walk into the apiaries (weather permitting) to experience the wonderful world of bees.

July 24 – The 15th Annual Butterfly Count – 9:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Held in conjunction with the North American Butterfly Association’s (NABA) National July Butterfly Census -- come help us count butterflies at ES and across the Piedmont.

August 28 - The Fields and Flowers of August - 2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

September 18 – Swans and Migration in the Piedmont - 2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Beginning Bird Banding Class - Date and time to be announced.
This course is taught by one of the instructors from the Institute for Bird Populations. A typical day at an IBP training class is spent at mist nets with birds in the hand in the morning and in classroom discussions in the afternoon and/or evening. The pace of the courses is fast, but there is also some free time. The seven-day introductory courses are designed to provide both amateur birders and professional biologists with the skills necessary to participate in monitoring and research programs involving bird banding.

No Events Scheduled

Winter Waterfowl Walk – Date and time to be announced.