Butterflies and Clearwing Moths Found at the Willowsford Wet Meadow
On July 23, 16 participants joined Loudoun Wildlife naturalists Anne Ellis and Michael Myers for a hot and humid butterfly...
Birds and Butterflies on a Humid Morning at Blue Ridge Center
Yellow Warbler.Photo by Gerco Hoogeweg On July 23, the 14 people who showed up for the regular monthly bird walk...
Bles Park Bird Walk Finds 43 Species of Birds
Common Yellowthroat.Photo by Scott Harris Twenty birders attended the monthly Bles Park bird walk on July 17. Highlights of the...
Another Wet Walk at Banshee Reeks Produces 45 Species
Dori Rhodes and Michael Sciortino led a wet July Banshee Reeks bird walk on Saturday, July 9. The weather progressively...
Herons, Warblers, Bald Eagles and More at Blue Ridge Center
Photo by Michael Sciortino Saturday’s monthly bird walk on the 25th was a good reminder that late June is a...
Father’s Day Walk at Bles Park Finds a Mississippi Kite
Eastern KingbirdPhoto by Michael Sciortino Seventeen birders, led by Allison Gallo and Bryan Henson, enjoyed a wonderful, but windy Father’s...
Bat Monitoring Finds Eight or More Species at JK Black Oak
Bats are an important part of a healthy ecosystem, not to mention being fascinating animals. While our knowledge about bats...
Elusive Eastern Spadefoots Discovered at JK Black Oak Wildlife Sanctuary
The elusive Eastern Spadefoot (Scaphiopus holbrookii), often referred to as a toad, is in fact a primitive fossorial frog. What...
A Little Rain and Lots of Birds at Banshee Reeks
Jane Yocum and Michael Sciortino led the June 11 Banshee Reeks bird walk on a morning that threatened serious rain....
Mating Dragonflies Seen on Odonata Walk at Bles Park
Slender Spreadwing damselfly.Photo by Larry Meade In June you think of 70-degree overcast days as a great respite from the...