February 2023
A Mid-winter Walk Through Marine park
Meet 8:30 am at the Salt Marsh Visitors Center (Avenue U) Leader: Peter Dorosh 347-622-3559 (text only) Please register (for weather alert): Prosbird@gmail.com or Prosbird@aol.com Focus: Celebrate winter's halfway point with an exploration of an excellent location for typical winter birds: waterfowl, gulls, and passerines Itinerary: We will hopefully find good reports from the previous week and search for those birds. We may also visit the rarely visited south west section of the park. Notes: Expect a good amount of…
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Spring Awakenings at Marine Park
Leader: Heydi Lopes Participant number: 16. Current club members will receive priority over non-members. Focus: Greeting the first spring migrants, namely sparrows, Phoebe, possible Pine and Palm Warblers, Creepers, Woodpeckers, etc; raptors, late ducks, waterfowl and marsh species Registrar: Danielle Khalife, email daniellek97@gmail.com Registration period: March 17th-March 21st Car Pool fee: $10.00 Drivers get priority. Note: https://www.marineparkalliance.org/visitor-info/salt-marsh-nature-center/
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“Shall You Dance?” American Woodcock Courtship at Marine Park Salt Marsh
Meet 4:45 pm in front of Salt Marsh Nature Center (please register for weather updates.) Leader: Peter Dorosh Registrar: Peter Dorosh, prosbird@gmail.com Focus: After birding at Marine Park and its estuary, we'll head toward the nature center in hopes of witnessing the American Woodcock's aerial display and courtship. While sightings aren’t guaranteed, we’re hopeful to experience one of spring’s most remarkable events: searching the sky for the calls and explosive courtship of this iconic species. Calm, windless evenings offer the…
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Leader: Heydi Lopes Meet 7:30 am at the Salt Marsh Alliance Visitors Center. No registration required. Focus: Celebrate spring with the early wave of migration in the marsh and upland habitats. Reference: https://saltmarshalliance.org/nature-center/ Ebird checklist: https://ebird.org/hotspot/L385839/bird-list?m=3 Directions: The B3 bus travels along Avenue U and intersects train lines Q and F to the West. You can also take the B31 and get off at Gerritsen Ave & Ave U and walk to the Nature Center (not far). Also, B41 terminates at…
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