Spring Ligi provided this great report of the birdathon that she and her kids did on behalf of Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy last week. Our team, the Ligi Nestlings, had a fun and successful morning, documenting 24 species!  Please check our blog  for the complete species list, highlights, and pictures. We did our birdathon this morning […]

“You’re going to count butterflies?” That’s the response many of us get when we tell the un-initiated how we’re going to spend our Saturday as the day of the great butterfly count approaches, and this year was no exception except that we had more people that ever jump in to help with this endeavor! In […]

Vol. 13 Issue 3, Fall 2008 By Cliff Fairweather This article originally appeared in the August/September 2008 issue of the Audubon Naturalist newsletter. It is reprinted here with the permission of the Audubon Naturalist Society.  It has been edited slightly for the Habitat Herald. Over my years at Rust Nature Sanctuary, although only in my […]

On June 2, 16 people spent several hours working around the perched upland wetland at the Rust Nature Sanctuary. This wetland serves as a highly productive amphibian nursery where at least seven species of amphibians have been documented, including the Loudoun County rare Jefferson Salamander. In addition to installing and repairing a lot of fence […]