Upcoming Events (Click for details)
- Saturday, January 10, Field Trip to Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel (CBBT) and Eastern Shore of Virginia
- Saturday, January 17 - Regular monthly bird walk - Weyanoke Sanctuary
- Wednesday, January 21, 7:30 pm - Monthly Meeting - A Bird's Eye View
See our Newsletter for more news including
- Recurring Monthly Bird Walks
- Environmental News You Can Use
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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 |