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Barn Owls – Our Ghost Birds

Oct 1, 2016

Vol. 21 Issue 3, Fall 2016 by Nicole Hamilton This past summer, I got a text on my phone. It...

Ruby-Crowned Kinglets Are Returning

Oct 1, 2016

Vol. 21 Issue 3, Fall 2016 By Bill Brown Photo by Nicole Hamilton The Ruby-Crowned Kinglet, one of the smallest...

Birds at Banshee Reeks August 13

Birds at Banshee Reeks August 13

Aug 13, 2016

On an extremely hot morning eight birders came for the monthly birdwalk at Banshee Reeks Nature Preserve in Loudoun County. The...

Wading Birds of Loudoun County

Jul 1, 2016

Vol. 21 Issue 2, Summer 2016 By Emily B. Cook When out for an early morning walk, there is nothing...

American Bittern

Apr 1, 2016

Vol. 21 Issue 1, Spring 2016 By Emily Cook Photo by Dave Boltz Reclusive and highly skilled in the art...

Help Reduce Bird Deaths from Building Collisions

Mar 28, 2016

You may have heard or seen a bird hitting your window as it flies from feeders to escape a predator...

Birding at Blue Ridge Center

Mar 27, 2016

Twenty-two people gathered for the regular (every 4th Sat.) bird walk at the Blue Ridge Center on a rather chilly...

Wild Turkeys

Dec 1, 2015

Vol. 20 Issue 4, Winter 2015 Wild TurkeysPhoto by Gerco Hoogeweg By Emily Cook It’s hard to believe that the...

Red-bellied and Red-headed Woodpeckers

Oct 1, 2015

Vol. 20 Issue 3, Fall 2015 By Larry Meade Woodpeckers are some of the most charismatic birds that we often...

Stacey and James, the Purcellville Water Tower Ravens

Dec 1, 2014

Vol. 19 Issue 4, Winter 2014 By Liam McGranaghan The Water Tower raven family While on a walk with students...

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