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Birds Were in Short Supply During Blue Ridge Center Walk

Birds Were in Short Supply During Blue Ridge Center Walk

Feb 1, 2023

Photo by Scott Harris Under sunny skies, with temperatures hovering in the mid-30s, a hardy group of 20 birders turned...

Starling Murmuration Comes With a Falcon or Two on Raptor Field Trip

Starling Murmuration Comes With a Falcon or Two on Raptor Field Trip

Jan 30, 2023

A winter raptor trip led by Allison Gallo, Bryan Henson and Gerco Hoogeweg on January 28 yielded many raptors including...

Advocacy 101: Writing Your Public Official

Advocacy 101: Writing Your Public Official

Jan 30, 2023

The first Advocacy 101 event of 2023 was held online on January 25th. Conservation Advocacy Specialist Trinity Mills talked about...

Volunteer Spotlight: Chris Henke

Volunteer Spotlight: Chris Henke

Jan 30, 2023

Chris Henke scouting out sites for Salt Watch. Chris reached out to Loudoun Wildlife in June of 2022, shortly after...

Banshee Walk had 41 Birders and 44 Species of Birds

Banshee Walk had 41 Birders and 44 Species of Birds

Jan 19, 2023

Pileated Woodpecker.Photo by Michael Myers On a chilly January morning, an impressively large and hardy gaggle of 41 birders braved...

Close Encounter with Cooper’s Hawk Starts Off Bles Park Walk

Close Encounter with Cooper’s Hawk Starts Off Bles Park Walk

Jan 19, 2023

Golden-crowned Kinglet.Photo by Bryan Henson Eighteen hardy birders braved the cold winds of a mid-January day to visit Bles Park...

Birdhouses and Barrels Art Auction: February 24 to March 3

Birdhouses and Barrels Art Auction: February 24 to March 3

Jan 16, 2023

More than 30 local artists and nature lovers, from a wide variety of artistic disciplines, have spent the winter creating...

Rusty Blackbirds Seen on Dulles Wetlands Walk

Rusty Blackbirds Seen on Dulles Wetlands Walk

Jan 13, 2023

Rusty BlackbirdPhoto by Gerco Hoogeweg Novice and expert birders alike enjoyed the opportunity to go birding with Loudoun Wildlife on...

Writing in Nature: Carrying Forward

Writing in Nature: Carrying Forward

Jan 9, 2023

Photo by Nancy Morgan Twelve participants came together for the first new year’s Writing in Nature workshop led by Nancy...

Volunteer Spotlight: Jennifer Lumley

Volunteer Spotlight: Jennifer Lumley

Dec 28, 2022

Sycamore tree. Jennifer Lumley has participated in our Audubon At Home Program (AAH) since 2018.  As an AAH Ambassador, she...

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