Spring 2010 e-newsletter
Visit the Conservation Cornerstones website to read a discussion of wind power and the Atlantic Flyway, Hope the Whimbrel returns, the new red-shouldered hawk monitoring project, the vigil for Bachman's sparrow and more news of CCB research.
Garden of Eagles Calendar
CCB has joined VDGIF and the Wildlife Center of VA in offering the 2011 "Garden of Eagles" calendar. Uniquely highlighting the eagle pair at the Norfolk Botanical Garden in Norfolk, Virginia, stunning photos from local and out-of-state photographers document the 2010 nesting season of this pair, which is watched by thousands worldwide on the WVEC EagleCam.
Click for more details and to order.
CCB announces: Return of Hope
Hope the whimbrel has made a full loop, returning to the Eastern Shore of VA after a year of CCB tracking. Read Dr. Watts' full press release describing her travels North to Alaska in May 2009, then over the open Atlantic to St Croix, USVI, and back.
Click for full press release [pdf] and read W&M's coverage of the news.
2010 addition: Eagle Nest blog
CCB's Reese Lukei, Jr. posts photos from the NBG Eagle Cam and leads discussions about bald eagle breeding and behavior on the newest CCB blog site. Do you have questions about eagles? Visit the blog.
Shop online to support CCB
Your purchases online using CCB's shopping directory at GiveBackAmerica.org at major retailers like Amazon.com, Expedia, Gap, iTunes, Target, and hundreds more, will generate corporate donations to CCB's Conservation Fund at no cost to you! Click here for more info.
Working together for Black Rails
Visit the Eastern Black Rail Conservation & Management Working Group to learn about the status of black rails on the Atlantic & Gulf Coasts and join with CCB to work on the species' recovery.
Winter 2009 e-Newsletter
Eagle resights at Conowingo Dam, conservation conflicts between peregrines & red knots, Metompkin Tower removed, shrubland migrants on the Eastern Shore & more
Spring/summer 2009 e-Newsletter...
A banner year for Red-cockaded Woodpeckers, the potential affects of sea level rise on marshbirds, tracking the amazing flights of Whimbrel and Eagles, and more in this issue of Conservation Cornerstones.
VaEagles site launched !
Learn about the annual bald eagle survey, and for the first time, view current eagle nest locations in Virginia.
EagleTrak blog begins 5/21/09:
Visit the EagleTrak home & gallery and EagleTrak blog.
2007 Annual Report published:
Click for the 2007 Annual Report [pdf].
Status Assessment of Golden-winged Warbler and Bewick's Wren in Virginia.
Go to assessment page.
The Raven publication is now online. CCB completed a digital library of The Raven from its inception through 2005 with assistance from the Va Society of Ornithology.
Visit The Raven page.
CCB delineates 10 Important Bird Areas on the Coastal Plain of Virginia!
View the results:
Inner Coastal Plain Report &
Outer Coastal Plain Report
CCB completes survey of cliff nesting sites in the southern Appalachians!
Click here to read the report.
Bald Eagle Delisting - Read an article from The Free-Lance Star and visit the US Fish & Wildlife Service's Bald Eagle website.
Continuing a legacy... a campaign to establish the Mitchell A. Byrd Chair in Biology - Learn more about honoring his legacy.
William & Mary News Highlights Mitchell Byrd: Byrd Recounts 50 Years.
Read the article.
