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23 May
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Gone Pishing’s Total of 121 Species Doesn’t Include Swainson’s Thrush

Posted by Sheila Ferguson Birdathon, Wildlife News

Gone Pishing (Bryan Henson, Allison Gallo and Jane Yocom) thought they might have to do a modified Birdathon this year

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23 May
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The Big Sit: Shade Required

Posted by Sheila Ferguson News & Events, Wildlife News

Our 10-hour Big Sit was held on probably the hottest day of the year so far.  Despite the high temperatures,

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Drone view of the western meadow
20 May
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Busy Months Ahead at JK Black Oak

Posted by Steve Allen Habitat Herald, JK Black Oak Wildlife Sanctuary

Volume 27 Issue 2, Spring  2022 by Gerco Hoogeweg, JK Black Oak Committee Co-chair This year will be action-packed for

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Scarlet Tanager on branch
19 May
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Jay Fever Finishes First Birdathon Exhausted but Content

Posted by Sheila Ferguson Birdathon, Wildlife News

Jay Fever (Adam, Ella, and Zach Stevenson and Nancy Reaves) started out on Friday, May 13 at 6:00 am. We

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Fully Palmated Birders
18 May
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Fully-palmated Birders Find 120 Species in Loudoun County Birdathon

Posted by Sheila Ferguson Birdathon, Wildlife News

The Fully-palmated Birders (FPB, for short) were at it again on Saturday, April 30 when we began our Birdathon. The

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Virginia Rail among vegetation
18 May
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Virginia Rail Delights Birders at Bles Park

Posted by Sheila Ferguson Field Trips, Wildlife News

Our monthly bird walk at Bles Park started off with a bang on May 15.  At the start of the

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The Fearsome Fledglings
17 May
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Fearsome Fledglings Have a Fantastic First Birdathon

Posted by Sheila Ferguson Birdathon, Wildlife News

When the Fearsome Fledglings signed up for this year’s Birdathon, we really weren’t sure what we were getting into. None

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Larkolinks on the trail
17 May
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Larkolinks Find Namesake Birds During Their Best Birdathon

Posted by Sheila Ferguson Birdathon, Wildlife News

The Larkolinks team started their Birdathon on May 9, birding the areas near the homes of the team members (Zoe

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Orchard Oriole
16 May
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Exceptional Bird Activity and Threat of Rain at Banshee Reeks

Posted by Sheila Ferguson Field Trips, Wildlife News

Twelve individuals joined Michael Sciortino and Dori Rhodes for the monthly bird walk at Banshee Reeks Nature Preserve on Saturday,

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Shrike Force Team
16 May
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Spring Rains Make for Challenging Birding for Shrike Force

Posted by Sheila Ferguson Birdathon, Wildlife News

Two to four inches of rain, depending on where you were in Loudoun on May 6 and 7, made for

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