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April 2024
Early Spring at Greenwood Cemetery
Meet 8 am inside the Arch main entrance (25th Street and 5th Avenue). No registration necessary. Leader: Rusty Harold Focus: The early spring neotropical warblers and other species, flycatchers, orioles, sparrows and typical winter resident species, raptors Note: Nearest Subway is the R line at 25th Street station (check MTA alerts for service)
Find out more »Meandering for Birds in Hempstead Lake State Park
Leader: Peter Dorosh Participant limit: 16 Note: Hempstead Lake SP debuts as a new club location or at least a first visit in a very long time. There will be plenty of walking as we explore this site on official trails around the lake. Focus: primarily an exploratory walk for the first wave of neotropical songbirds, besides usual waterbirds, sparrows, and raptors. Registrar: Peter Dorosh, email Prosbird@gmail.com or Prosbird@aol.com Registration Period: April 14th-April 18th Carpool fee: $15.00 Itinerary: This early…
Find out more »Wednesday Migration Mornings in Brooklyn Bridge Park
Leader: Mike Yuan Meet at the entrance to Pier 1 at the corner of Furman and Old Fulton Streets https://goo.gl/maps/aGFzdjL5Cwo9MMhQA 7:00-9:00 am No registration necessary.
Find out more »May 2024
Cinco de Mayo in Green-wood Cemetery
Meet 8 am inside the Arch main entrance (25th Street and 5th Avenue). No registration necessary. Leader: Linda Ewing and Valerie Masten Focus: The peak spring of neotropical warblers, vireos, buntings and other songbird species, flycatchers, orioles, sparrows and typical winter resident species, raptors Note: Nearest Subway is the R line at 25th Street station (check MTA alerts for service)
Find out more »Spring World Migratory Bird Day Birdathon
We’re happy to announce the 2024 Brooklyn Bird Club Birdathon, to be held in celebration of World Migratory Bird Day (WMBD) on Saturday, May 11. https://www.worldmigratorybirdday.org/ The annual Birdathon asks birders to form teams of up to 6 members and count bird species in Brooklyn in support of a cause that helps the birds we love. Everyone is welcome ─ hardcore birders, backyard feeder watchers, and beginners! Like a walkathon, participants collect pledges and donations from friends and family for finding and counting…
Find out more »Overnight Trip: Jersey Ocean Marshes, Pine Barren Forest, and the Delaware Bayshore in the Northern Cape May region.
NOTE: This is a Thursday to Saturday trip Leader: Peter Dorosh Participant limit: 12 Description: In this transition between migration and breeding season, the leader returns to the southern New Jersey region reminiscing on his first visit in the 1980's when legendary BBC President John Yrizarry led the Brooklyn Botanic Garden group. The focus is avian species that reside or migrate through areas along the Jersey Ocean side and Delaware Bayshore habitats in Cape May County, as well as interior…
Find out more »Prospect Park Thursday Spring Migration Walk
Leader: Rafael Campos Note: Walks typically go into early afternoon or later if the birding is great. Bring water, snacks and/or a sandwich if you plan to stay the whole duration--but feel free to leave whenever you want. Meet 7:30 a.m. at the Grand Army Plaza entrance, by the Stranahan statue. No registration necessary; however, if more than 20 people show up we will split the group.
Find out more »Birds and insects at the Naval Cemetery Landscape–Brooklyn Navy Yard
NOTE: Registration for this special event is via Eventbrite, see the link below. Leaders: Matthew Wills, naturalist (BBC) and Eric Thompson, gardener and naturalist (BGI) Focus: Explore this native pollinator meadow and memorial landscape. The walk will focus primarily on insects and late migrating birds. This event will be at the Naval Cemetery Landscape (NCL). The NCL is fully operated and made open as a public space by Brooklyn Greenway Initiative (BGI) through the generosity of supporters. Stop by and…
Find out more »June 2024
A JOURNEY TO EDWARD FORSYTHE NWR (Brigatine)
Leader: Adelia Harrison Participant limit: 16 Registration period: May 26th-May 30th Registrar: Adelia Harrison , email honeywood5@yahoo.com Car pool fee: $25 Note: A one-day trip to one of the best birding spots on the east coast. You never know what you will find at Brigantine! The trip will be by car on an 8-mile loop around the marsh with regular stops, as well as hitting some spots around the visitors center. Expect passerines, terns, gulls, shorebirds,Bitterns, and waterfowl. Recent years…
Find out more »The Last Gasp of Spring at Jamaica Bay NWR
Leader: Peter Dorosh Participant limit: 16 Focus: Enjoying the final week of spring looking at breeding birds, waterbirds, late shorebirds and the emergence of butterflies through casual, slow sauntering Note: inclement weather cancels the event. Bring scope and butterfly binoculars if you own one to supplement the birding bins. Registrar: Peter Dorosh, email Prosbird@gmail.com or Prosbird@aol.com Registration Period: June 9th-June 13th Carpool fee: $10.00 Website: https://www.nps.gov/gate/learn/historyculture/jamaica-bay-wildlife-refuge.htm Ebird June checklists: https://ebird.org/hotspot/L165143/bird-list?m=6
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