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01 Jun
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Sweet Run State Park

Posted by Sheila Ferguson Loudoun's Great Places
A Great Place Sweet Run State Park was formerly known as the Blue Ridge Center for Environmental Stewardship, which was
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01 Jun
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Class Inspired by the Birdathon to Become The Bronchial Bluejays

Posted by Sheila Ferguson Birdathon, Youth & Family

Inspired by the Birdathon, ecology students at Loudoun School for Advanced Studies spent a class period finding and identifying birds. 

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Juli Barnes with nestbox
31 May
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Volunteer Spotlight: Juli Barnes

Posted by Sheila Ferguson Volunteers

In February 2022 Juli attended Loudoun Wildlife’s Bluebird Nestbox Monitoring kickoff and let us know she had a  growing interest

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Green Heron standing on shore
30 May
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The Raven Loonatics Take It Easy for This Year’s Birdathon

Posted by Sheila Ferguson Birdathon, Wildlife News

The 2023 edition of the Raven Loonatics Birdathon was a relaxed affair focusing on getting together with friends and enjoying

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Rusty Blackbird
30 May
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A New Team Member and a Rusty Blackbird for Snap! Grackle! Pop!

Posted by Sheila Ferguson Birdathon, Wildlife News

It was a soggy 48 hours of birding for team Snap! Grackle! Pop! The trio of Linda Colucci, Adara Ricciutti

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Map of Stream Monitoring Sites
29 May
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Putting It All Together: Stream Monitoring and Salt Watch Results

Posted by Sheila Ferguson Community Science, Highlights, Stream Monitoring
Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy’s 42 Stream Team and 43 Salt Watch volunteers contributed over 400 hours collecting data about the health
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26 May
62

Longevity, Mortality and Enemies for Bald Eagles

Posted by Sheila Ferguson Eagle Cam

Once an eaglet fledges and leaves the nest area for good, it starts its journey in the wild as a

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Pileated Woodpecker nestlings.
23 May
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Pileated Woodpecker Nestlings Are Highlight of Bles Park Walk

Posted by Sheila Ferguson Field Trips, Uncategorized, Wildlife News

A beautiful day on May 21 brought out 14 birders to enjoy the wonders of Bles Park for the final

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Common Merganser with ducklings
23 May
0

Despite a Change in Plans, Gone Pishing Finds 125 Species of Birds

Posted by Sheila Ferguson Birdathon, Wildlife News

For the Gone Pishing team (Bryan Henson, Allison Gallo and Jane Yocum), this year’s Birdathon contained a twist. Due to

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Stream Team at Crooked Run
18 May
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Crooked Run Receives Perfect Score for Second Season in a Row

Posted by Sheila Ferguson Community Science, Highlights, Stream Monitoring

After a short trek through a forested area dotted with mature Skunk Cabbages and Jack-in-the-pulpits, a small group of Stream

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