
October 2023
An October Day in Green-Wood Cemetery
Meet 8m at the 25th St/5th Ave main entrance Arch past the guard station. No registration necessary. Leader: Valerie Masten (BBC debut) Focus: Mid- autumn sparrows, incoming winter species, raptors, a few water birds.
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DOODLE OR DIE, NOBODY LEAVES TILL WE SEE A TIMBERDOODLE!: A GREEN-WOOD CEMETERY PURSUIT
Meet 9 am at Greenwood's main entrance 5th Ave and 25th Street Leaders: Dennis Hrehowsik & Bobbi Manian Focus: A search for the American Woodcock, also known as “Timberdoodle”; also early spring woodland songbirds and late winter species, raptors, perhaps eagles and vultures No registration required.
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Early Spring at Greenwood Cemetery
Meet 8 am inside the Arch main entrance (25th Street and 5th Avenue). No registration necessary. Leader: Rusty Harold Focus: The early spring neotropical warblers and other species, flycatchers, orioles, sparrows and typical winter resident species, raptors Note: Nearest Subway is the R line at 25th Street station (check MTA alerts for service)
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Cinco de Mayo in Green-wood Cemetery
Meet 8 am inside the Arch main entrance (25th Street and 5th Avenue). No registration necessary. Leader: Linda Ewing and Valerie Masten Focus: The peak spring of neotropical warblers, vireos, buntings and other songbird species, flycatchers, orioles, sparrows and typical winter resident species, raptors Note: Nearest Subway is the R line at 25th Street station (check MTA alerts for service)
Find out more »November 2024
Early Winter Arrivals in Green-wood Cemetery
Meet 8 am inside the main entrance at 5th Ave /25th Street before the Arch. No registration necessary. Leader: Matthew Wills Focus: Late November is a transition time --a changing of the season as more finches, woodpeckers, raptors, kinglets, creepers, sparrows, bluebird, and typical woodland species pass through. Perhaps even a rarity. November's historical checklist: https://ebird.org/hotspot/L285884/bird-list?m=11 Weather alert: Check the BBC Facebook page and Prospect Sightings blog https://prospectsightings.blogspot.com/ in case of inclement weather.
Find out more »March 2025
DOODLE OR DIE, NOBODY LEAVES TILL WE SEE A TIMBERDOODLE!: A GREEN-WOOD CEMETERY PURSUIT
Meet 9 am at Greenwood's main entrance 5th Ave and 25th Street Leaders: Dennis Hrehowsik & Bobbi Manian Focus: A search for the American Woodcock, also known as “Timberdoodle”; also early spring woodland songbirds and late winter species, raptors, perhaps eagles and vultures No registration required.
Find out more »April 2025
Warbler Waves and Their Friends at Green-wood Cemetery
Meet 8 am inside the Arch main entrance (25th Street and 5th Avenue). No registration necessary. Leader: Linda Ewing Focus: The early spring neotropical warblers, vireos, buntings and other songbird species, flycatchers, orioles, sparrows and typical winter resident species, raptors Note: Nearest Subway is the R line at 25th Street station (check MTA alerts for service)
Find out more »May 2025
Spring Surge at Green-wood Cemetery
Meet 8:15 am inside the Arch main entrance (25th Street and 5th Avenue). No registration necessary. Leader: Rusty Harold Focus: The peak spring of neotropical warblers, vireos, buntings and other songbird species, flycatchers, orioles, sparrows and typical winter resident species, raptors Note: Nearest Subway is the R line at 25th Street station (check MTA alerts for service)
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Crisp air and songbirds passing Southward through Green-wood Cemetery
Meet 7 am inside the Arch main entrance (25th Street and 5th Avenue). No registration necessary. Leader: Matthew Wills Focus: Fall migration at the cemetery! The peak period for all species including passerines and early raptors. Note: Nearest Subway is the R line at 25th Street station (check MTA alerts for service)
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