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...
Timing is Everything for Snap Grackle Pop!
Snap Grackle Pop (Linda Colucci, Karenna Awtry and Adara Ricciuti) started the first day of their Birdathon down one teammate. ...
Blue Ridge Center Bird Walk Finds 56 Species
Blue-winged Warbler.Photo by Pat Whittle With over 30 people showing up for the monthly bird walk at the Blue Ridge...
Flying Kites Find Barred Owls and Much More During First Birdathon
The Flying Kites’ first Birdathon was a success. Abigail (9), Rua (7), Sadie (5) and Henry (2) joined their parents...
Birds More Heard Than Seen at Izaak Walton League Property
Ovenbird.Photo by Bryan Henson In partnership with the Loudoun County Chapter of the Izaak Walton League, Allison Gallo and Bryan...
Gone Pishing’s Total of 121 Species Doesn’t Include Swainson’s Thrush
Gone Pishing (Bryan Henson, Allison Gallo and Jane Yocom) thought they might have to do a modified Birdathon this year...
The Big Sit: Shade Required
Early morning at Morven Park. Our 10-hour Big Sit was held on probably the hottest day of the year so...