Upcoming Events (Click for details)
- Christmas Bird Counts - December 14 through January 2
Saturday, December 20 - Regular monthly bird walk - Weyanoke Sanctuary- Saturday, January 10, Field Trip to Grandview Nature Preserve, Hampton
See our Newsletter for more news including
- Recurring Monthly Bird Walks
- Field Trip Reports
- Nature Time at Mariners' Lake, Mariners' Museum and Park in Newport News.
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| This Sanderling is probing a Red Beard Sponge (Clathria prolifera; formerly, Microciona prolifera) for food at Grandview Nature Preserve. The thick, intertwining branches provide an important habitat for shrimp, crabs, worms, and other small marine creatures. The sponge is an animal, not a plant, and is the most abundant sponge in the mid- and lower Chesapeake Bay. Photo courtesy of Cindy Hamilton |