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The primary method of achieving these educational aims is by having more than 120 bird walks each year. Smith Park Bird Stream in Arlington.

The Northern Virginia Bird Club is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization which provides nearly 600 members the opportunity to conserve, watch, enjoy, study and understand birds and their habitats and interactions with people. These walks, led by volunteer members, are held at local, regional, state and national parks throughout northern Virginia, and occasionally even further afield. The volunteer s

pirit of the members has kept the membership fee low, at $10 per year for individuals and $15 per year for families. Locally, the Northern Virginia Bird Club sponsored the Fort C.F. Club members designed and helped finance a stream in Fort C.F. Smith Park to attract birds. During the eight months after construction, 54 species of birds were recorded at the stream. Internationally, the Club, and individual members, have contributed to the American Bird Conservancy's Conservation Counterparts program to support the El Carricito Conservation Project in Mexico and Community Cloud Forest Conservation which works in Guatemala. Evening meetings are held four times a year with entertaining and educational programs, often presented by members of the Club. These meetings are held in February, April, September and November at 8:00 p.m. at Saint Andrew's Episcopal Church in Arlington. NVBC officers and directors are:

President : Larry Meade
Vice President, Programs : Phil Silas
Vice President, Field Trips : Elton Morel
Secretary: Diane Marton
Treasurer : Jean Tatalias
Directors : Joanna Taylor, Joan Mashburn, Jeremy Beck

06/08/2026

Our last walk until we resume in August is the Limberlost Trail, Shenandoah NP X-trip, Sat, June 13, 2026 @ 9:00 AM. Contact Luke Holian, email below, for details.

06/03/2026

Northern Virginia Bird Club walk, Sat, June 6, 2026 @ 8:00 AM

Clarks Crossing Park – Bluebird Trail (Fairfax)

From I-495, exit onto Chain Bridge Rd (Rt 123) toward Vienna. Continue on Maple Avenue (still Rt 123) in Vienna, turn onto Beulah Rd. Continue for about 1 mile until left turn onto Clarks Crossing Road. Continue to the end of Clarks Crossing and park at the parking lot overlooking the W&OD Trail.
Meet in the parking lot overlooking the W&OD Trail.

9850 Clarks Crossing Rd, Vienna 22182

Leader: Larry Meade

05/31/2026

Northern Virginia Bird Club walk, Wed, Jun 3, 2026 @ 8:30 AM

Long Branch Nature Center & Park (Arlington)

Take Rt 50, east from Fairfax or west from Rosslyn to Carlin Springs exit. Go south on Carlin Springs 0.5 mi. to Nature Center on left, just south of N. Va Community Hospital on left. Meet at Nature Center parking lot.

625 S Carlin Springs Rd, Arlington VA 22204

Leaders: Tom Nardone/Carol Mullen

05/27/2026

Northern Virginia Bird Club walk, Sat, May 30, 2026 @ 7:30 AM

Silver Lake Regional Park (Prince William)

From I-495, take I-66 west 24 mi. to exit 40 (Rt 15). Turn south onto Rt 15 (toward Haymarket) and go 0.3 miles to Rt 55. Turn right onto Rt 55 and go 0.9 miles to Antioch Rd. Turn right onto Antioch and go 1.3 miles to Silver Lake Rd. Turn right and proceed to park entrance and continue to parking lot next to the lake. Meet in parking lot at the end of the entrance road.

16198 Silver Lake Rd, Haymarket, VA 20169

Leaders: Toby Hardwick/Ed LeGrand

05/24/2026

Northern Virginia Bird Club walk, Huntley Meadows Park

Wed, May 27, 3026 @ 8:00 AM

From I-495, take Rt 1 south 3 mi. to Lockheed Blvd. Turn right on Lockheed and go 0.5 mi. to Harrison Ln to park entrance on left.
Meet in parking lot.

3701 Lockheed Blvd, Alexandria, VA 22306

Leaders: Karen Pao/Ben Jessup

05/21/2026

The walk this Saturday, May 23 at Manassas Battlefield has been cancelled due to a very rainy forecast.

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05/20/2026

Northern Virginia Bird Club walk, Sat, May 23, 2026 @ 7:30 AM

Manassas Battlefield Park – Portici Horse Trailer Parking Lot (Prince William)

From I-495 take I-66 west 17 mi. to exit 47B for Sudley Road (VA-234 North). Immediately turn right on Battleview Parkway and continue for 1.5 miles as the parkway loops around and turns into Vandor Lane. Turn left into the horse trailer parking lot. Due to the limited parking area, park lengthwise (front-to-back) in the trailer parking spaces. Do not park at the Portici Trailhead parking lot on Rock Road. Meet in parking lot. National Battlefield Fee Area.

10224 Vandor Ln, Manassas, VA 20109
Parking: Portico Horse Trailer Parking Lot

Leaders: Toby Hardwick/Jim Pearson

05/17/2026

Northern Virginia Bird Club walk, Wed, May 20, 2026 @ 8:30 AM

Neabsco Regional Park - Boardwalk

From I-495, take I-95 south about 14 mi. to exit 156 (Dale City/Rippon Landing/Rt. 784). Take exit 156A for Rt 784 east toward Rippon Landing. Continue 0.7 mi. cross Rt 1 where Dale Blvd becomes Rippon Blvd and continue down the hill another 0.4 mi. to a stop light and turn right on Blackburn Rd. The park parking lot is then 0.2 mi. away on the left.
Meet in parking lot.

15125 Blackburn Rd, Woodbridge,VA 22191

Leaders: Jim Pearson/Carol Mullen

05/12/2026

In addition to the Chincoteague Spring Weekend event, the Northern Virginia Bird Club will have a walk at Occoquan Bay Wildlife Refuge on Saturday, May 16, 2026 @ 7:30 AM

From I-495, take I-95 south 9 mi. to (left) exit 161 (Woodbridge). Go south on Rt 1 about 2 mi. to left turn onto Dawson Beach Rd. Continue on Dawson Beach 0.7 mi. to entrance gate. Meet in parking lot by the pavilion.

13950 Dawson Beach Rd, Woodbridge, VA 22191

Leaders: Karen Pao/Larry Meade

Address

Arlington, VA
22205

Website

http://www.nvabc.org/

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