BIRDATHON 2025

Can I Speak to Your Tanager?

This team is captained by Matt Felperin, NOVA Parks' roving naturalist and birding encyclopedia on two legs. Julia Tanner, an avid birder, brings the perfect blend of sharp eyes and shutter speed, capturing every feathered moment. Rounding out the trio is Greg Block, the enthusiastic rookie with a camera, always ready to spot (or at least zoom in on) the next lifer. Together, they chase birds, share laughs, and snap stunning shots—one flutter at a time. 

Their day included spotting a Grasshopper Sparrow, a species of concern, perfectly timed driving to just miss the downpours and an interesting conversation with airport security! What a day!

View eBird list here: https://shorturl.at/3P2aG

Birdathon helps NVBA to support outdoor education, citizen science, habitat conservation and programs to encourage people to plant native plants and protect native wildlife. Birdathon also helps ornithologists better understand spring migration by reporting sightings through eBird, an online database of bird observations run by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

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Northern Virginia Bird Alliance is a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) organization. Our federal tax ID number is 51-0246325.

Photo: Baltimore Orioles, Eric Nie/Audubon Photography Awards