photo by Karen Strick While the temperature was in the mid-20’s when the walk began, the eight participants had a very pleasant walk at Banshee Reeks Nature Preserve on Saturday, March 10. The group took the Greenway east to the eastern edge of the preserve and then looped back to the parking area via the […]

By Bryan Henson Our group of 10 birders at Banshee Reeks Nature Preserve found the birding to be a little quiet. Our highlights were Common Mergansers (poor views along Goose Creek) and all 7 expected woodpecker species  (particularly Red-headed Woodpeckers along Cathedral trail). A few Hermit Thrushes were heard but unfortunately unseen. The rain dampened the […]

During the afternoon of Sunday, January 28, 24 people in three groups searched the back roads of Loudoun County for birds of prey while on a field trip sponsored by the Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy. One group was led by Gerco Hoogeweg, Bryan Henson, and Allison Gallo and covered the Lucketts area; another by Phil Daley […]

The Saturday regular monthly Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy bird walk at the Blue Ridge Center  November 25 found several mixed flocks but not a whole lot of diversity. In one area our group of eight people found two Brown Creepers, one of which gave us great views, as well as both kinglet species. Another mixed flock […]

Nineteen people participated in Loudoun Wildlife’s regular monthly (every 2nd Saturday) walk at the Banshee Reeks Nature Preserve on Saturday, November 11. While the day started off cold and not many birds were active at first, as the morning progressed we saw lots of sparrows as well as birds of prey and vultures taking advantage […]

The highlights of the walk on Saturday, October 28, at the Blue Ridge Center were sparrows (8 species) and the beautiful early morning fall sun highlighting several raptors. The walk, on Butterfly Alley and the Sweet Run Loop, went through a lot of nice meadow habitat with lots of seeds. As a result there were […]

There was a nice turn out of 15 people on a cool Saturday morning at Banshee Reeks Nature Preserve October 14 , It was great weather for bird watching. It was good to see a few warbler species still in the area. Lots of Phoebes were still here as well. Numerous Towhees were quite vocal and abundant as were […]

Ten people showed up on a beautiful and crisp (54 degrees when we started) fall morning for the regular (every 4th Saturday) bird walk at the Blue Ridge Center for Environmental Stewardship on September 23. While fog lay heavy in several places it cleared before long and we found a fair amount of migratory activity. As […]

Ten of us showed up on a beautiful morning for the regular (every 2nd Saturday) bird walk at the Banshee Reeks Nature Preserve on September 9. We enjoyed a couple of mixed flocks of migrants as well as great views of Yellow-billed Cuckoos (one of which perched and posed for numerous photos), a Green Heron […]