Goldfinch Gazette

All members receive the monthly newsletter, Goldfinch Gazette, which contains information about the monthly program, upcoming field trips, reports from previous field trips, bird sightings and other announcements of events and happenings.

Birds of Rockingham County

The Club published The Birds of Rockingham County in 1998. It is a record of bird sightings in Rockingham County during the twentieth century. A second edition was published in 2022 and is available for purchase.

Virginia Breeding Bird Atlas, 2nd ed.

Peele A.M., M. Massa, R.W. Rohrbaugh, S.R. Harding, E.A. Hunter, K.J. Loope, D.A. Sommers, M.A. Thomas, and A.L. Kane. 2025. Virginia’s Second Breeding Bird Atlas (2016–2020). https://vabirdatlas.org.

Principles of Birding Ethics

The Virginia Society of Ornithology has published a set of principles for birding ethically, Principles of Birding Ethics. The Rockingham Bird Club recommends following these principles when birding.

Best Bird Memory Project

The Best Bird Memory project was launched as part of the Rockingham Bird Club’s 50th Anniversary, known as its “Goldfinch Jubilee”. In brief, the goal was to chronicle memories from the past 50 years in Rockingham County/Harrisonburg. The participant defined what constituted their best bird memory. Read the submissions here.