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Please Join RLEP and the Rappahannock County Library
for the 4th Monday Speaker Series on the “Nature of Rappahannock”
Owls in Rappahannock: Discover the Silent Hunters of the Night! with Alan Williams
Monday, January 26, 2026
6:30 pm
Registration Required
Have you ever wondered who’s watching from the treetops after sunset? Join us for this presentation on these fascinating members of our biotic community. Alan Williams will introduce you to the Great Horned Owl, the Barred Owl, the Barn Owl, and the tiny Eastern Screech-Owl. You’ll learn how owls hunt, communicate, and survive in forests, wetlands, and even backyards. You’ll discover amazing adaptations like silent flight, night vision, and eerie calls. Whether you’re a bird enthusiast or just owl-curious, this presentation will open your eyes to the mysterious nighttime world above us.
Alan Williams is an Ecologist/Data Manager for the Shenandoah National Park. He works on a wide variety of projects including water quality, aquatic invertebrate monitoring, native trout monitoring, invasive plant monitoring, forest health, rare plant monitoring, and raptor restoration. Perhaps most importantly for us, in his free time he is an active participant in the Kestrel and Barn Owl programs in Rappahannock and surrounding counties. He has worked throughout our county and beyond to locate and install nesting boxes, develop monitoring sites, and educate citizens on how they can help support habitat for these magnificent (and ecologically critical) birds.
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