Bird club in Rockbridge County, Virginia, US
October 20, 2026 « Prev • Next »
Takeaways from the 2nd Breeding Bird Atlas Presentation by DWR Conservation Biologist Sergio Harding on Oct 20
Rockbridge Bird Club will welcome Sergio Harding, Nongame Bird Conservation Biologist with the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources (DWR), to speak at our first program for the 2026-27 calendar year. Sergio will give a presentation on Virginia’s Second Breeding Bird Atlas in the Maury River Middle School Library at 7pm on October 20.
The Atlas is among the largest avian survey projects to take place in the Commonwealth, with close to 1,500 volunteers having contributed data between 2016 and 2020 – including several RBC members. An Atlas website summarizing these data was published in October 2025, with additional content published in August 2026. Sergio’s presentation will highlight the Atlas data products and website, sharing key takeaways of what we have learned and how this information will contribute to bird conservation in Virginia.
Harding has worked as a nongame bird conservation biologist with DWR since 2005. He oversees various avian projects, including the Atlas, and coordinates with other agencies and organizations on bird conservation issues. He is also the Virginia coordinator of the North American Breeding Bird Survey (BBS). His field work has included breeding land bird surveys of wildlife management areas and surveys of bald eagles, peregrine falcons, golden-winged warblers, loggerhead shrikes and breeding marsh birds.