Here’s a shot of one of the rare birds found on our Christmas Bird Count this year. Thank goodness it stands out in the crowd! This is only the second time that this bird species has been found on our count. While Lesser Black-backed Gull numbers are increasing along the east coast they are still considered unusual enough to […]

Over 110 birders participated in the Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy’s Central Loudoun CBC on Friday, Dec. 28. While a couple of reports are not in yet, species-wise this will the count’s best year (out of 16) with approx. 105 species observed, the first time this count has gone over a 100 species! And at end of […]

Report compiled and submitted by Joe Coleman, who does a fantastic job organizing and leading this event each year for us. I’d like to thank all 125 of you for helping with the twelfth Central Loudoun CBC on Sunday, December 28. Without the 20 sector and subsector leaders this count would not be possible, and […]

On December 28, 2007, for the eleventh year in a row, a combination of 80 experienced and new birders spent hours counting every wild bird they could find in the 15- mile-diameter circle that comprises the Central Loudoun Christmas Bird Count (CBC). The circle stretches from Ashburn Road in the east to Franklin Park in […]

Tenth Annual Central Loudoun Christmas Bird Count, December 27, 2006 When Stan Shetler sent in his report for Sector 9 he wrote, “The only notable [species in my sector] … this season was the Red-breasted Nuthatch.  We saw two in the same pine woods across … from the [Lansdowne] Hospital where we get them every year, […]

To the 57 people who participated in the Ninth Central Loudoun Christmas Bird Count (CBC) on December 28, 2005, THANK YOU!  Without your willingness to give up a day during the busy Christmas season and head outside to count every wild bird you saw we would not have had such a successful year.  In spite of […]