Backyard Bird Identification Guide and Checklist
by Linda Colucci This Northern Virginia Bird Guide and Checklist was created to provide a meaningful activity for kids and...
Blue-gray Gnatcatchers: Building a Nest
Blue-gray Gnatcatchers are very small, pale blue-gray birds with grayish-white underparts and a mostly black tail with white edges. They...
Food for Hummingbirds: Feeders, Flowers, and Bugs
By Kim Strader Hummingbirds are amazing little birds! They weigh no more than a postage stamp, yet fly at speeds...
Celebrating Birds: The Phenomenon of Migration
Volume 25 Issue 2, Spring 2020 by Joe Coleman Every day, any time of day, somewhere in the Western Hemisphere, birds...
Banshee Walk is Popular with Participants
Our regular monthly walk at the Banshee Reeks Nature Preserve was held as scheduled on Saturday, March 14. Nineteen people...
A Good Day for Ducks
Twelve birders gathered at Ashburn Lake on Sunday, February 9 to start Loudoun Wildlife’s annual waterfowl tour. The morning was...
No Owls, but Plenty of Other Birds at Banshee
Sixteen birders joined Michael Sciortino and Carol Sotilli for the February walk at Banshee Reeks Nature Preserve. We were excited...
Searching For Birds of Prey
The adventure started with a class taught by raptor expert Liam McGranaghan on February 1. Liam introduced the class to...
Common Merganser Flyover Starts off Walk at Banshee
While we did not see a wide diversity of birds species during the January 11 bird walk at Banshee Reeks...
One Shrub, Many Birds at Blue Ridge Center
In the early morning hours of November 23, a small group of birders enjoyed some nice sunshine with many sparrows,...