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May 2017
“The Birdathon”, International Migratory Bird Day
A global event celebrating the beauty of birds and habitats; this event encourages fundraising for conservation causes. For this year, the Brooklyn Bird Club’s Birdathon fundraising will support NYC’s Wild Bird Fund. For more information about the Birdathon and the history behind it, go to http://www.birdday.org/. If you are interested in forming a team with club members or friends, or if you need more information, please contact the BBC Birdathon teams’ coordinator Bobbi Manian at roberta.manian@gmail.com.
Find out more »Doodletown 1776 trail, Harriman State Park
Leader: Tom Stephenson Focus: Peak of spring migrants and beginning breeding season Car Fee: $25.00 Registrar: Marisa Wohl, marisaw@earthlink.net Registration Period: May 13th - May 18th Comments: This trip is capped at 16 people including the leader
Find out more »Weekend OVERNIGHT, Breeding birds of Delaware State
Leader: Peter Dorosh Focus: Annual spring weekend adventure, this year to the state of Delaware Car fee: $100.00 Registrar: Peter Dorosh Prosbird@aol.com (or Prosbird@gmail.com) Registration Period: April 15th - May 15th Note: Trip caps at 12; this is a three night hotel stay over. Trip leaves Saturday early morning, returns Tuesday afternoon
Find out more »June 2017
Fountain Ave Landfill Park Breeding Bird survey
Leader: Joshua Malbin Focus: Counting breeding birds in a future park Registrar: Kathy Toomey, kathleentoomey@gmail.com Registration Period: May 27th – June 1st Note: This trip is capped at 12 participants. Bring proper identification (i.e. driver’s license, in case it’s needed.) This is a restricted area under the jurisdiction of the NYCDEP agency. The group will be escorted; participants are required to sign liability waivers the day of the trip. Please review our general trip information and guidelines on this page.
Find out more »Muttontown Birds and Insects, Nassau County
Leader: Steve Nanz Focus: Breeding birds, Odonata and insects galore Registrar: Heidi Steiner, heidi.steiner@verizon.net or call before 8 pm 718- 369-2116 Registration Period: June 3rd-Jun 8th Please review our general trip information and guidelines on this page.
Find out more »“The search for the Silvery Checkerspot!” Van Cortland Park, Bronx
Leader: Peter Dorosh 347-622-3559 (Texts only) Focus: A fun search for an endemic local rare butterfly species, while looking for and hearing bird species as well as other butterflies along the Checkerspot trails. Meet: 8:30 am at the street level below the number ONE train last stop: Van Cortland Park -242nd Street station. Intersection West 242nd and Broadway. https://goo.gl/maps/xaQsz8x9iFo Please review our general trip information and guidelines on this page.
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