Wild About the Dulles Wetlands IV: The Birds of the Dulles Wetlands

In celebration of the 30th anniversary of the Dulles Greenway Wetlands Mitigation Project, Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy invites you to learn about these important wetlands and the wildlife that call them home. This is the fourth program in the five-part series.

Wetlands are incredibly rich natural areas that attract many different kinds of animals and plants, not least birds. They provide crucial habitat for many different kinds of birds, some of which raise their young there or overwinter in them while other birds only briefly stop over on their long arduous migrations. They are also often the only pockets of green in heavily developed areas and, as such, provide protection from the many perils that birds face every day. Joe Coleman, who has been visiting the Dulles Greenway Wetlands since the 1990’s, describes some of the many birds that visit and use the Wetlands.