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November 2022
A morning in Bush Terminal Pier Park
Meet 8:30 am at Yafa Cafe 45th/44th St and 4th Ave (https://www.yafabrooklyn.com/about-us) No registration required. Leader: Linda Ewing Focus: This trip focuses on late fall songbird migrants and winter species, water birds, ducks and gulls. Site Profile: https://www.nycgovparks.org/parks/bush-terminal-park Notes: The R train stops at 45th Street. Bush Terminal Park is due west a few blocks...if you are delayed you can proceed directly to the park to catch up with the group. Bring a scope if desired.
Find out more »A Turkey Trot in Prospect Park
Leader: Peter Dorosh Location: Meet at Bartel Pritchard Sq. park entrance 8:30 a.m. NO REGISTRATION REQUIRED Focus: Celebrating the holiday weekend in the spirit of festivity for winter birds that we give thanks for.
Find out more »December 2022
Meet at the Hook: Birding on the New Jersey Coast
Leader: Ryan Goldberg Focus: Winter waterfowl, raptors, irruptive finches, and open-ground specialists like snow buntings and horned larks at one of the Garden State's best and most beautiful birding sites, Sandy Hook, an eight-mile-long spit of land that juts into New York's Lower Bay and boasts rich oceanside and bayside dunes, marshes, and cedar groves. Sandy Hook is part of Gateway National Recreation Area, which also includes coastal sites in the city like Fort Tilden, Breezy Point Tip, Jamaica Bay,…
Find out more »123rd Audubon Christmas Bird Count
The annual Christmas Bird Count (CBC) is the nation's longest-running community science bird project, where birders across the continent conduct a bird census that helps Audubon and other organizations assess the health of bird populations and guide conservation actions. https://www.audubon.org/conservation/science/christmas-bird-count The Brooklyn CBC count circle is made up from 12 different count sectors that includes parks, cemeteries, and significant coastline on the bay and the ocean, and there is a team for all skill and commitment levels. Grab your binoculars…
Find out more »A Yuletide Prospect for Christmas Eve Birds
Leader: Peter Dorosh Location: Meet at Bartel Pritchard Sq park entrance 8:30 a.m. NO REGISTRATION REQUIRED Focus: Celebrating the Christmas holiday spirit, good will, festivity, and peace while birding for winter birds in Prospect Park..
Find out more »January 2023
THE TRADITIONAL NEW YEAR’S DAY WALK IN PROSPECT PARK
Leader: Karen O'Hearn Location: Meet at the Breeze Hill bird feeders which are on the east side of Terrace Bridge, near the fire hydrant. https://goo.gl/maps/hXigMLQ7hGmW4wfp6 NO REGISTRATION REQUIRED Focus: Celebrating the new year with the beauty of birds, friendship, and renewed spirit.
Find out more »A Long Coastal Trek from Sheepshead Bay to Coney Island
Meet 8:30 am at Holocaust Memorial Park at the west end of Sheepshead Bay, at Emmons Avenue side https://goo.gl/maps/PpmEQ6bGkycyaFqG7 Leader: Peter Dorosh 347-622-3559 (text only) Focus: Ducks, Gulls, waterfowl species, and occasional songbird or shorebird here and there. Itinerary: We will cover Sheepshead Bay and Manhattan Beach; then two options depending on the latest bird reports: one, finish at Plumb Beach a mile east; or 2) west along Brighton Beach to Coney Island. Depending on time, we may visit Coney…
Find out more »The New York State Waterfowl Count in Prospect Park.
This outing will start at The Audubon Center at the Boathouse. Leader: Tina Alleva Participate in a citizen science project: the annual New York State Waterfowl count. We will be counting waterfowl on the lakes and waterways in the park. Info: https://nybirds.org/ProjWaterfowl.htm All levels and ages are welcome. No registration necessary. Children under 12 must be accompanied by an adult. Please bring binoculars if you have them. A limited number of binoculars will be available to loan.
Find out more »A Coney Island Winter Walk
Meet at 8 am at Dunkin Donuts on the corner of Stillwell and Surf Avenues (Subway terminal street entrance.) NO REGISTRATION REQUIRED Leader: Chris Laskowski Focus: Seabirds, gulls, ducks and open sandy areas species. Itinerary: Areas that will be covered are Coney Island Beach and Coney Island Creek Park . Dress warmly and bring a scope if you own one. Be prepared for a good amount of walking. Lunch will be at Tontonno's pizzeria on Neptune Avenue https://www.totonnosconeyisland.com Note: If…
Find out more »“Gull-mania” on the Brooklyn western coast
Meet 8:30 am at Rite Aid Drugstore on 4th Ave and Bay Ridge Avenues https://tinyurl.com/46txd4ye Leader: Peter Dorosh 347-622-3559 (text only) Please register ( for weather alert): Prosbird@gmail.com or Prosbird@aol.com Focus: primarily Gulls, ducks, waterfowl species, and occasional songbird or shorebird here and there. Itinerary: We will start first after a 5 block walk from the R train "Bay Ridge Ave" at American Veterans Memorial Pier, scour the jetty area here, then proceed eastward through Owls Head Park, Brooklyn Army…
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