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December 2019
Waterfowl and Waterways of Southern Nassau County
Leader: Peter Dorosh Focus: Ducks, geese and seabirds Car fee: $20.00 Registrar: Peter Dorosh Prosbird@aol.com (or backup Prosbird@gmail.com) Registration Period: Nov 30th Dec 5th Please review our trip guidelines here: http://brooklynbirdclub.org/information-registration
Find out more »January 2020
2020 “A Breezy New Year”
Meet 9:00 am in front of the Target Store 1598 Flatbush Ave (and Avenue H) https://goo.gl/maps/AeiKtyvhxgqX94JY7 Leader: Peter Dorosh Focus: A long casual walk along the beach for new coastal species of 2020 Itinerary: We will pick up the Q35 bus at Target Store near Brooklyn College; taking it to Fort Tilden, we will walk a long westward beach hike (approximately 7.5 mile round trip) to Breezy Point and back with a celebratory spirited mind-set.
Find out more »Canarsie Park, South Brooklyn
Leader: Rob Jett Focus: Winter field and woodland birds, raptors, waterfowl Car fee: $10.00 Registrar: Michael Yuan email mjyuan@gmail.com Registration Period: Dec 28th – Jan 2nd
Find out more »Coney Island, Brooklyn
Meet 8:30 am inside the Dunkin Donuts on the corner of Surf Ave and Stillwell Ave (train entrance) Leader: Linda Ewing Focus: Sea &, bay water ducks and other waterfowl; beach species Registrar (for weather alerts): Adelia Harrison email honeywood5@yahoo.com Registration Period: Jan 4th – Jan 9th Note: please submit your cell phone numbers upon registration. Please review our trip guidelines here: http://brooklynbirdclub.org/information-registration
Find out more »Sandy Hook National Seashore, Atlantic Highlands, NJ
Leader: Tom Stephenson Focus: Gulls and ducks, coastal passerines, open dunes species, winter woods Car Fee: $25.00 Registrar: Peter Dorosh Prosbird@aol.com or Prosbird@gmail.com Registration Period: Jan 11th – Jan 16th Note: trip caps at 16 participants Please review our trip guidelines here: http://brooklynbirdclub.org/information-registration
Find out more »Croton Point State Park, NY
Leader: Mike Yuan Trip synopsis: Croton Point Park by public transportation. Participants will meet at Grand Central Terminal to take Metro North to Croton-Harmon station. After the walk, warm up at the Green Growler Taproom, adjacent to the train station, for beers and snacks before heading back. Focus: winter resident eagles, raptors, waterfowl, open grassland and brush species Metro-north train fare: round trip about $22.50 Registrar: Janet Schumacher email janets33@optonline.net Registration Period: Jan 18th – Jan 23rd Please review our trip guidelines…
Find out more »February 2020
Jones Beach State Park
Leader: Adelia Harrison Focus: Raptors, winter waterfowl, open space species, gulls; brush passerines Car Fee: $22.00 Registrar: Peter Dorosh email Prosbird@aol.com or Prosbird@gmail.com Registration Period: Jan 25th – Jan 30th Please review our trip guidelines here: http://brooklynbirdclub.org/information-registration
Find out more »“Gull friend Please!” An introductory workshop for winter gulls at Coney Island
Leaders: Bobbi Manian and Dennis Hrehowsik Focus: Identification of gull species and age groups; waterfowl and beach species Registrar (for weather alerts): Dennis Hrehowsik email deepseagangster@gmail.com Registration Period: Feb 1st – Feb 6th Meet 8:30 am at Dunkin Donuts outside the Stillwell Ave train terminus, located at the corner of Stillwell and Surf Ave (no carpool.) Note: please submit your cell phone numbers upon registration in case notification of a change due to inclement weather is necessary.
Find out more »Members Only: Monmouth and Mercer County Winter Weekend
Members Only Overnight, trip caps at 12 members. Leader: Ryan Goldberg Car Fee: $60 Focus/Trip synopsis: Waterfowl and grassland birds in central New Jersey. Itinerary includes Manasquan Reservoir, Mercer Meadows, and Assunpink WMA. In the winter Manasquan Reservoir and Assunpink attract close to a dozen waterfowl species, including Common Merganser and Canvasback, not to mention Bald Eagles and Trumpeter Swans. At Mercer Meadows, near Princeton, we'll hope to see Northern Harriers and Short-eared Owls. We'll depart early Saturday morning for…
Find out more »The Great Backyard Bird Count in Prospect Park
Meet 8 am at the Audubon Center at Prospect Park Boathouse. No registration necessary. Leader: Rob Bate https://www.audubon.org/conservation/about-great-backyard-bird-count ; https://gbbc.birdcount.org/ Note: Nearest train is the “Q” line to local stop Parkside Ave or Q & B to Prospect Park
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