Tagged Stories: "birds"
Winter wildlife in the Chesapeake Bay watershed
March 6, 2014The mid-Atlantic boasts a variety of wildlife viewing opportunities for year-round nature seekers.
Read storyCapturing sea ducks on the Chesapeake Bay
March 22, 2012Take a midnight trip on the icy Bay to learn how scientists brave sleep deprivation and frigid weather to monitor sea ducks.
Read storyOsprey cams offer online glimpse of Chesapeake wildlife
March 21, 2012Can’t make it to the Bay’s shores? Enjoy a glimpse of this remarkable raptor through two online osprey cams.
Read storyWatershed Wednesday: Friends of Dyke Marsh (Alexandria, Va.)
March 14, 2012The nonprofit Friends of Dyke Marsh helps preserve, restore and celebrate this rare Potomac River ecosystem.
Read storyFive signs of spring in the Chesapeake Bay region
March 12, 2012Take a look around your backyard, community or local park for these five telltale signs of spring.
Read storyBuilding a home for birds on Maryland’s Poplar Island
March 8, 2012Biologists collect discarded Christmas trees to build bird nesting habitat on a restored island in the Chesapeake Bay.
Read storyMaryland’s wintering waterfowl population down slightly in 2012
February 28, 2012Scientists counted fewer ducks, geese and swans wintering along Md.’s Chesapeake Bay and Atlantic shorelines in 2012.
Read storySix great spots to explore the outdoors this winter
December 19, 2011Here are six great places across the Chesapeake Bay watershed to experience activities you can only enjoy in winter.
Read storyPhoto tour: Eastern Shore of Va. paradise for wildlife – and people
November 25, 2011View photos from Fisherman Island, a tiny wildlife refuge at the tip of the Delmarva Peninsula.
Read storyBlackwater National Wildlife Refuge expands by 825 acres
October 31, 2011The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has purchased 825 acres of land to expand Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge.
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