Photo by Allison Gallo Twelve birders met for the regular 4th Saturday of the month Blue Ridge Center for Environmental Stewardship (BRCES) walk.  After gathering at the visitors center, the group drove down to the Sawmill Road/Butterfly Alley area. At the start of the walk, a light drizzle and overcast skies threatened, but the rain […]

Join us at the Blue Ridge Center for Environmental Stewardship (BRCES), a beautiful 900-acre preserve in northwestern Loudoun County, for a walk to see what happens in nature as seasons begin to change. With its diverse wildlife habitats, including meadows, streams and heavily forested slopes, BRCES draws a wide variety of birds and other creatures. […]

Did you miss the butterfly count? Or did you enjoy the butterfly count so much you want to go looking for more? Then you are in luck! On Saturday, August 25, at 9:30am, we’ll gather at the Blue Ridge Center for Environmental Stewardship (BRCES). For roughly two hours, we’ll look for butterflies (and other critters that […]

On Saturday (the 28th) 24 people gathered for Loudoun Wildlife’s regular (every 4th Saturday) monthly bird walk at the Blue Ridge Center of Environmental Stewardship in northwestern Loudoun County. While it was clear migration had started it was also clear it wasn’t in full swing yet due to several misses that have turned up on […]

The Saturday regular monthly Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy bird walk at the Blue Ridge Center  November 25 found several mixed flocks but not a whole lot of diversity. In one area our group of eight people found two Brown Creepers, one of which gave us great views, as well as both kinglet species. Another mixed flock […]

Sorry, but this event is now sold out. Add your name to the wait list here.   Have you ever wondered what Loudoun County looked like a hundred years ago? Today the 900-acre Blue Ridge Center for Environmental Stewardship comprises mostly meadows in the valley and heavily forested mountain slopes, but it hasn’t always looked […]

The highlights of the walk on Saturday, October 28, at the Blue Ridge Center were sparrows (8 species) and the beautiful early morning fall sun highlighting several raptors. The walk, on Butterfly Alley and the Sweet Run Loop, went through a lot of nice meadow habitat with lots of seeds. As a result there were […]

Ten people showed up on a beautiful and crisp (54 degrees when we started) fall morning for the regular (every 4th Saturday) bird walk at the Blue Ridge Center for Environmental Stewardship on September 23. While fog lay heavy in several places it cleared before long and we found a fair amount of migratory activity. As […]

By Joe Coleman Twenty-five people gathered Sunday morning, September 3, for the “Birds, Butterflies and Wildflowers” walk at the Blue Ridge Center for Environmental Stewardship. While the sun didn’t come out until a little after 11 and fog covered the mountains until almost then, we enjoyed a wide variety of plants and animals and, signs […]

Nine people showed up on a beautiful late summer morning for the regular (every 4th Saturday) bird walk at the Blue Ridge Center for Environmental Stewardship. The beautiful sky and temperatures, which encouraged long sleeves and even a couple of jackets, had us hoping for some fall migrants and while we found a few, we […]