A Blustery Day at Banshee Reeks, but the Birds Showed Up
Birders congregate on the porch of the Visitors Center.Photo by Michael Sciortino It was another cold and blustery Saturday morning...
Hard to See, but Woodcocks Found During Walk at JK Black Oak
American Woodcock,Photo by Wendy McCrady Seven hardy birders visited JK Black Oak Wildlife Sanctuary in search of American Woodcocks despite...
Buffleheads and Birders Blown by the Wind at Broad Run
Loudoun Wildlife hosted a bird walk at Broad Run Valley Stream Park on Saturday, March 4. The Park is one...
Good Weather for Skunk Cabbage, Less So for Birds
Photo by Michael Sciortino On a cold February morning 17 birders, led by Joe Coleman and Michael Sciortino, came out...
How to Help Our Local Reptiles and Amphibians
by Jenny Erickson, Amphibian Monitoring Coordinator Herpetology is the study of reptiles and amphibians, with the name originating from the...
It Was Winter Weather, but Where Were the Waterfowl?
Photo by Jane Yocom The winter waterfowl field trip on February 18 certainly had chilly weather suitable for finding waterfowl,...
Were the Birds Hiding During the Bles Park Walk?
White-throated Sparrow.Photo by Michael Sciortino The monthly walk at Bles Park led by John Denice, Bryan Henson and Allison Gallo...
Woodpeckers and Bald Eagles Seen on Banshee Bird Walk
Red-tailed Hawk.Photo by Michael Sciortino Twenty-two birders met at Banshee Reeks Nature Preserve for Loudoun Wildlife’s monthly bird walk on...
Birds Were in Short Supply During Blue Ridge Center Walk
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
A winter raptor trip led by Allison Gallo, Bryan Henson and Gerco Hoogeweg on January 28 yielded many raptors including...