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The Big Sit 2024: Hawks, Owls and People

The Big Sit 2024: Hawks, Owls and People

Oct 16, 2024

Executive Director Tom Kercheval meets Smoke the Screech Owl. Photo by Allison Gallo The October 12, 2024 Big Sit at...

Small, Fidgety Birds Including Kinglets at Banshee Reeks

Small, Fidgety Birds Including Kinglets at Banshee Reeks

Oct 14, 2024

Golden-crowned Kinglet.Photo by Michael Sciortino Four curious and eager birders joined leaders Jane Yocom and Mary Ann Good at Banshee...

Box Turtle and Black Widow Spider Found on Morven Park Walk

Box Turtle and Black Widow Spider Found on Morven Park Walk

Oct 8, 2024

Black Widow Spider.Photo by Jim McWalters Spectacular weather greeted the 10 people who joined Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy for the first...

Long-awaited Planting Day Arrives at JK Black Oak

Long-awaited Planting Day Arrives at JK Black Oak

Oct 8, 2024

Volunteers planting in plot 3. Photo by SA Ferguson Restoring the meadows at JK Black Oak Wildlife Sanctuary is a...

Plenty of Species Seen During Nature Walk at JK Black Oak

Plenty of Species Seen During Nature Walk at JK Black Oak

Oct 7, 2024

Pure Green Sweat Bee.Photo by John Denice Nine nature enthusiasts joined walk leaders Kevin and John Denice at JK Black...

Microsoft Grant Awarded for Habitat Restoration and Citizen Science

Microsoft Grant Awarded for Habitat Restoration and Citizen Science

Oct 7, 2024

Volunteers finish the installation of a bluebird box setup. Photo by Nida Davis. Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy is excited to announce...

Foggy Weather and Fewer Birds at Sweet Run

Foggy Weather and Fewer Birds at Sweet Run

Sep 30, 2024

The September 28 bird walk at Sweet Run State Park had a foggy, wet start with no sign of the...

Stream Monitoring Survey at Balls Run in Waterford

Stream Monitoring Survey at Balls Run in Waterford

Sep 30, 2024

Volunteers Malvika Shrimali and Derek Zurfluh collect macros from a stream riffle. Photo by Abigail Zurfluh Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy recently...

Great Looks at Waxwings and Warblers at Izaak Walton

Great Looks at Waxwings and Warblers at Izaak Walton

Sep 30, 2024

Cedar Waxwing.Photo by Bryan Henson Fourteen birders visited the Izaak Walton League’s (IWL) Loudoun County Chapter’s property just outside of...

Volunteer Spotlight: Sheri Knauer

Volunteer Spotlight: Sheri Knauer

Sep 27, 2024

Sheri Knauer with Monarch butterfly. Sheri has been a member of Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy since 2019. She regularly volunteers for...

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