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21 Jun
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Inviting Fireflies to Your Yard

Posted by Sheila Ferguson Habitat, Highlights

Courtesy of Plant NOVA Natives When fireflies start their early summer dance, will they pick your yard for their display?

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Pollinator Festival booth
21 Jun
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Pollinator Festival has Good Weather for People, But Not Butterflies

Posted by Sheila Ferguson News & Events

June 17 was a beautiful day to be outdoors for the Banshee Reeks Nature Preserve’s Pollinator Festival — balmy at

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Young Red-winged Blackbird with missing feathers
21 Jun
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Mimics and More at Bles Park on Father’s Day

Posted by Sheila Ferguson Field Trips, Wildlife News

Eighteen birders gathered on a beautiful Father’s Day at Bles Park. Our local mimics (Northern Mockingbird, Gray Catbird and Brown

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Young Orchard Oriole on branch
15 Jun
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Plenty of Birds and a Beetle on the Banshee Walk

Posted by Sheila Ferguson Field Trips, Uncategorized, Wildlife News
Photo by Michael Sciortino On June 10 Loudoun Wildlife hosted the monthly Banshee Reeks bird walk on a clear and
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Variable Dancer on stalk
12 Jun
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Loudoun Dragonfly Walks and Resources

Posted by Sheila Ferguson Field Trips, Wildlife News

One June 10 and 11, 20 dragonfly enthusiasts visited Morven Park and then Bles Park in search of dragonflies and

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Young birders in action
12 Jun
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Flying Kites’ Second Birdathon Yields 97 Species

Posted by Sheila Ferguson Birdathon, Wildlife News, Youth & Family

In their second Birdathon, the Flying Kites (Eric, Kiersten, Abby, Rua, Sadie and Henry Anderson) once again pulled out their

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Jane looking at birds at Algonkian
10 Jun
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2023 Birdathon Team Summaries

Posted by Sheila Ferguson Birdathon, Wildlife News
Check out what's happening with the 2023 Birdathon teams and other Celebrate Birds events.  And don't forget to donate to
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Birdathon team
02 Jun
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Fully-palmated Birders Record 11 Locations, 17 Miles and 126 Species

Posted by Sheila Ferguson Birdathon, Uncategorized, Wildlife News

The Fully-palmated Birders (FPB for short) reconvened for the 2023 edition of the Loudoun Wildlife Conservatory’s Birdathon on Saturday and

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Scarlet Tanager on branch
01 Jun
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Popular Bird Walk Takes Place on Sweet Run State Park’s First Day

Posted by Sheila Ferguson Field Trips, Wildlife News
Twenty-five people gathered on May 27, a beautiful sunny day with little wind and temperatures in the 60s for the
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Children looking for birds
01 Jun
0

First Birdathon for Double Stuft Orioles is Fun for Young Birders

Posted by Sheila Ferguson Birdathon, Youth & Family

The Double Stuft Orioles participated in their first Birdathon during the opening weekend, April 21-22. The team is a Daisy

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