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Planting a Woodland Edge

Planting a Woodland Edge

Feb 26, 2024

Did you know that the transition zone at the edge of a forest is an area of great species diversity?...

Birders at Bles Found 39 Species of Birds and a River Otter

Birders at Bles Found 39 Species of Birds and a River Otter

Feb 19, 2024

Bald Eagle.Photo by Bryan Henson Eleven birders joined the monthly walk at Bles Park in Ashburn on a cold, but...

Strong Winds at Algonkian Make Birds Harder to Find

Strong Winds at Algonkian Make Birds Harder to Find

Feb 19, 2024

Red-headed Woodpecker.Photo by Bryan Henson Nine birders, including walk leaders Bryan Henson and Patrick Lewis, braved the aftermath of the...

Muddy Trails and 40 Species of Birds at Banshee Reeks

Muddy Trails and 40 Species of Birds at Banshee Reeks

Feb 13, 2024

Photo by Michael Sciortino Continuing a recent trend, a relatively large group of birders (32 people including the leaders) came...

Birds of Prey in Class and in the Field

Birds of Prey in Class and in the Field

Feb 12, 2024

Liam with his Red-tailed Hawk.Photo by Joe Coleman Learning about birds of prey began with a class given by Liam...

2024 FrogWatch Training

2024 FrogWatch Training

Feb 7, 2024

Twenty-five people attended the 2024 FrogWatch training on January 30 at Rust library.  The participants learned how to identify our...

Writing in Nature: A Few of My Favorite Things

Writing in Nature: A Few of My Favorite Things

Feb 2, 2024

Photo by Nancy Morgan Eight participants gathered at the Gatehouse for a writing workshop led by Nancy Morgan with the...

Central Loudoun Christmas Bird Count 2023

Central Loudoun Christmas Bird Count 2023

Jan 30, 2024

On a beautiful winter day over 165 counters found 48,916 individual birds during the Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy’s 27th Christmas Bird...

Good Weather and Active Birds at Sweet Run State Park

Good Weather and Active Birds at Sweet Run State Park

Jan 30, 2024

Twenty-one people showed up for Saturday’s bird walk at Sweet Run State Park on a particularly nice January morning. Due...

Volunteer Spotlight: Nida Davis

Volunteer Spotlight: Nida Davis

Jan 28, 2024

Nida Davis.Photo by Wafa Abu Rumman Nida became a Loudoun Wildlife member at the end of 2021 and immediately began...

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