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Birding Banshee and the Dulles Wetlands – March 13

Mar 13, 2010

I’m posting this a bit late as I was out of town for this bird walk but still wanted to be sure to share the great sightings Joe had in spite of the rain! Here’s Joe’s write-up from March 13th: While it is the Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy’s policy to hold its bird walks, rain or […]

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Birding Banshee – January 9th

Jan 10, 2010

Our January 9th, the Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy and Northern Virginia Birding Club teamed up to lead a walk at Banshee Reeks. While chilly, they did get in some good birding. Here’s the report from our leaders, Andy and Gerco: Surprisingly, it was nice weather until about 10am when the winds picked up. We found several locations where the […]

83

Birding Banshee – October 10th Report

Oct 10, 2009

On October 10th, 23 people found 41 species of birds during the monthly bird walk at Banshee Reeks.  The highlights of several different raptor species included a single Merlin. We were surprised by how few sparrows there were; we also didn’t find a single warbler in sprite of visiting several suitable locations for both.   There were […]

84

Banshee Reeks and Dulles Wetlands Bird Walks Yield Unusual Sightings

Aug 10, 2009

This past Saturday, before the monthly Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy birdwalk at Banshee Reeks Nature Preserve, 3 folks spent an hour+ at the Dulles Wetlands and found that the 3 juvenile WHITE IBIS remain.  They were feeding actively in near, open shallow water, easily observed, along with the same companions as on Monday.  At Banshee Reeks, […]

85

Loudoun Wildlife Nature Camp 2009 Comes to a Close

Jul 22, 2009

Our two nature camp sessions have wrapped up for the season but a good time was had by all!  Our summer intern, Eleni Katsos, helped with the camp and sent over a nice write-up from the two, week-long camps: The Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy’s Natural History Day Camp of 2009 took place once again at Banshee Reeks […]

86

Birds of Summer at Banshee Reeks and the Dulles Wetlands

Jul 12, 2009

Saturday morning’s walk at Banshee Reeks was attended by 13 birders, led by Joe Coleman and Mary Ann Good.  Before the walk, four of us also surveyed the nearby Dulles Wetlands for 2 hours.  The increasing exposed mud at the wetlands has attracted numbers of Killdeer but no other shorebirds yet. Large numbers of young […]

87

Birding Banshee and a Banding Treat!

Jun 14, 2009

Approx. 15 birders joined Laura Weidner and Mary Ann Good for the monthly (2nd Sat.) bird walk at Banshee Reeks Nature Preserve sponsored by the Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy.  Prior to the 8:00 walk, Mary Ann and Gerry Hawkins spent 45 minutes surveying the nearby Dulles Wetlands for LWC’s Loudoun Co. Bird Atlas.  We were pleased […]

88

Sightings at Banshee Reeks and the Dulles Wetlands

Jun 11, 2009

Five people showed up for our Wednesday morning bird walks at the Dulles Greenway Wetlands Mitigation Project (7 am) and the Banshee Reeks Nature Preserve (9 am).   There were several highlights among the 60+ species we observed.  It was a real pleasure to hear Virginia Rails almost as soon, about 6:30 am, as we […]

89

Birding Banshee…Rain or Shine

Apr 12, 2009

Three intrepid birders went out on our Birding Banshee walk this past Saturday. Here’s the report from Joe Colemen: The Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy’s policy is to hold its scheduled bird walks, rain or shine, unless it’s dangerous but we don’t expect a lot of people if the weather is lousy. This past Saturday morning three […]

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Birding Banshee in the Final Days of Winter

Mar 15, 2009

On this past Saturday’s regular monthly Banshee Reeks walk, co-sponsored by the Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy and the Friends of Banshee Reeks, and co-led by the Potomac Valley Audubon Society (PVAS), sixteen people found 45 species of birds.  Notes: The highlight of the walk was finding a WOODCOCK in one of Banshee’s many hedgerows; someone heard scurrying […]

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