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Book Club Selection Provides Hope

Book Club Selection Provides Hope

Sep 3, 2023

During the August meeting of the Read! Plant! Grow! book club we discussed the book Nature’s Best Hope: A New...

Birds, Bugs and More at Bles Park

Birds, Bugs and More at Bles Park

Aug 31, 2023

Familiar Bluet damselfly.Photo by Kevin Denice Eighteen participants led by Bryan Henson, Joe Coleman, and John and Kevin Denice showed...

Nest Collapse, Eaglet Rescue and Recovery Timeline

Nest Collapse, Eaglet Rescue and Recovery Timeline

Aug 31, 2023

2023 Dulles Greenway Wetlands Eaglets (DG3, DG4, DG5) This year three eaglets hatched in the nest at the Dulles Greenway...

Volunteer Spotlight: Nan Siegel

Volunteer Spotlight: Nan Siegel

Aug 29, 2023

Nan was introduced to Loudoun Wildlife in 2017 through the Virginia Master Naturalist program and has been a volunteer since...

Mystery Bird Baffles Group at Sweet Run State Park

Mystery Bird Baffles Group at Sweet Run State Park

Aug 28, 2023

Thirteen participants led by Joe Coleman and Michael Sciortino showed up for the monthly bird walk on August 26 at...

Butterfly Count 2023: A Bit Underwhelming

Butterfly Count 2023: A Bit Underwhelming

Aug 25, 2023

by Anne Ellis, Butterfly Count Coordinator American Snout.Photo by Walt Gould Every year we all get a little worried when...

Donate to the Dulles Greenway Wetlands Eagle Cam

Donate to the Dulles Greenway Wetlands Eagle Cam

Aug 23, 2023

Your donation to support Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy’s Eagle Cam program helps to maintain the Eagle Cam and educate the public...

From the Parking Lot to the Trails, 52 Species of Birds Recorded

From the Parking Lot to the Trails, 52 Species of Birds Recorded

Aug 17, 2023

Loudoun Wildlife hosted the August 2023 Banshee Reeks bird walk on a typically hot and muggy morning. Seventeen birders joined...

Finding Butterflies at Banshee Reeks

Finding Butterflies at Banshee Reeks

Aug 4, 2023

White M Hairstreak butterfly,Photo by Larry Meade In preparation for the Annual Butterfly Count, Anne Ellis and Larry Meade led...

A Wet Evening to Learn About Insects

A Wet Evening to Learn About Insects

Aug 2, 2023

Dr. David Adamski at Vanish Brewery.Photo by Jim McWalters Despite the huge downpour that hit right at the time the...

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