Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy

Our winter issue of the Habitat Herald is out!  It was mailed to members of Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy in early January and has been put out in places around the county (libraries, community centers) where we’ve gotten permission to do so.

If you know of places where we should be putting out copies of the newsletter, please let us know. There are some really great artices in the Habitat Herald each quarter on various aspects of Loudoun nature, wildlife and habitats and and we definitely want to be sharing them with anyone who is interested. 

If you haven’t seen this latest issue, you can download it here: Habitat Herald Winter Issue.  Feel free to forward this to others who would enjoy the articles and other information provided here too.  The lead article for this issue is Golden Eagles, which talks about when we see them here in Loudoun, their migratory patterns and more! 

We also have a great article on Jefferson Salamanders, which will start migrating to vernal pools across the county in the coming weeks (yup, in the winter!). Senia Hamoui wrote another great children’s story for us…..this one is on Owls. And, we have some other really interesting articles on plants (Staghorn Sumac) and insects (the Six-spotted Tiger beetle).

Nature! We are surrounded and embraced by her–
Incapable of escaping and incapable of delving deeper into her.
Without invitation or warning, she brings us into the rhythm of
her dance and sweeps onward with us, until we are exhausted
and fall from her arms.
- J.W.Goethe

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In this episode we have a reading from The Virginia Naturalist entitled: ”Finches Flocking to Local Feeders” – a timely subject in the heart of winter with the songs of birds like the White-throated Sparrow singing out it’s beautiful melodies.

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