Firefly-Friendly Landscaping to Keep the Lights Blinking
By Kim Strader Lightning bugs, fireflies, or glow bugs – regardless of what you called them, many of us have...
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...
A Very Big Global Big Day in Loudoun
Celebrate Birds on World Migratory Bird Day/Global Big Day
UPDATE: We've expanded this event to include both Saturday and Sunday, so you can enjoy the warmer temperatures on Sunday...
Ants are Superheroes in the World of Native Wildflowers
By Kim Strader One song I remember from childhood is “High Hopes”. I’m sure you remember the song with the...
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...