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June 2020
CANCELLED: Tern, Tern, Tern at Nickerson Beach and High Noon Butterflies at Hempstead Plains Preserve
Leader: Adelia Honey wood Focus: Emphasis on tern species and breeding beach birds (Oystercatchers, Piping Plover, etc.); Butterflies and wildflowers at a new location for the club. Car Fee: $20.00 Registrar: Adelia Honey wood, email honeywood5@yahoo.com Registration Period: June 13th – June 18th Site reference https://www.nassaucountyny.gov/2802/Nickerson-Beach-Park https://tinyurl.com/NickersonJunelist http://www.friendsofhp.org/site/ Note: In mid June 2019, the trip leader recorder seven species tern; hopefully 2020 will be as productive. This trip leaves quite early from Brooklyn to avoid the high admission fee into…
Find out more »CANCELLED: Prospect Park Evening Bat Walk to benefit Bat Conservation International
Meet 8:15 pm (evening) at Bartel Pritchard’s Prospect Park entrance (nearest train “F” and “G” to 15th Street/Prospect Park stop) NOTE: Rain date June 27th Leader: Danielle Gustafson Donation: $5.00 per person for Bat Conservation International – http://www.batcon.org/ Walk Synopsis: This evening walk will be led by the New York City Bat Group’s Danielle Gustafson. Starting at Bartel Pritchard, we will go across Long Meadow, ending at a stationary spot to view the best number of bats. Danielle will educate the group about the…
Find out more »July 2020
CANCELLED: Butterflies, Odonata and insects of Brooklyn Bridge Park
Meet 9 AM at the Pier 1 "Lizzmonade" Building (where you buy the ferry tickets.) https://tinyurl.com/BBPPier1meetBBC Leader: Pawel Pieluszynski ppieluszynski@bbp.nyc Focus: Breeding birds, Butterflies and nature in general Directions: https://www.brooklynbridgepark.org/pages/info Note: Session is about 2.5 hours with a club’s first time primary focus on butterflies and insects at Brooklyn Bridge Park. Resource: https://www.brooklynbridgepark.org/ https://www.brooklynbridgepark.org/blog/park-updates/rare-ladybug-found-in-park Please review our trip guidelines here: http://brooklynbirdclub.org/information-registration
Find out more »September 2020
Calvert Vaux Park, Gravesend
Leader: Adelia Harrison Participants strictly limited to 8 to allow for social distancing. Current club members will receive priority. Focus: coastal species, migrating passerines, late terns Registrar: Registration is by email only, to: honeywood5@yahoo.com Registration Period: September 6th-Sept. 10th Please note there will be no car pooling for this trip due to COVID-19 protocols. Participants can use public transportation or come in their own car. Masks which cover nose and mouth will be required to be worn at all times. Please…
Find out more »October 2020
Green-wood Cemetery
Leader: Rob Jett Participants strictly limited to 8 to allow for social distancing. Current club members will receive priority. Focus: Passerines and sparrow peak migration, raptors Registrar: Peter Dorosh email Prosbird@aol.com or Prosbird@Gmail.com Registration Period: October 4th-October 8th Time and meeting place will be provided upon registration. Please note there will be no car pooling for this trip due to COVID-19 protocols. Participants can use public transportation or come in their own car. Masks which cover nose and mouth will be required to…
Find out more »November 2020
A trek from Marine Park to Floyd Bennett Field
Leader: Peter Dorosh Participants strictly limited to 8 to allow for social distancing. Current club members will receive priority. Focus: coastal species and waterfowl, ducks, sparrows, raptors Registrar: Peter Dorosh email Prosbird@aol.com or Prosbird@Gmail.com Registration Period: November 8th-November 12th Time and meeting place will be provided upon registration. Please note there will be no car pooling for this trip due to COVID-19 protocols. Participants can use public transportation or come in their own car. Masks which cover nose and mouth will be required…
Find out more »December 2020
Coney Island Region
Leader: Dennis Hrehowsik Participants strictly limited to 8 to allow for social distancing. Current club members will receive priority. Focus: coastal species, gulls, ducks Registrar: Dennis Hrehowsik email deepseagangster@gmail.com Registration Period: December 6th-December 10th Time and meeting place will be provided upon registration. Please note there will be no car pooling for this trip due to COVID-19 protocols. Participants can use public transportation or come in their own car. Masks which cover nose and mouth will be required to be worn at all…
Find out more »121st Brooklyn Christmas Bird Count
http://www.audubon.org/conservation/science/christmas-bird-count The great annual winter event that champions community science. It is the longest voluntary bird census on the North American continent. Started in 1909 as a protest against the “holiday side hunts” for the largest kill collection by hunters, ornithologist Frank K. Chapman organized the census with twenty-seven of his friends and volunteers to count birds; twenty-five Christmas Bird Counts were held that day, tallying 90 species and garnering much media attention. Since then the Christmas Bird Count has…
Find out more »January 2021
Celebrating New Year’s Day at Coney Island
Leader: Peter Dorosh Participants strictly limited to 8 to allow for social distancing. Current club members will receive priority. Focus: coastal species and waterfowl, ducks, celebrating the start of a hopeful new year. Registrar: Peter Dorosh email Prosbird@aol.com or Prosbird@Gmail.com Registration Period: December 26th-December 30th NOTE: extensive walking to 37th Street Jetty and Coney Island Creek/Norton Point region. Time and meeting place will be provided upon registration. Please note there will be no car pooling for this trip due to COVID-19 protocols. Participants can use public…
Find out more »Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, Queens
Leader: Ryan Goldberg Participants strictly limited to 8 to allow for social distancing. Current club members will receive priority. Focus: Ducks and waterfowl, gulls, winter passerines, raptors Registrar: Ryan Goldberg email ryan.goldberg@gmail.com Registration Period: January 3rd -January 7th Time and meeting place will be provided upon registration. Please note there will be no car pooling for this trip due to COVID-19 protocols. Participants can use public transportation or come in their own car. Masks which cover nose and mouth will be required to…
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