Who is on your Birdathon team? Spring, McKenzie (age 5), and Addison (age 2) Ligi What day are you doing your birdathon? Thursday, May 10th, we’ll do it from approximately 9:00 – 10:30 am How many species to you hope to get? 20-25 species How much ... »
This Sunday, April 22, there will be a stream clean-up event at Philip Bolen Park in Leesburg: Spend a little quality family time together and help out the environment at the same time. Philip Bolen Park is looking for volunteers to help us clean up ou... »
We had a fun outing last Saturday with John DeMary leading our group at Balls Bluff Park in Leesburg. While many of the wildflowers typically in bloom this time of year had already put on their show, there were still a number of great wildflowers to en... »
Cerulean Blues author Katie Fallon ─ Wednesday, April 25, 7:00 p.m. Pete Dunne wrote in his review of Katie Fallon’s Cerulean Blues, “Cerulean Blues is part journey, part documentary, and wholly engaging; a tribute to a bird that bridges continents wit... »
Setting up our tent at the local fairs is one of the most important things we do to connect with new people and share our information. But there are so many going on this spring that we are short-handed and need your help! Volunteers hand out material... »
The first Chimney Swifts of 2012 were spotted on the Gulf Coast on March 19th and they’ve been heading in our direction ever since. Here in Loudoun, they typically arrive by about April 15th and are always heard chittering over our heads as we enjoy t... »
Here’s your chance again to see it: Film: Bag It: Is your life too plastic? 65 minutes Date: April 20, 2012, 7:30pm Place: St James UCC, 10 E Broad Way, Lovettsville VA Bag It has been garnering awards at film festivals across the nation. What st... »
On Sunday, Donna Quinn and I decided to go for a visit over to the Bald Eagle nest at the Dulles Greenway Wetlands Mitigation. By our calculations, the eggs should be hatching and we just had to go see. Well, we were not disappointed. As we pulled ou... »
Warblers of the Mid-Atlantic States ― Tuesday, April 10, 7:00 p.m. Three former Montgomery County Bird Club presidents and warbler aficionados have combined forces to present this free program about the “jewels of the eastern forest”. The presentation ... »
Gasland ― Wednesday, April 11 at the Tally Ho Theatre in Leesburg. The largest domestic natural gas drilling boom in history has swept across the United States. The Halliburton-developed drilling technology of “fracking” or hydraulic fracturing has unl... »
Can You Help? In case you have not seen the articles in local papers recently, or spoken with friends and neighbors who are equally outraged, the current Board of Supervisors for Loudoun County has voted 5-4 to discontinue funding our local Urban Ho... »
Monarch Rearing Kits and Tagging Kits —————————————————————- It’s that time of year again – Monarch Watch is now accepting preorders for Monarch Rearing Kits and Tagging Kits. They will begin shipping Monarch Rearing Kits to people who want to raise mo... »
They stopped selling it at Starbucks. It’s getting pretty tough to find in supermarkets. You have to really search for it online. Why the roll-back of such a great product? Well, when we were on our raptor birding trip last January, we stopped at Starb... »
Monarch Population Drops 28% – Let’s Get Our Milkweed Growing! Here’s the report we were waiting for through the winter. http://www.kansascity.com/2012/03/15/3493655/monarch-butterflies-drop-28-percent.html Remember the drought in Texas last summer and... »
I know it’s well past christmas but let’s not forget how much fun we had on the Christmas Bird Count this past December! Plus, we had 4 new species! Following is the final report that was submitted to National Audubon for inclusion in the nation-wide ... »
