What's New:

Bird-a-thon!

Birdathon is one of two major fund raisers we do each year to support the education and conservation mission of Richmond Audubon. Check out the teams and make your donation today!

May Member Meeting - Purple Martins and Gone to the Birds Festival

Join RAS to learn about Purple Martins, how you might become a Purple Martin host, or simply to find out more about a fascinating bird with a long- standing association with humans. Our presenters, Jimmy Fitzpatrick and Adolph White, are both members of the Purple Martin Conservation Association. These two are long time friends of Purple Martins in the Richmond area who will share with us some of their passion for these flying wonders.

The program will be on Thursday, May 16 at St. Luke Lutheran Church at 7757 Chippenham Pkwy. The program begins at 7 p.m. with coffee, dessert and conversation starting at 6:30.

There are no RAS Member Programs scheduled in June, July or August.

The May/June Issue of the Thrasher is available.

Click to download. This month's featured RAS photographer is Julie Kacmarcik.

RAS-led Heron Rookery Tours featured on PBS Science Matters

See the full story on the Science Matters site.

Come Join Us…

You are invited to join this active organization in our appreciation of birds. We offer frequent bird watching field trips, monthly members meetings and an array of bird related resources, plus local bird news articles. We welcome everyone who has an interest in our feathered friends, from the casual back yard birders and kids, to life-long birding veterans. All RAS sponsored events are open to both members and non-members and are usually free; visitors are always welcome and encouraged to participate.

A Richmond Audubon Society chapter membership includes automatic membership in the National Audubon Society, a subscription to "Audubon" magazine a bimonthly national publication, our local "Thrasher" newsletter (now available online), chapter meetings, pre-meeting fellowship dinner and activities, volunteer opportunities available through an array of active RAS committees, Important Bird Areas (IBAs) support, youth outreach, fund raising, annual picnic, annual pot luck dinner, free email connection the RAS Listserv (sign-up required).

The Richmond Audubon Society's newsletter "The Thrasher" is now available online, plus archives of back issues. Use the search page to find the information you are looking for quickly. Visit the all new RAS Kids Corner and Members Area, then see "For The Birds" for a wide array of birding tools from housing and feeder maintenance to photography tips. Please contact us with your suggestion and comments or Email us at: info@richmondaudubon.org.