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American Wigeon
14 Feb
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Weather Makes a Difference to Waterfowl Watching

Posted by Sheila Ferguson Field Trips, Wildlife News

Two separate field trips in February, both led by Bryan Henson and Allison Gallo, took participants to several locations in

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Birders at Banshee Reeks
14 Feb
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42 Species of Birds Found During Banshee Reeks Walk

Posted by Sheila Ferguson Field Trips, Wildlife News

Because 26 people showed up for Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy’s monthly walk at Banshee Reeks Nature Preserve on February 12, we

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Marykirk Cunningham
11 Feb
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Creating a Wildlife Habitat Lab for Kids

Posted by Steve Allen Habitat, Habitat Herald, Youth & Family

Volume 27 Issue 1, Winter  2022 by Anne Owen, Audubon at Home Program Coordinator Emeritus As the garden lab coordinator

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11 Feb
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Book Review: The Secret of Life by Howard Markel

Posted by Steve Allen Books & Publications, Habitat Herald

Volume 27 Issue 1, Winter  2022 Review by Steve Allen Two young geniuses, James Watson and Francis Crick, were in a

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Anne Owen with camera
11 Feb
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Volunteer of the Quarter: Anne Owen

Posted by Steve Allen Habitat Herald, Volunteers

Volume 27 Issue 1, Winter  2022 by Kim Strader, Volunteer Coordinator The Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy inspires, motivates, and engages people to

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10 Feb
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Creek Critters of Loudoun Program

Posted by Sheila Ferguson Community Science, Stream Monitoring

February is not usually a month for benthic macroinvertebrate collection. However, Stream Monitoring Program Coordinator Amy Ulland made an exception

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Containers of seed outside
08 Feb
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Got Seeds? Get Native Plants by Winter Sowing

Posted by Steve Allen Habitat, Habitat Herald

Volume 27 Issue 1, Winter  2022 by BJ Lecrone, Office Management/Online Outreach As a Virginia Master Naturalist and Audubon at Home Ambassador,

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Field at Morven Park
07 Feb
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Writing in Nature in February

Posted by Sheila Ferguson News & Events

Five participants joined the Writing in Nature group on a rainy Thursday, February 3.  We focused on February’s reputation for

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Wildflower Talk by Ami Mason
07 Feb
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Virginia Wildflowers of the Year

Posted by Sheila Ferguson Habitat, News & Events

Forget the winter cold — sit back and watch Ami Mason show us a beautiful display of wildflowers throughout the

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Dark Night Skies program
07 Feb
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Dark Night Skies

Posted by Sheila Ferguson News & Events

Undeterred by the frigid temperatures, participants gathered at the Waterford Foundation to hear a presentation by Dr. Genevieve de Messieres

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