Posts Tagged Birds

Wildlife experts warn of danger to Virginia finches

Posted by Nick Gilmore in Virginia's News on March 10, 2025

Songbirds can be treated for mycoplasma conjunctivitis. (Credit: Wildlife Center of Virginia)

The Wildlife Center of Virginia is warning people who like to feed birds to be on the lookout. An eye disease that can prove fatal is now spreading through avian populations, as Sandy Hausman reports.

Birds, Finches, Wildlife

Benefits of Birding in a Pandemic

Posted by Nick Gilmore in Virginia's News on February 4, 2021

Scott Karr at his store, Wild Birds Unlimited of Charlottesville

COVID-19 is not a risk to birds. In fact, the pandemic has been very good for our feathered friends. Sandy Hausman spoke with the owner of Wild Birds Unlimited in Charlottesville.

Birds, Charlottesville

Controlled Burns Boost Songbird Populations

Posted by Nick Gilmore in Virginia's News on June 26, 2018

Nikole Simmons (left) and Laurel Schablein count birds following several controlled burns in the forests near Warm Springs.

Year after year, scientists report falling numbers of songbirds in Virginia. One likely reason – changes in the places they like to feed, mate and nest. To provide them with more healthy habitat, the Nature Conservancy is doing something bold – burning large sections of an 18,000 acre forest in western Virginia. Sandy Hausman reports.