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Birds Were in Short Supply During Blue Ridge Center Walk

Birds Were in Short Supply During Blue Ridge Center Walk

Feb 1, 2023

Photo by Scott Harris Under sunny skies, with temperatures hovering in the mid-30s, a hardy group of 20 birders turned...

Banshee Walk had 41 Birders and 44 Species of Birds

Banshee Walk had 41 Birders and 44 Species of Birds

Jan 19, 2023

Pileated Woodpecker.Photo by Michael Myers On a chilly January morning, an impressively large and hardy gaggle of 41 birders braved...

Close Encounter with Cooper’s Hawk Starts Off Bles Park Walk

Close Encounter with Cooper’s Hawk Starts Off Bles Park Walk

Jan 19, 2023

Golden-crowned Kinglet.Photo by Bryan Henson Eighteen hardy birders braved the cold winds of a mid-January day to visit Bles Park...

Rusty Blackbirds Seen on Dulles Wetlands Walk

Rusty Blackbirds Seen on Dulles Wetlands Walk

Jan 13, 2023

Rusty BlackbirdPhoto by Gerco Hoogeweg Novice and expert birders alike enjoyed the opportunity to go birding with Loudoun Wildlife on...

Creepers, Kinglets and 38 Other Species Seen on Banshee Bird Walk

Creepers, Kinglets and 38 Other Species Seen on Banshee Bird Walk

Dec 14, 2022

American Goldfinch.Photo by Michael Sciortino On a cold and damp morning, 10 people showed up for Loudoun Wildlife’s regular bird...

Mystery Bird Heard at Broad Run Stream Valley Park

Mystery Bird Heard at Broad Run Stream Valley Park

Dec 5, 2022

Hooded Merganser.Photo by Gerco Hoogeweg Six hardy birders came out on a rainy, windy morning at Broad Run Stream Valley...

Nice Weather, but Just 29 Species of Birds at Blue Ridge Center

Nice Weather, but Just 29 Species of Birds at Blue Ridge Center

Nov 29, 2022

Two days after Thanksgiving, 11 people showed up on a beautiful, sunny fall day for a bird walk at the...

Birders Braved Cold and Wind to Find Birds at Bles Park

Birders Braved Cold and Wind to Find Birds at Bles Park

Nov 21, 2022

Northern Harrier.Photo by Gerco Hoogeweg Eighteen super hardy birders birded with gusty winds and 20 degree temperatures for our monthly...

Beautiful Weather and Lots of Raptors at Banshee

Beautiful Weather and Lots of Raptors at Banshee

Nov 14, 2022

Red-shouldered Hawk.Photo by Jenny Erickson In spite of a couple of inches of rain the day before, the group of...

Cedar Waxwings, Woodpeckers and Many, Many Gnats at Blue Ridge Center

Cedar Waxwings, Woodpeckers and Many, Many Gnats at Blue Ridge Center

Oct 25, 2022

Photo by Scott Harris Ten birders joined Michael Sciortino and Scott Harris for the October monthly bird walk at the...

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