The Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy is sponsoring 9 walks and a bird count for
International Migratory Bird Day. While some of these spots are frequently
birded, others are rarely visited.
One of the walks is scheduled for 8 am tomorrow, Sat. May 3, at the ANS Rust
Nature Sanctuary on the western edge of Leesburg. It will be led by Cliff
Fairweather. Directions can be found at
http://www.audubonnaturalist.org/default.asp?page=515.
All the other walks are on Sat., May 10 and start at 8 am unless otherwise
noted. Most will last approx 2 to 3 hours.
- Banshee Reeks Nature Preserve, led by Larry Meade, in central Loudoun.
- Bles Park, led by Mike Friedman, in eastern Loudoun.
- Blue Ridge Center for Environmental Stewardship, led by Gerry Hawkins & Joe
Coleman, in northwestern Loudoun.
- Dulles Greenway Wetlands Mitigation Project, led by Bruce Hill & Cheri
Schneck, in central Loudoun.
- Horsepen Preserve, led by Andy Rabin. Email for directions to the meeting
place.
- Institute Farm & Berryman Lane (Aldie), led by Emily Southgate & Carole
Miller and our first public walk at this location. The Institute Farm is on
the National Register of Historic Landmarks and has approx. 400 acres of scrub
and meadow that is primarily used for training beagles.
- Morven Park, led by Bruce Hill & Cheri Schneck. This walk will prob. start
later in the morning (about 10:15 am) - email for time & directions to the
meeting place. We bird the forest on the western edge of the estate and NOT
the grounds around the house.
- Phillips Farm, led by John & Bronwen Souders and Dale Ball, adjacent to
Waterford and along the Catoctin and is our first public bird walk at this
location.
Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy is also sponsoring a International Migratory Bird
Day count that day and could use several more birders for the count. If int'd
pls contact me at joecoleman@xxxxxxx or 540-554-2542.
While it isn't necessary to sign-up for most of the walks (directions are
needed for some of the locations) we would appreciate it so we can give the
leaders an idea how many people to expect.
More information on LWC & the walks can be found at
http://www.loudounwildlife.org/IMBD.htm.
Good birding!
Joe Coleman
540-554-2542 or joecoleman@xxxxxxx
