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Fully-palmated Birders Record 11 Locations, 17 Miles and 126 Species

Fully-palmated Birders Record 11 Locations, 17 Miles and 126 Species

Jun 2, 2023

Photo by Michael Sciortino The Fully-palmated Birders (FPB for short) reconvened for the 2023 edition of the Loudoun Wildlife Conservatory’s...

Pileated Woodpecker Nestlings Are Highlight of Bles Park Walk

Pileated Woodpecker Nestlings Are Highlight of Bles Park Walk

May 23, 2023

Pileated Woodpecker nestlings. A beautiful day on May 21 brought out 14 birders to enjoy the wonders of Bles Park...

Work Begins on the Third, and Largest, Deer Exclosure

Work Begins on the Third, and Largest, Deer Exclosure

May 11, 2023

Placing sleeves for metal posts.Photo by SA Ferguson On the May 6 work day led by Gerco Hoogeweg, 14 volunteers...

Cliff Swallow Puts in Unexpected Appearance During Goodstone Inn Walk

Cliff Swallow Puts in Unexpected Appearance During Goodstone Inn Walk

May 4, 2023

Photo by Leena McCluney Eastern Meadowlark.Photo by Pat Whittle In weather that felt more like March than May, a group...

Volunteer Spotlight: Al Erickson

Volunteer Spotlight: Al Erickson

Mar 29, 2023

Al has been volunteering with Loudoun Wildlife since 2019.  He started by assisting his wife, Jenny Erickson, with the Amphibian...

Beautiful Weather and Lots of Raptors at Banshee

Beautiful Weather and Lots of Raptors at Banshee

Nov 14, 2022

Red-shouldered Hawk.Photo by Jenny Erickson In spite of a couple of inches of rain the day before, the group of...

Birds More Heard Than Seen at Izaak Walton League Property

Birds More Heard Than Seen at Izaak Walton League Property

May 30, 2022

Ovenbird.Photo by Bryan Henson In partnership with the Loudoun County Chapter of the Izaak Walton League, Allison Gallo and Bryan...

Volunteer Spotlight: Emily Maltman

Volunteer Spotlight: Emily Maltman

Apr 29, 2022

Emily has been volunteering with Loudoun Wildlife since 2019. She is a Certified Stream Monitor and works with our Stream...

Volunteers and Beautiful Weather Make Booth a Success

Volunteers and Beautiful Weather Make Booth a Success

Sep 13, 2021

Photo by Jim McWalters The Appalachian Trail Festival returned to B Chord Brewery September 11 and 12 with beautiful weather. ...

The Spectacular Butterfly

Jul 21, 2021

Sit in with The Capital Naturalist, award-winning naturalist and storyteller Alonso Abugattas, as he describes the diversity, habits, history and...

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