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Butterflies and Clearwing Moths Found at the Willowsford Wet Meadow

Butterflies and Clearwing Moths Found at the Willowsford Wet Meadow

Aug 3, 2022

On July 23, 16 participants joined Loudoun Wildlife naturalists Anne Ellis and Michael Myers for a hot and humid butterfly...

Mow Less, Plant More to Help Pollinators

Aug 1, 2022

Volume 27 Issue 3, Summer 2022 by BJ Lecrone, Audubon at Home Ambassador The beautiful butterflies and moths have returned...

Book Review: Bicycling with Butterflies by Sara Dykman

Book Review: Bicycling with Butterflies by Sara Dykman

May 15, 2022

Volume 27 Issue 2, Spring  2022 Review by Steve Allen Everyone loves butterflies. They are beautiful, reflecting every color in the...

Sachems Galore at JK Black Oak

Sachems Galore at JK Black Oak

Sep 5, 2021

Sachem butterfly.Photo by Gerco Hoogeweg The first Birds, Butterflies and Dragonflies walk at JK Black Oak Wildlife Sanctuary was held...

Butterfly Counting in Loudoun County

Butterfly Counting in Loudoun County

Aug 18, 2021

Volume 26 Issue 3, Summer 2021 by Michele Savage, Habitat Herald Managing Editor The butterflies must be counted — each...

Summertime and the Butterflies are Beautiful

Summertime and the Butterflies are Beautiful

Jul 21, 2021

Viceroy butterfly on Rattlesnake Master.Photo by Michael Myers The summer heat has settled in and that means it’s time to...

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...

Butterflies, Dragonflies, Damselfies Amid Native Wildflowers

Jul 21, 2019

Wood FrogPhoto by Michael Myers On a very, very warm Saturday morning, a group of 11 people gathered at Willowsford...

Butterfly Count 2017: Numbers Are Up!

Oct 1, 2017

Volume 22 Issue 3, Fall 2017 by Anne Ellis Silvery CheckerspotPhoto by Bryan Henson For a human, the cool, almost...

Butterfly Checklist

Mar 21, 2017

Butterflies – our flying flowers. Not only are they beautiful to look at, they are important threads in the web of...

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