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Why We Count Birds

May 15, 2022

Volume 27 Issue 2, Spring  2022 by Joe Coleman, Birding Coordinator Birds have fascinated people for millennia. Not only can...

Book Review: The Bird Way by Jennifer Ackerman

Nov 20, 2020

Volume 25 Issue 4, Fall 2020 Review by Steve Allen When I started writing book reviews for the Habitat Herald...

Celebrating Birds: The Phenomenon of Migration

May 11, 2020

Volume 25 Issue 2, Spring 2020 by Joe Coleman Every day, any time of day, somewhere in the Western Hemisphere, birds...

Tufted Titmice Are Charming Year-Round Neighbors

Nov 1, 2019

Volume 24 Issue 4, Fall 2019 by Larry Meade Look for Tufted Titmice (Baeolophus bicolor) like this one in your...

Grosbeaks, Vireos Highlight Banshee Reeks Birdwalk

Aug 13, 2019

Fifteen birders participated Saturday’s monthly bird walk at Banshee Reeks Nature Preserve. The day was beautiful with a good bit of...

A December Birdwalk at Banshee Reeks

Dec 10, 2018

While cold (about 20 degrees) when we began Saturday morning’s bird walk, it was a pleasant winter morning for birding...

Windy Day at Banshee Reeks

Nov 12, 2018

The five people on the regular monthly (every 2nd Saturday) bird walk at the Banshee Reeks only found 23 species, probably...

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Nov 6, 2018

Volume 23 Issue 3, Fall 2018 by Randy Bowman Randy is a local high school student who enjoys researching nature...

Rainy Day Birding at BRCES and Around Loudoun

Oct 27, 2018

On a cold and rainy morning, 4 of us (a big thank you to our dedicated walk leaders!) ventured about...

Skies Clear for a Blue Ridge Birdwalk

Sep 23, 2018

Photo by Allison Gallo Twelve birders met for the regular 4th Saturday of the month Blue Ridge Center for Environmental...

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