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Online Resources eBird – this is the website where anyone can report the birds they observe. It has over a...

Multitudes of Cedar Waxwings Seen During Walk at Sweet Run

Multitudes of Cedar Waxwings Seen During Walk at Sweet Run

Oct 30, 2023

Cedar Waxwings.Photo by John Denice Twenty-two birders enjoyed a spectacular, unusually warm mid-fall morning at Sweet Run State Park on...

Volunteer Spotlight: Brian Magurn

Volunteer Spotlight: Brian Magurn

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Brian has been a Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy (LWC) member since 2011, and the Butterfly Count was the first LWC event...

Mickie Gordon Park: A Win for Community Conservation

Mickie Gordon Park: A Win for Community Conservation

Oct 25, 2023

The Department of Parks and Recreation has officially withdrawn the Special Exception Application (SPEX-2022-0020) for Mickie Gordon Park! In conjunction...

Red-headed Woodpeckers Ruled the Walk at Broad Run

Red-headed Woodpeckers Ruled the Walk at Broad Run

Oct 24, 2023

John Denice, Bruce Hill and Michael Sciortino led Loudoun Wildlife’s quarterly bird walk at Broad Run Stream Valley Park on...

Birding in the Rain at Banshee Reeks

Birding in the Rain at Banshee Reeks

Oct 20, 2023

Loudoun Wildlife hosted the October 2023 Banshee Reeks bird walk on a rainy fall morning. Five birders joined Michael Sciortino...

Trout Derby Introduces Participants to Other Stream Creatures

Trout Derby Introduces Participants to Other Stream Creatures

Oct 20, 2023

Two young anglers check out a dragonfly larva.Photo by Amy Ulland Despite drizzling rain and chilly temperatures, lots of folks...

North American Songbirds Quilt Raffle Ends November 3 at 5:00pm

North American Songbirds Quilt Raffle Ends November 3 at 5:00pm

Oct 20, 2023

An anonymous Purcellville resident has donated a beautiful North American Songbirds quilt created by Station Stitchers. It displays 16 intricately...

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