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July 2023
SUMMER BIRDS OF THE JAMAICA BAY WATERSHED
Leader: Peter Dorosh Participant limit: 12 Focus: early season migrating and breeding shorebirds, water birds, marsh species, and coastal songbirds Registrar: Prosbird@gmail.com or prosbird@aol.com Registration Period: July 9th-July 13th. Car pool fee: $12 Itinerary: This car pool trip will visit locations frequented by shorebirds along Jamaica Bay locales starting with Plumb Beach; likely, in clockwise order afterwards, also visiting Chisholm State Park, Jamaica Bay Refuge and Fort Tilden Gateway unit (with beach fishing permit.) This is a marathon all day…
Find out more »August 2023
DATE CHANGE: Beachcombing for Shorebirds: A Plumb Beach Watch
Note: due to high heat advisory and potential thunderstorms the date has been changed. Leader: Peter Dorosh Registrar: Peter Dorosh Prosbird@gmail.com or Prosbird@aol.com Meet 6:45 in the Plumb Beach Lot off of the Belt Parkway ("round" building); or 7 am at the easternmost Plumb Beach point mudflat. Low tide is 5:21 am OPTION: Leader can drive and will leave from a pickup point by Prospect Park at 6 am. If you are willing to meet at this time, email the registrar--3…
Find out more »September 2023
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 7-9am No registration necessary.
Find out more »Green-wood Cemetery’s Fall Migration
Leader: Rob Jett Focus: The peak autumn period of neotropical migrants for warblers, orioles, flycatchers, vireos and early raptors Participant Limit: 16. Club members receive priority. Registrar: Prosbird@gmail.com or prosbird@aol.com Meeting time and place will be detailed with registration. Registration Period: Sept 3rd-Sept 7th Note: The terrain at Green-Wood is a little hilly, and the group may walk on grass at times, so wear good walking or hiking shoes.
Find out more »Late Summer dragonflies of prospect park
Meet 11am in front of Carmen's Garden on the front lawn below the Litchfield Villa (5th St/PPWest Ave) https://www.prospectpark.org/visit-the-park/park-map/points-interest/points-interest-litchfield-villa/ Leader: High Sansom (BBC debut) Focus: Odonata and related dragonfly species Note: This 3 hour walk explores the natural beauty of dragonflies in vatious Prospect Park habitats No registration required.
Find out more »Broadening your Horizons: Raptors at State Line Lookout along the Palisades
Leader: Peter Dorosh Participant limit: 16 Focus: Early raptor flight with Broad-winged Hawks the primary target Registrar: Prosbird@gmail.com or prosbird@aol.com Registration Period: Sept 17th-Sept 21st Carpool fee: $15 Itinerary: This stationary watch offers dramatic views of the Palisades and Hudson River. Broad-winged Hawks peak around this date. Bring a camp chair and watch the sky. The Lookout Inn refreshment stand should be open but good idea to bring lunch just in case. Heavy rain or overcast cancels the event. https://www.njpalisades.org/stateline.html
Find out more »October 2023
Brooklyn Bird Club Birding Scavenger Hunt – World Migratory Bird Day, Oct 14, 2023
Celebrate World Migratory Bird Day with a slightly-competitive but just-for-fun event- the first-ever Brooklyn Birding Scavenger Hunt! Participating is easy. Form a team of 6 or fewer birders (or do it solo) and bird any way you’d like - in your favorite park, all over Brooklyn, or through your window. You’ll receive a list of birding goals with varying point values to complete during the day. The team who totals the most points will be crowned the champs and win…
Find out more »ESCAPE FROM BROOKLYN: FALL MIGRATION AT GOVERNORS ISLAND
Leader: Ryan Goldberg Participant limit: 15 Focus: A peaceful birding getaway is only a five-minute ferry ride from the tip of Manhattan, one of the most built-up spots on the planet. Ditch the crowds and explore Governor’s Island at the height of fall migration. This 172-acre island, part of the borough of Manhattan and a military outpost since before the Revolutionary War, is open year-round to the public. The Lenape called it Pagganuck, or “Nut Island,” because of its abundance of chestnut, hickory,…
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 7:15-9:15 am No registration necessary.
Find out more »An October Day in Green-Wood Cemetery
Meet 8m at the 25th St/5th Ave main entrance Arch past the guard station. No registration necessary. Leader: Valerie Masten (BBC debut) Focus: Mid- autumn sparrows, incoming winter species, raptors, a few water birds.
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