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March 2019
Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge
Leader: Rafael Campos Focus: returning early spring migrants, early herons and egrets, waterfowl and ducks, raptors Registrar: Donna Evans email devansny@earthlink.net Registration Period: March 9th - May 14th Please review our trip guidelines here: http://brooklynbirdclub.org/information-registration
Find out more »Floyd Bennett Woodcock Sky Dance
Note: this trip starts at 3 pm. Leader: Peter Dorosh and Ryan Goldberg Focus: The hope for American Woodcock display in the early evening after other birding for other species Registrar: Peter Dorosh Prosbird@aol.com (or backup Prosbird@gmail.com) Registration Period: March 16th - March 21st Leaders Note: As is the case with weather, American Woodcocks evening good display is heavily dependent on calm winds and good weather. We will --after birding Floyd Bennett habitats--make way for the usual reliable location woodcocks call out…
Find out more »Prospect Park
Meet 8 am at Prospect’s Bartel Pritchard entrance Leaders: Ed Crowne Focus: early spring migration; late winter stragglers, sparrows, ducks, gulls, raptors No registration necessary. Please review our trip guidelines here: http://brooklynbirdclub.org/information-registration
Find out more »April 2019
Brooklyn Wetlands and Marshes
Leader: Peter Dorosh Focus: central focus on species of wetlands and marshes Registrar: Peter Dorosh Prosbird@aol.com (or backup Prosbird@gmail.com) Registration Period: March 30th - April 4th Leader's Note: Expected locations will be Marine Park, Four Sparrow Marsh, Floyd Bennett Field, Hendrix Creek , with optional choices–time permitting--Five Diamonds Fields/Calvert Vaux Park, Coney Island Creek Park Please review our trip guidelines here: http://brooklynbirdclub.org/information-registration
Find out more »Fort Greene Park, North Brooklyn
Meet 9 am at the Urban Park Rangers Visitors Center https://tinyurl.com/FtGreeneVCtr Leader: August Davidson-Onsgard AugustDavidsonOnsgard.com Focus: Spring migration of songbirds at a historical park. The park’s May list is 78 species to date. No registration necessary. Nearest train stations: DeKalb Avenue station; exit and walk 5 blocks east on DeKalb Avenue; Also Fulton Ave A and G lines, walk north on South Portland Ave Site references: https://www.nycgovparks.org/parks/fort-greene-park ; https://tinyurl.com/FTGreeneMaylist
Find out more »Floyd Bennett Field
Leader: Heydi Lopes Focus: Open space and grassland species, sparrows, raptors, late waterfowl and early spring songbirds Registrar: Dennis Hrehowsik email deepseagangster@gmail.com Registration Period: April 6th - April 11th Please review our trip guidelines here: http://brooklynbirdclub.org/information-registration
Find out more »Green-wood Cemetery’s spring migration
Meet 8:00 am at the 5th Ave & 25th Street main entrance arch Leaders: Will Pollard Focus: peak migration of warblers and songbird diversity No registration necessary. Site Profile: https://www.green-wood.com/2010/visit-on-your-own/ Please review our trip guidelines here: http://brooklynbirdclub.org/information-registration
Find out more »May 2019
“The Birdathon”, World Migratory Bird Day (for teams)
The Brooklyn Bird Club celebrates World Migratory Bird Day every year by holding a Birdathon, in which members form or join a team and go out and count bird species. Typically participants reach out to friends and family for donations, usually a set amount per bird species counted during the course of the day. This year's designated beneficiary of our annual Birdathon is "Save the Chocó” http://savethechoco.com/ Save the Chocó's mission is to build awareness and collaborate with local and…
Find out more »“The Birdathon walk” in Prospect Park
Meet 7:00 at the Grand Army Plaza park entrance (Stranahan Statue) Leader Paul Keim Note: Participants can elect to support this year's Birdathon beneficiary, "Save the Choco." Save the Chocó’s mission is to build awareness and collaborate with local and global organizations to help protect vital areas and species throughout the Chocó region of Ecuador–a critical habitat for birds and amphibians.
Find out more »Members Only Weekend trip: Virginia’s Great Dismal Swamp (5 Days)
Leaders: Peter Dorosh and Bob O’Neill Focus: Songbird migration, shorebirds and early breeding birds; nature discoveries. Car fee: $200.00 Registrar: Peter Dorosh Prosbird@aol.com (or backup Prosbird@gmail.com) Registration Period: Feb 1st-May 5th Note: Trip caps at 12 members; this is a four night hotel (in Suffolk) stay with trip leaving early Thursday morning, returning Monday evening. Trips Synopsis: This five day journey will be the club’s most ambitious weekend trip to date. We'll be going during the peak of shorebird migration, as well as…
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