This spring was yet another super birdy season for Trailblazers! We usually hold the spring session of club during late April into May so we catch the peak of spring migration for birds. In the spring 2026 edition of BSES Birding Club, we tallied a total of 48 different species! Our first session of club began with our usual review of the rules and expectations. Since we had so many returning students to the club, this introduction didn't take long! Once we were wrapped up, w

Even though we had one of the harshest winters in recent history, we still had a ton of birding fun in our winter session of Trailblazers BSES Birding Club! Two snowstorms covered our beloved trail in about a foot of snow, and below-freezing temperatures turned that snow into ice and kept it on the trail for much of the season. Thankfully, we started the club session later than we usually do in the season so by the end of our time together, the snow had melted enough that we

The fall 2025 session of Trailblazers BSES Birding Club was the perfect way to start a school year of birding! With each passing meeting, we were able to watch fall migration happen right before our very eyes. We also had a few birdy surprises along the way! Our first session started with a review of what to expect this season with Trailblazers! Then, we went for a quick stroll around the meadow loop of the BSES Nature Trail! On our way to the trail, we saw a large kettle of

Our third and final week of Trailblazers for the summer of 2023 was a smash! Unlike last week’s extreme heat, this week we were treated...

Trailblazers Nature Club were both focused on aerial insectivores of the BSES Nature Trail! We started our sessions studying how to...

The BSES Nature Trail has been super active this week; both in the realms of people and birds! Trailblazers Nature Club for grades 3-5...

After a short break, the weekly report is back, and the trail has been more active than ever in 2018! This past week marked the beginning...

This past week was an active week in birding at BSES! We had many exciting birds in the gym on Thursday, but we also had quite a few on...

The 5th Annual Trailblazers Christmas Bird Count proved to be another exciting year of birding and citizen science!!! We had a grand...

Spring migration is underway despite the rock-solid snow coverage of the trail! I was unable to make it out on the trail last Friday so...