Learn the birds of Virginia
72 birds in 13 short units, from your backyard to the Chesapeake shore, the Blue Ridge, Shenandoah and piedmont. By sight, sound and story, with real photos and recordings.
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A few you’ll meet first
Northern CardinalPhoto: The Cosmonaut · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist 
American RobinPhoto: Rhododendrites · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons 
Canada GoosePhoto: Tser · CC BY · iNaturalist 
Bald EaglePhoto: Matt Felperin · CC BY · iNaturalist
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The course
Each unit is a small group of birds, easiest first, with look-alikes kept apart. Meet them, learn them by sight, sound and story, then finish with a Field test. The units get harder as you go.
Virginia Essentials
- Unit 1: Gentle startNorthern Cardinal, Eastern Bluebird, Carolina Wren, Mourning Dove, Northern Mockingbird, Double-crested Cormorant and Great Blue Heron
- Unit 2: Gentle startAmerican Robin, Mallard, House Sparrow, Blue Jay, American Goldfinch and Great Egret
- Unit 3: Gentle startCanada Goose, Downy Woodpecker, Red-shouldered Hawk, Green Heron, Song Sparrow and Red-winged Blackbird
- Unit 4: Building upBald Eagle, House Finch, Turkey Vulture and White-throated Sparrow
- Unit 5: Building upTufted Titmouse, Osprey, Red-bellied Woodpecker, Eastern Phoebe, European Starling, White-breasted Nuthatch and Dark-eyed Junco
- Unit 6: Building upCarolina Chickadee, Wild Turkey, Gray Catbird, Pileated Woodpecker, Ruby-throated Hummingbird and Chipping Sparrow
Beyond the Basics
- Unit 7: SteadyEastern Towhee, Common Grackle, Brown Thrasher, Northern Flicker, Yellow-crowned Night Heron and Yellow-rumped Warbler
- Unit 8: SteadyBrown-headed Cowbird, Wood Duck, American Crow, Black Vulture and Tree Swallow
- Unit 9: SteadyHermit Thrush, Indigo Bunting, Cedar Waxwing, Barred Owl, Red-tailed Hawk and Belted Kingfisher
- Unit 10: SteadyBarn Swallow, Hooded Merganser, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker and Cooper’s Hawk
- Unit 11: HardestRing-necked Duck, Eastern Kingbird, Common Yellowthroat, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Killdeer and Ring-billed Gull
- Unit 12: HardestBufflehead, Red-eyed Vireo, Red-headed Woodpecker and Ruby-crowned Kinglet
- Unit 13: HardestGadwall, Laughing Gull, Eastern Wood-Pewee, Scarlet Tanager and American Redstart