Virginia Birding Big Day
April 26, 2025 All day
The Virginia Birding Big Day will be returning on April 26, 2025! Any Virginia birder may register a team of friends to compete in one of several categories, including a youth category and regional categories. Teams will have from midnight to midnight to see as many species as possible tailored to the teams’ choice of any birding style.
Teams collect pledges (e.g., $2 per species) from individuals or organizations. New this year is the ability of individuals to pledge to the entire event (rather than just a team); see our website for more information. Funds will go to the Virginia Society of Ornithology’s (VSO’s) brand new youth programs: the VSO Young Birders and the Virginia College Birding Initiative! These newly established groups aim to provide funds to send Virginia young birders to American Birding Association youth birding camps as well as funds for high school student ornithological research, binoculars for young birders, local VSO chapter youth programs, high school bird clubs, and grants for college bird clubs. Registration is open until April 21st.
The event is organized by the Virginia Big Day Committee, an independent group of birders from around the Commonwealth. To learn more about the Virginia Big Day and register, visit our website.