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Shrike Force Visited 17 Locations and Found 106 Species of Birds

Shrike Force Visited 17 Locations and Found 106 Species of Birds

May 18, 2024

Four of the Shrike Force.Photo by Laura McGranaphan Shrike Force began their Birdathon in the afternoon of May 9 in...

Tanagers at Heart Log 20 Miles and 100 Species for First Birdathon

Tanagers at Heart Log 20 Miles and 100 Species for First Birdathon

May 17, 2024

Tanagers at Heart (Linda Nichols, Birdie Pla, Leena McCluney and Pat Whittle) began their first Birdathon at Algonkian Regional Park....

Fearsome Fledglings Add a New Member for Third Birdathon

Fearsome Fledglings Add a New Member for Third Birdathon

May 17, 2024

The Fearsome Fledglings’ third Birdathon was our best yet, with a new team member, new locations to explore and new...

I Believe in a Thing Called Dove Team Finds 52 Species

May 17, 2024

For the second year in a row, the team I Believe in a Thing Called Dove (Eric Auld and Stasia...

Big Sit at Algonkian Was Popular with Visitors and Kingbirds

Big Sit at Algonkian Was Popular with Visitors and Kingbirds

May 16, 2024

Photo by Allison Gallo Saturday, May 11 was a fabulous day for our Big Sit at Algonkian Park. We’d been...

Got a Loon? Got a Raven? Raven Loonatics Got Both During Birdathon

Got a Loon? Got a Raven? Raven Loonatics Got Both During Birdathon

May 15, 2024

Raven Loonatics team.Photo by Donna Quinn Keeping up our tradition of a real Birdathon (a 24-hour period of birding) the...

Whiskey Drinking Warbler Watchers Achieve 107 Species

Whiskey Drinking Warbler Watchers Achieve 107 Species

May 14, 2024

Wilson’s Warbler.Photo by Scott Harris The Whiskey Drinking Warbler Watchers concluded another fine weekend of birding for the Loudoun Wildlife...

Ligi Nestlings Find 55 Species Including two Life Birds

Ligi Nestlings Find 55 Species Including two Life Birds

May 14, 2024

Ligi Nestlings team.Photo by McKenzie Ligi The Ligi Nestlings (Steven, Spring, McKenzie, Addison and Catherine Ligi) found 55 species for...

Taking Back the Western Meadow from Autumn Olive

Taking Back the Western Meadow from Autumn Olive

May 13, 2024

Working on clearing Autumn Olive.Photo by SA Ferguson The May 11 work day was the third one we have devoted...

Spring Migrants Were Out in Force at Banshee Reeks

Spring Migrants Were Out in Force at Banshee Reeks

May 13, 2024

Yellow-breasted Chat.Photo by Pat Whittle What a great day it was for birding at Banshee Reeks Nature Preserve on May...

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