Saturday, November 8th, 2008
Golden Eagle over Banshee Reeks
On November 8, we had our monthly bird walk at Bashee Reeks. Mary Ann Good led the walk and the group had some great sightings - especially that of a Golden Eagle! (very cool!) Here is Mary Ann’s field trip report from that day as well as a photo of a kinglet:
About 15 birders enjoyed [...]
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Sunday, September 14th, 2008
Birding Banshee - Field Trip Report
The highlights of this past Saturday’s morning walk, co-sponsored by the Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy & the Friends of Banshee Reeks, and attended by 18 birders, was a flyover flock of 7 vocal COMMON RAVENS, a couple of different groups of migrants, including warblers & vireos busily feeding, a couple of SCARLET TANAGERS, and numerous BALTIMORE ORIOLES. [...]
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Sunday, August 10th, 2008
Quiet Morning at Banshee Reeks
Around 18 novice and experienced birders joined leaders Mary Ann Good and Laura Weidner for the Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy’s monthly birdwalk at Banshee Reeks Nature Preserve on Saturday morning (Aug 9). Although the group saw 47 species, the lovely weather didn’t translate into increased bird activity. It was a fairly quiet morning, with flycatchers providing most [...]
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Tuesday, July 29th, 2008
Nature Camp 2008 Wrap-up
Nature Camp 2008 has come to a close but by all reports it was a fun time. As in past years, we held it at Banshee Reeks and this year had 13 kids join in the adventures. Phil and Ellie Daley led the charge with help from Paul Miller and our two interns, Kate Gentry [...]
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Sunday, July 13th, 2008
Great Bird Walk at Banshee Reeks
We had a wonderful walk at Banshee on Saturday. Fifteen people came out for the walk and we were delighted by the sights and sounds of 51 species in our couple of hours of walking along the trails. A Summer Tanager that sang and gave us great views was definitely a highlight. Our walk leader, [...]
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Tuesday, June 24th, 2008
First Butterfly Walk of the Season - 13 Species seen
On June 21, Mona Miller (”The Butterfly Lady”) led our first butterfly walk of the season. Over 20 people, adults and kids, came out to Banshee Reeks to spot our flying friends and help with identification.
Here’s a quick report of the species seen:
Great Spangled Fritillary (numerous)
Eastern Tailed Blue
Hickory Hairstreak (rare)
Mourning Cloak
Zebra Swallowtail
Black Swallowtail
Least Skipper
Duns Skipper
Little [...]
