Join Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy on a winter raptor search. We will drive the back roads of Loudoun County with frequent stops to find and identify the many hawks, and an owl or two, who winter here. Space is limited so please register early. Questions: Contact info@loudounwildlife.org.  

Book signing, refreshments and viewing of live owls followed by program at 7:00 p.m.  Save the date and join Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy for a celebration of owls to kick off 2018!  As the main feature of this celebration, award-winning photographer Paul Bannick will present his new program featuring video, sound and stories from the field […]

Vol. 21 Issue 3, Fall 2016 by Nicole Hamilton This past summer, I got a text on my phone. It was from Belinda Burwell, local wildlife rehabilitator and director of Wildlife Veterinary Care. The text read, “Are you available to rescue a baby Barn Owl in Purcellville?” Of course I was. Life matters. So, I […]

Vol. 18 Issue 4, Winter 2013 By Liz Dennison, Raptor Conservancy of Virginia During the spring and summer months in northern Virginia, we enjoy the calls of our resident owls: the resonant hoot of the Great Horned Owl, the familiar “who cooks for you” of the Barred Owl, the melodic whinnies and trills of the […]

Vol. 17 Issue 2, Summer 2012 By Elizabeth Dennison, Raptor Conservancy of Virginia If you’re very lucky as you watch the moths dance around your porch light one summer evening, you might see a larger shape glide silently into view, snatch one with surprising agility and quickly vanish into the dark. A Screech Owl (Megascops […]

With the weather yesterday, we had some great views of the Short-eared Owls but our photos just didn’t capture the magic. Liam McGranaghan was kind enough to send over a few of his photos of this impressive bird from past excursions around the back roads of Loudoun.  Sharing them with you here for your owling […]

Yesterday, January 22, was our annual Birds of Prey field trip, and it did not disappoint! Laura McGranaghan wrote up a great account of our day to share with you here: What a great day to Search for Birds of Prey. Despite the 100% cloud cover, temps in the low 30’s, snow and drizzle, we […]

Winter is a great time to find owls because our winter resident population swells with an influx of migrants from the north that think our Virginia temperatures are quite nice (though they may be having second thoughts this winter).  We can always use more owl sightings for our Loudoun County Bird Atlas Project so this month’s […]

Vol. 12 Issue 4, Winter 2007 By Joe Coleman Most birds migrate on a regular basis and more or less follow a regular route. However, a number of species which inhabit and spend most of their lives in the tundra or boreal forest in North America irrupt out of their normal wintering grounds every few years. Incidentally, […]