Starting in 1927, state birds began to be selected by states. The first states to adopt a state bird were Alabama, Florida, Maine, Missouri, Oregon, Texas and Wyoming. The last state to pick its ...

CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. — Monday is the deadline to participate in the Great Backyard Bird Count, a worldwide event that encourages families to get outside and interact with nature. Each year ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — From the Commonwealth’s state dog to Virginia’s official salamander, Virginia actually has quite a few state animals. 8News has compiled a list of all of Virginia’s ...

Virginia officials announced plans Friday to create new habitat for about 25,000 seabirds after their nesting grounds were paved for a state tunnel expansion project - a case that highlighted ...

So whenever anybody sees signs like that, they encourage poultry owners, backyard flock owners to report to the state so they can test the birds to determine if the cause is avian influenza or another ...

Wildlife officials in Virginia are asking residents to help monitor cases of avian flu in the state’s bird population as cases rise in the United States. Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI ...

Earlier this summer, as birds started mysteriously dying across the D.C. region, Paul Pisano heeded the call from Virginia wildlife officials: He took down his bird-feeder. An avid birdwatcher who ...

And here in Virginia. state agencies are monitoring an increase in cases among wild birds in the eastern part of the state. They stress the risk of transmission to people is low. And the food ...