Check out what’s happening with the 2021 Birdathon teams and other Celebrate Birds events.
The Gone Pishing Birdathon team saw 121 bird species in two days! They met up with many other critters as well, like a small Snapping Turtle and an Eastern Gartersnake.
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Many thanks to team members Bryan Henson, Allison Gallo and Jane Yocom for participating in the 2022 Loudoun Wildlife Birdathon!
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The Jay Fever team found 84 species of birds during their first Birdathon!
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The team reported "At Bles Park we were able to hear the Virginia Rail, which was especially surprising as soccer games were going on nearly all around the small marshy area it was hiding in."
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Many thanks to team members Adam, Ella, and Zach Stevenson and Nancy Reaves for participating in the 2022 Birdathon.
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The Ligi Nestlings celebrated their 14th Birdathon by finding 41 species of birds and raising over $1,000 for Loudoun Wildlife!
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The Birdathon ends on May 22 so there is still time to support the teams by making a donation at this link in our bio.
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#LWCBirdathon2022 team Birds Aren’t Real hit the trails today. Is this a turkey? Or is it a government drone spying on us and sending signals back to a secret mountain base at Mt. Weather? Who really knows? But Birds Aren’t Real are going to try to discern fact from fiction on these “birds”.
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The reward after the first day of birding! The (Wet) Whisky Drinking Warbler Watchers must stay true to their name!
84 species in day one!
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The Fully-palmated Birders are going to be trying to ID as many species as we can this weekend. Will we see a Yellow-crowned Night Heron? It would be cool if we did.
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Saw some more cute birds today in neighboring Prince William County while tuning my spring bird ears for the #LWCBirdathon.
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Not the greatest photos, but went out warbling in preparation for the #LWCBirdathon. The Fully-Palmated Birders will be back in action counting as many birds as possible on April 30 and May 1. Click the link in my bio to support loudounwildlife during #LWCBirdathon2022!
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Reports from the Field: Team Summaries
High Temperatures Don’t Stop the Grumpy Old Men Team From Having Fun
The Grumpy Old Men birdathon team (Paul Miller, Dave Van Tassel, Phil Daley and Ernie Carnevale) withered under clear skies and high temperatures on May 18 and 19, but had a lot of fun despite the heat. On our first day out we covered most of our favorite locations in western Loudoun, spending the morning north of Rt. 7 and west of Rt. 15. Read More…
Larkolinks Luck Out with Trout as Well as Birds
The Larkolinks met at 8:30 on the morning of May 17th to begin our Birdathon search. Since most members are residents of Lovettsville, we decided to bird our own patch, walking Rehobeth Church Road and Ash George Road. The area contains woods, fields and a lovely pond, where we were lucky enough to see both a Greater Yellowlegs and a Killdeer. Read More…
Fully-palmated Birders Logged Many Miles and 115 Species of Birds
The Fully-palmated Birders began our spring 2021 birdathon activities bright and early on Saturday, May 15. The team is comprised of Christine Boeckel and the four Mikes: Michael Myers, Michael Sciortino, Mike Mercincavage and Mike Scott. We started promptly at 6:00 a.m. at the Algonkian Park boat ramp and began our odyssey. Read More…
Gone Pishing’s Excellent Birdathon Adventure
Gone Pishing (Allison Gallo, Bryan Henson and Jane Yocom) started at one of the loveliest parks in Loudoun County, the Blue Ridge Center for Environmental Stewardship (BRCES). On the far northwestern side of the county, the tranquil country feel of the park contrasts dramatically from the hustle and bustle (cars, airplanes, boaters, etc.) surrounding some of the more eastern part of the park. Read More…
Ligi Nestlings Enjoy Their 13th Birdathon
The Ligi Nestlings (Spring, McKenzie, Addison and Catherine Ligi) kicked off their 13th Birdathon at the Blue Ridge Center, where we were treated to an adult and immature Bald Eagle slowly circling above us. Wow! Read More…
Shrike Force Finds 113 Avian Species, a River Otter, a Beaver and a Monarch butterfly
Shrike Force, comprised of Laura and Liam McGranaghan, Mary Ann Good, and Joe Coleman, began its 48 hours of birding at 4 p.m. on May 6. We wrapped up about 3:30 p.m. on May 8 after finding 113 species of birds, a River Otter, a Beaver, Red Foxes, a Monarch butterfly, and feasting on a chocolate birthday cake. Read More…
Raven Loonatics’ Birdathon Is a Windy Affair
The 2021 Birdathon was probably the most challenging one to date for the Raven Loonatics (Donna Quinn, Bruce Hill, Gerco Hoogeweg and Larry Meade) because of the weather. Wind and rain dominated the skies and thus bird activity. Our 5:00 a.m. start at Bles Park on May 8 was dry, and we quickly picked up a few species before heading on to Algonkian. Read More…