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Wonderland Woodpeckers Make Their Debut

Wonderland Woodpeckers Make Their Debut

May 27, 2025

The Wonderland Woodpeckers (Tom, Joanie, Evan and Dylan Kercheval) didn’t have vast (or even intermediate) birding knowledge. We didn’t have cameras...

Taking Terns Team Finds Trumpeter Swans

Taking Terns Team Finds Trumpeter Swans

May 26, 2025

Taking Terns. Photo by Justin Ellis-Joyce For the Taking Terns team (Justin and Gwendolyn Ellis-Joyce, Ryan Christensen, Carla Nicolini, Thomas...

New Locations and 91 Species for Snap! Grackle! Pop!

New Locations and 91 Species for Snap! Grackle! Pop!

May 23, 2025

Snap! Grackle! Pop!Photo by Karenna Awtry The Birdathon began for Snap! Grackle! Pop! (Karenna Awtry, Steve Chance and Linda Colucci)...

Blue Heron Cult Congregates for the Count

Blue Heron Cult Congregates for the Count

May 23, 2025

Blue Heron Cult. Photo by Jess Unger On May 17 Blue Heron Cult (Elizabeth and Greg Scheib, and Jess E....

Sights and Sounds of 50 Species of Birds at Algonkian

Sights and Sounds of 50 Species of Birds at Algonkian

May 21, 2025

Great Crested Flycatcher.Photo by Bryan Henson Twenty-two birders visited Algonkian Park on May 17 for one of the final Celebrate...

First Bird Walk Held at Rockland Farm on May 18

First Bird Walk Held at Rockland Farm on May 18

May 20, 2025

Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy’s first official bird walk at Rockland Farm was held on  May 18. The group of 15 eager...

Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy Volunteers for 2024

May 20, 2025

Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy is a volunteer-driven organization. In 2024, 625 volunteers contributed 15,417.26 hours to protect, preserve and restore wildlife...

Celebrate Birds, Go Birding 2025: Bird Walks and The Big Sit

Celebrate Birds, Go Birding 2025: Bird Walks and The Big Sit

May 20, 2025

To celebrate spring migration and World Migratory Bird Day, Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy sponsors a series of walks in several of...

Bird Call Initially Stumps Birders at Izaak Walton League

Bird Call Initially Stumps Birders at Izaak Walton League

May 19, 2025

Preening Scarlet Tanager.Photo by Bryan Henson Fifteen birders attended the Celebrate Birds walk at the Loudoun County Chapter of the...

It Was a Good Morning for Spring Migrants at Institute Farm

It Was a Good Morning for Spring Migrants at Institute Farm

May 19, 2025

Common Yellowthroat.Photo by Scott Harris During the May 14 Celebrate Birds walk at Institute Farm and Mt. Pleasant, birders found...

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