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13 May
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Whisky Drinking Warbler Watchers Almost Reach Their Goal

Posted by Sheila Ferguson Birdathon

It was a beautiful Mother’s Day weekend for the Whisky Drinking Warbler Watchers (Robert Justin, Peter Lyttle, David Manning, Scott

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Bird walk at Banshee Reeks
13 May
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Celebrate Birds Walk at Banshee Reeks Yields 58 Species

Posted by Sheila Ferguson Field Trips, Wildlife News

Fourteen people joined leaders Mike Sciortino, Jane Yocum, Mary Ann Good,  and John and Kevin Denice at Banshee Reeks for

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Eastern Meadowlark in wild cherry tree
08 May
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A Beautiful Morning for Birding After a Stormy Night

Posted by Sheila Ferguson Field Trips, Wildlife News

The May 6 Celebrate Birds walk took place on a beautiful spring morning after a night of heavy rain that

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May work day at JK Black Oak.
07 May
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Back to the LeSabre Vernal Pool for the May Work Day

Posted by Sheila Ferguson Habitat Restoration, JK Black Oak Wildlife Sanctuary

Habitat restoration projects at JK Black Oak Wildlife Sanctuary nearly always involve removing invasive plants. The volunteer work day on

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07 May
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2025 Work Days at JK Black Oak Wildlife Sanctuary

Posted by Sheila Ferguson Habitat Restoration, JK Black Oak Wildlife Sanctuary

Volunteer work days at JK Black Oak started up again on April 5, 2025.  These monthly events take place April

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Birdathon team members
06 May
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The Swifties Team Finds 54 Species for Their First Birdathon

Posted by Sheila Ferguson Birdathon

The Swifties (Liz Witmer, Joshua, Sydney & Harper Dudman, Chada Davis, Nichole Thorton) team is composed of six birding newbies.

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Jane looking at birds at Algonkian
06 May
2

Support the Birdathon – Flat Donation

Posted by Sheila Ferguson Birdathon, Fundraising, Wildlife News
Use the donation form below to support LWC's Birdathon with a flat donation. You can make your donation to a
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Eastern Red Columbine
01 May
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NoVA Native: Eastern Red Columbine

Posted by Steve Allen Habitat Herald, Native Plants

Volume 30 Issue 2, Spring 2025 by Kim Strader and Sheila Ferguson If you like hummingbirds and want them to

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Sparrows Quilt
30 Apr
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Sparrows Quilt Raffle: Now Through June 6

Posted by Sheila Ferguson Fundraising

Artists Ellen Tanner and Lynn Tolson have created and donated a beautiful quilt featuring sparrows to be raffled off by

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Scarlet Tanager on branch
29 Apr
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Despite the Wind, 51 Species of Birds Found at Morven Park

Posted by Sheila Ferguson Field Trips, Wildlife News

The April 27 Celebrate Birds walk at Morven Park came with 20 mph sustained winds gusting up to 35 mph. 

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