2022 Birdathon Team Summaries
Check out what’s happening with the 2022 Birdathon teams and other Celebrate Birds events. Remember, it’s not too late to form your own team and join the fun.
Warblers such as Black-Throated Blue, American Redstart, Black-and-white, Yellow-rumped and Tennessee Warbler were sighted.
Led by Gerco Hoogeweg, the group ended up with 58 species for the trip which was by far the most species we have recorded in a single trip at the property.
To protect the environmentally sensitive habitat and rare species, JK Black Oak Wildlife Sanctuary is not open for general public access.
Yellow Warbler photo by Michael Sciortino
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Raven Loonatics beat Shrike Force by tallying 131 bird species!
They visited these sites in the 48 hour timeframe:
Bles Park
Algonkian Park
Beaverdam Reservoir
Dulles Greenway Wetlands
Blue Ridge Center for Environmental Stewardship
Trumpter Swan photo by Linda Millington
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Prize donations support our Birdathon team winners.
Stay tuned for team results in the coming weeks!
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What have you seen this year?
And don't forget to donate to your favorite Birdathon team! We're almost halfway to our goal this year. Teams are going out to observe birds, and we'll pass along their updates as we receive them. Click the link in our bio to learn about the Birdathon or donate.
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Stop by to hang out out, and who knows what we will find this afternoon?
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Species List:
Canada Goose 12
Wood Duck 5
Chimney Swift 2
Spotted Sandpiper 1
Double-crested Cormorant 6
Great Blue Heron 2
Great Egret 5
Green Heron 1
Black Vulture 2
Turkey Vulture 6
Osprey 1
Cooper’s Hawk 1
Bald Eagle 2
Red-shouldered Hawk 2
Broad-winged Hawk 4
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Belted Kingfisher 2
Red-bellied Woodpecker 5
Downy Woodpecker 1
Pileated Woodpecker 1
Eastern Phoebe 1
White-eyed Vireo 4
Blue Jay 56
American Crow 20
Fish Crow 4
Carolina Chickadee 3
Tufted Titmouse 1
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 1
Tree Swallow 16
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 7
House Wren 2
Carolina Wren 3
European Starling 1
Gray Catbird 1
Eastern Bluebird 4
American Goldfinch 10
Field Sparrow 2
White-throated Sparrow 24
Song Sparrow 3
Swamp Sparrow 3
Eastern Towhee 1
Eastern Meadowlark 1
Orchard Oriole 1
Red-winged Blackbird 20
Brown-headed Cowbird 5
Common Grackle 2
Common Yellowthroat 10
Northern Parula 2
Yellow Warbler 1
Palm Warbler 3
Yellow-rumped Warbler 3
Prairie Warbler 8
Northern Cardinal 10
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You can click the link in my bio to donate to the Fully-palmated Birders to support my team. I’m excited to see how many species we will find when we’re trying to get as many as possible.
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Why that's a Barred Owl. What birds are you hoping to observe during our #LWCBirdathon?
Our Celebrate Birds walks are filling up fast, but you can follow all of the action on social media by following #LWCBirdathon. We'll be posting extra bird content for you from now through May 23 as we Celebrate Birds during our Birdathon.
There's still time to form a team to observe birds and raise money for Loudoun Wildlife. We have new prize categories this year, and a special grand prize drawing for a pair of @Zeissnature binoculars!
Click the link in our bio for all the details.
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Reports from the Field: Team Summaries
Check back here for reports from the teams about their birding adventures.
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