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Evening Bat in flight
02 Nov
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Mist Netting at JK Black Oak Reveals Bat Diversity and Surprises

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

Volume 30 Issue 4, Fall 2025 by Bruce Kimmel, JK Black Oak Bat Project Director In 2021, the Virginia Master

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Bags of salt on pavement
01 Nov
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Smarter Salting Protects Our Streams and Wildlife

Posted by Steve Allen Habitat Herald, Highlights, Stream Monitoring

Volume 30 Issue 4, Fall 2025 by Amy Ulland, Stream Monitoring Coordinator When winter storms arrive, many of us instinctively

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Native asters and goldenrods
01 Nov
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Plant Two Fall Keystone Plants, Not Mums

Posted by Steve Allen Habitat Herald, Native Plants, Wildlife Sanctuary Program

Volume 30 Issue 4, Fall 2025 by BJ Lecrone, Wildlife Sanctuary Ambassador Looking to add some fall-blooming flowers to your

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Michelle Menke
29 Oct
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Volunteer Spotlight: Michelle Menke

Posted by Sheila Ferguson Volunteers

Michelle began volunteering with Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy (LWC)  in July 2024 and has quickly become a dedicated steward of the

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Bald Eagle in flight.
28 Oct
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Eagles Stole the Show at the Hawk Watch

Posted by Sheila Ferguson Field Trips, Wildlife News

A small group of birders gathered on October 26 for a trip to Waggoner’s Gap Hawk Watch. It was a

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Nature camp
27 Oct
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Thirty Years of Standing Up for Wildlife by Preserving Habitat

Posted by Steve Allen Habitat Herald, Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy

Volume 30 Issue 4, Fall 2025 by Joe Coleman, Birding Coordinator In 1995, Loudoun County’s population crossed the 100,000-person threshold.

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Belted Kingfisher in flight.
23 Oct
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New Birders Enjoy Seeing a Belted Kingfisher at Algonkian

Posted by Sheila Ferguson Field Trips

Twenty-one birders visited Algonkian Regional Park on a beautiful fall day on October 19.  Many of the attending birders were

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Lincoln's Sparrow
18 Oct
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Bird Walk at Banshee Includes a Lincoln’s Sparrow

Posted by Sheila Ferguson Field Trips, Wildlife News

On October 11 nine birders, led by Kevin Denice and Mary Ann Good, enjoyed a fall walk at Banshee Reeks. 

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Group at Sweet Run State Park
01 Oct
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Birds Were Slow to Appear at Sweet Run on September 27

Posted by Sheila Ferguson Field Trips, Wildlife News

Twelve birders attended the September Sweet Run bird walk on a Saturday morning with rain threatening all morning. Thankfully the

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Female Rose-breasted Grosbeak
29 Sep
0

Bles Park Walk Takes Place After a Good Migration Night

Posted by Sheila Ferguson Field Trips, Wildlife News

Nine birders come out to the Bles Park walk on September 27, our first walk there since the park reopened.

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