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BIRDS OF LOUDOUNLoudoun Wildlife Conservancy Execu-

tive Director Michael Myers has introduced the conservancy’s latest publication, “Birds of Loudoun: A guide based on the 2009 to 2014 Loudoun County Bird Atlas.”

Beginning with an introduction to atlasing and a brief lesson on Loudoun’s geography, the new guide dives into the results of the five-year bird atlas, during which 85 volunteer atlasers reported 262 species in a span of 5,900 field hours, ac-cording to a conservancy officials.

The book highlights rare finds. For example, it notes the first confirmation of breeding Hooded Mergansers in Loudoun and draws comparisons between the data from the 1985-1989 Virginia Breeding Bird Atlas.

“It’s an incredible achievement for a small nonprofit such as us, as most bird atlas are well-funded statewide projects that concentrate only on breeding birds,”

Myers said.The bulk of the guide consists of ac-

counts for each documented atlas species, generally a page-length for breeding birds and a half-page for migrants and winter birds. The accounts provide information regarding the appearance, habitat, breed-ing behavior and conservation status.

Written by 10 local birders, the book emphasizes the species’ connections to Loudoun and includes a distribution map.

“Birds of Loudoun” concludes with a list of the best places to bird throughout the county, highlighting possible species at each location. Suggestions for putting the data into action are included, along with recognition of the volunteers that donated their time to the endeavor.

For more information, visit loudoun-wildlife.org. Copies of “Birds of Loudoun” will be available at local libraries.

— Nathaniel Cline

Virginia climbed three spots from last year to become the leader in CNBC’s America’s Top States for Business in 2019.

The study, which has been conducted every year since 2007, ranks all 50 states for business competitiveness using more than 60 metrics in 10 categories including workforce, economy, quality of life, and cost of doing business.

Gov. Ralph Northam (D) joined CN-BC’s live broadcast on Wednesday for the announcement from Shenandoah River State Park. Virginia is tied with Texas for most years atop the list, with wins in 2007, 2009, 2011 and now 2019.

“I am proud to bring the title of Ameri-ca’s top state for business back to Virginia,” Northam said in a prepared statement. “One of my primary goals has been to make Virginia the number one place to do business, and to do it in a way that benefits all Virginians and every region of the com-

monwealth. This recognition underscores our work to build an inclusive and diver-sified economy, invest in our workforce, and create quality jobs — and is proof that companies of many different sizes and in-dustries can find a home in Virginia.”

Ranked fourth last year, Virginia helped raise its ranking after landing Ama-zon’s second headquarters, HQ2, in Crystal City. The commonwealth also ranked No. 1 in workforce, tied atop education with Massachusetts, and ranked third in busi-ness-friendliness with an unemployment rate of 3 percent.

Virginia has secured more than $18.5 billion in statewide capital investment and created 50,000 new jobs since the beginning of 2018, according to the governor’s office.

Virginia was joined in the top 10 by the following: Texas, North Carolina, Utah, Washington, Georgia, Minnesota, Ne-braska, Colorado and Ohio.

Wildlife Conservancy releases new birding guide

CNBC: Va. the top state for business