April 18 - Volunteer Day – 2:00 p.m. -4:00 p.m.
Come visit the field station and learn about volunteer opportunities.

May 22 – Bird and Breakfast – 7:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
The spring migrants are returning! Meet at 7:30 a.m. for a refreshing spring morning of birding! Getting up with the birds is worth it to hike the superb habitat on the ES Field Station with experienced birders or on your own. Meet back at the house at 9:30 a.m. for breakfast and fun sighting stories. Good for children old enough to enjoy hiking and understand the need for quiet movement so as not to scare birds away.

May 29 – MAPS Banding – 6:00 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
CLOSED EVENT, but if you are interested in visiting our banding station, please call 540-349-3331.

June 5 – MAPS Banding – 6:00 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
CLOSED EVENT, but if you are interested in visiting our banding station, please call 540-349-3331.

June 12 – Bee and Breakfast – 9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Come join us for a continental breakfast and learn about the bees at Environmental Studies from our bee biologist, German Perilla. Then, suit up and take a walk into the apiaries (weather permitting) to experience the wonderful world of bees.

June 13 – MAPS Banding – 6:00 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
CLOSED EVENT, but if you are interested in visiting our banding station, please call 540-349-3331.

June 26 – MAPS Banding – 6:00 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
CLOSED EVENT, but if you are interested in visiting our banding station, please call 540-349-3331.

July 3 – MAPS Banding – 6:00 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
CLOSED EVENT, but if you are interested in visiting our banding station, please call 540-349-3331.

July 10 – MAPS Banding – 6:00 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
CLOSED EVENT, but if you are interested in visiting our banding station, please call 540-349-3331.

July 24 – The 15th Annual Butterfly Count – 9:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Held in conjunction with the North American Butterfly Association’s (NABA) National July Butterfly Census and in collaboration with the Bull Run Mountains Conservancy-- come help us count butterflies at ES and across the Piedmont.

July 25 – MAPS Banding – 6:00 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
CLOSED EVENT, but if you are interested in visiting our banding station, please call 540-349-3331.

July 31 – MAPS Banding – 6:00 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
CLOSED EVENT, but if you are interested in visiting our banding station, please call 540-349-3331.

August 28 - The Fields and Flowers of August - 2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

September 18 – Swans and Migration in the Piedmont - 2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Beginning Bird Banding Class - October 9-16, 2010.   Sign Up Form .pdf
This course is taught by one of the instructors from the Institute for Bird Populations. A typical day at an IBP training class is spent at mist nets with birds in the hand in the morning and in classroom discussions in the afternoon and/or evening. The pace of the courses is fast, but there is also some free time. The seven-day introductory courses are designed to provide both amateur birders and professional biologists with the skills necessary to participate in monitoring and research programs involving bird banding.

No Events Scheduled

Winter Waterfowl Walk – Date and time to be announced.