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Looking for Birds
08 May
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Ligi Nestlings Add a New Team Member and Find 46 Species

Posted by Sheila Ferguson Birdathon, Wildlife News

The Ligi Nestlings 15th annual Birdathon did not disappoint. We documented a record breaking 46 species and officially added Steve

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group of birders at Camp Highroad
04 May
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A Great Morning for Birds at Camp Highroad

Posted by Sheila Ferguson Field Trips, Wildlife News

May 4 was a great morning for a bird walk at Camp Highroad, which is located outside of Middleburg, Virginia. 

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Cliff Swallow in flight
04 May
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Cliff Swallow Puts in Unexpected Appearance During Goodstone Inn Walk

Posted by Sheila Ferguson Field Trips, Uncategorized, Wildlife News

In weather that felt more like March than May, a group of 13 hardy birders were fortunate to avoid rain

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Greater Yellowlegs
01 May
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Birds Aren’t Real Team Has a Quick Birdathon Between the Storms

Posted by Sheila Ferguson Birdathon, Wildlife News

Birds Aren’t Real, the Myers family team consisting of Scarlett, Jessie and Michael decided to conduct an impromptu Birdathon during

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Stream monitors John Ellis and Chris Henke
01 May
0

New Stream Monitoring Site Established on Piney Run

Posted by Sheila Ferguson Community Science, Stream Monitoring

The Loudoun Wildlife Stream Team recently established a new monitoring site on Piney Run, located within the newly created Sweet

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Susan Sims checks recording results
01 May
0

Bat Monitors Find 9 Species in Loudoun, Including an Endangered One

Posted by Steve Allen Community Science, Habitat Herald, Surveys and Counts

Volume 28 Issue 2, Spring 2023 by Bruce Kimmel, Virginia Master Naturalist Bats are one of the most misunderstood animals on the

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A generous patch of Wild Bergamot
01 May
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Growing a Better Garden: Habitat Matters

Posted by Steve Allen Habitat Herald, Wildlife Sanctuary Program

Volume 28 Issue 2, Spring 2023 by Jennifer Lumley, Audubon at Home Ambassador Have you ever purchased a plant and excitedly

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Metric Paper Wasp
01 May
5

A Little Love for Wasps

Posted by Steve Allen Habitat Herald

Volume 28 Issue 2, Spring 2023 by Cliff Fairweather Wasps need some love. They rank pretty low on most people’s

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Slow Birding book cover
01 May
0

Book Review: Slow Birding by Joan E. Strassman

Posted by Steve Allen Books & Publications, Habitat Herald

Volume 28 Issue 2, Spring 2023 Review by Steve Allen Should I stay or should I go? The Clash asked

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Gray Catbird
01 May
0

Wet Walk at Broad Run Finds 58 Bird Species and a Northern Cricket Frog

Posted by Sheila Ferguson Field Trips, Wildlife News

As part of the month-long Celebrate Birds events, Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy hosted a bird walk at Broad Run Valley Stream

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