This morning, at the request of Chairman York, there was a fireworks test at the stadium to see exactly how loud the fireworks will be and what the impact would be on the Great Blue Herons. We arrived at 9:30 and about 45 minutes later the first set of fireworks were set off. We watched […]

I went out yesterday to check out the Great Blue Heron Rookery off Loudoun County Parkway in Ashburn and was excited to count over 70 nests – with some herons still building nests, others standing on their masterpieces declaring their territories, and others clearly hunkered down likely sitting on eggs. It was a windy chilly […]

Yesterday, the staff at Kincora held Heron Fest – a chance to view the Great Blue Heron Rookery from the back side from a hill. It’s a lovely viewing spot that is still far enough away from the nests that we don’t disturb the birds but at a location where we can have wonderful views […]

The Great Blue Herons that formed that great rookery in Ashburn are at it! Nesting seemed to begin early this year (as did many things) with nest building and repairs starting in early January. We went out last week to catch some video of their progress and you can watch a short video clip of it […]

Robert & Cathey Daugherty led one of the Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy’s walks this past Saturday.  Eighteen people, many first-time birders, showed up for the walk which started at Bles Park, moved onto to scoping the Great Blue Heron rookery from the Loudoun County Parkway, and wrapped up at the Broadlands Wetlands Mitigation/Nature preserve off the Dulles Greenway […]

Whew! Someone must have flipped the switch on springtime activities because nesting season has begun in full force at the Great Blue Heron Rookery in Ashburn!  There are well over 50 nests in the Sycamore trees that tower over that forest and more than half of those nests have already been claimed! The herons we’re seeing […]