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12 Mar
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Checklist for Creating a Bird Friendly Yard

Posted by mmyers Habitat, Habitat Restoration

This is an excerpt from the Brooklyn Botanic Garden Book series, “Bird Gardens.”  I came across it through the National

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09 Mar
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Great Blue Herons and the Ashburn Rookery

Posted by mmyers Surveys and Counts

I stopped by the viewing spot along Loudoun County Parkway last weekend to check on the Great Blue Herons.  This

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08 Mar
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Swamp Walk – Yep, It was Wet!

Posted by mmyers Field Trips

This past Sunday we had our first amphibian foray of the year and headed over to Algonkian Park to explore

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07 Mar
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Butterflies Belly Up to the Bar

Posted by mmyers Uncategorized

Mona Miller, the “Butterfly Lady”, just sent over her secret recipe for attracting butterflies and it’s the perfect time to

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06 Mar
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Chimney Swifts hit the Gulf Coast

Posted by mmyers The Archives

I LOVE this time of year!  Our amphibians are waking up, tree sap starts to run, groundhogs start to stir,

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03 Mar
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Eagle Trapping!

Posted by mmyers News & Events, Surveys and Counts

There’s a really neat Bald Eagle project going on right now in Fauquier and Loudoun Counties and it’s just too

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02 Mar
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Bird Atlas Tips March 2010

Posted by Jill Miller The Archives

March 2010 Hi Loudoun County Atlasers, As the first year of the atlas draws to a close, I want to

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25 Feb
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A Year of Monarch Butterflies – February was rough

Posted by mmyers Monarchs, News & Events

So, when I thought about doing this monthly series on Monarch Butterflies and “where are they now”, I thought it’d

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25 Feb
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Backyard Habitat Tip: Benefits of Snags

Posted by mmyers Habitat, Habitat Restoration

No, I’m not talking about the pulls you get in sweaters or problems that crop up in your plans….no no,

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16 Feb
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Red Headed Woodpeckers!

Posted by mmyers News & Events

Red-headed Woodpeckers are a pretty neat bird. They are a year-round bird for us but they are also uncommon so keep an

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