Sat 27 Feb 2010
Birds of Loudoun Program this Sunday
Posted by Nicole under News & Events
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Just a quick reminder that we have this great program coming up on Sunday.
The Birds of Loudoun County― Sunday, February 28, 2:00 p.m. at the Purcellville Library. With Loudoun County’s wide variety of natural areas, including rich and large wet forests along the Potomac River, extensive farms and meadows, and large upland forests along the Blue Ridge that rise to more than 1,900 feet in elevation, bird life is abundant.
Over 100 species of birds nest and raise their young here, and at least another 150 species migrate through each year. Thousands of hawks and eagles migrate through every fall; ducks flock on the Potomac and Shenandoah in early winter and late spring; and warblers and other songbirds show up in May, sometimes for only a brief visit and sometimes to stay for a couple of months while they raise their young.
Joe Coleman, president of the Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy and avid naturalist and birder, will discuss and show slides of the birds of Loudoun County and identify the best spots to find them. Questions: contact Joe Coleman at 540-554-2542 or jcoleman@loudounwildlife.org.
For more details you can download our program flier.
Joe – Want so much to come, but have an Eagle Scout celebration to attend…one of my past preschoolers, and neighbor. Maybe you’ll do it again out here!
Wow, looks like this was a popular event! I was sorry to be one of those who arrived at Purcellville Lib. after the room was full, so I didn’t get to attend, but my disappointment was eclipsed by the thrill that so many people turned out for the program. Sure looks like the spring programs are filling fast, especially the amphibian ones . . . maybe the number of people interested in nature is snowballing . . . kudos to Joe and Nicole and Mike H. and all of you who have patiently worked all these years to get this going. Reminds me that you can’t lose faith!