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Two Raptor Programs to Learn About Predatory Birds

Two Raptor Programs to Learn About Predatory Birds

Sep 18, 2023

This month Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy sponsored two programs about raptors, which are always crowd favorites. Liz Dennison talks about Great...

New Date: Searching for Birds of Prey

New Date: Searching for Birds of Prey

Oct 18, 2022

Rescheduled from January 22 due to weather. Join Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy on a winter raptor search from 1:30pm until dusk....

Meet Your Wildest Neighbors: Raptors of Virginia, Maryland, and DC

Meet Your Wildest Neighbors: Raptors of Virginia, Maryland, and DC

Dec 13, 2021

Liz and Tim Dennison with Scarlett and Hodor.Photo by Michael Sciortino It was an evening of wonderful raptors on Tuesday,...

Hawks and Owls (Virtual)

Hawks and Owls (Virtual)

Apr 20, 2021

Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy’s Liz Dennison, certified raptor rehabilitator and President of Secret Garden Birds and Bees, will talk about local...

Searching For Birds of Prey

Feb 8, 2020

Instructor Liam McGranaghanPhoto by Laura McGranaghan The adventure started with a class taught by raptor expert Liam McGranaghan on February...

Raptors and Sparrows at Banshee Reeks Walk

Oct 15, 2019

Sharp-shinned HawkPhoto by Gerco Hoogeweg The day started damp and overcast for the 17 birders who joined Larry Meade and...

Bold, Beautiful, Big Red-tails

Aug 8, 2019

Volume 24 Issue 3, Summer 2019 An adult Red-Tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) soars above its Loudoun hunting groundsPhoto by Liam...

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...

Winter Owls

Dec 1, 2013

Short-eared OwlPhoto by Liam McGranahan Vol. 18 Issue 4, Winter 2013 By Liz Dennison, Raptor Conservancy of Virginia During the...

Backyard Hawks: Coops and Sharpies

Jan 1, 2011

Vol. 16 Issue 4, Winter 2011 By Elizabeth Dennison, The Raptor Conservancy of Virginia Cooper's Hawk takes a backyard squirrel...

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