Upcoming Trips

Below are the birding/nature trips for the weekend of March 1 - March 2, 2025:

Brooklyn Bird Club

Winter’s Swan Song at Shirley Chisholm State Park
Saturday, March 1, 2025
Leader:Max Epstein
Description: The focus is primarily coastal waterfowl, gulls, raptors, late winter land birds, and grassland species.
Registration: Donna Evans email devansny@earthlink.net
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Introduction to Birdwatching
Saturday, March 1, 2025, 10:00am - 12:00pm
Leader: A member of the Brooklyn Bird Club
Description: Whether you’re just starting out or have already joined the birding ranks, this introductory walk is for you. Join a member of the Brooklyn Bird Club to learn the basics of birding and search for the dozens of species that visit Prospect Park through all seasons. All levels are welcome.
Registration: No registration necessary. Children under 12 must be accompanied by an adult.
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First Sunday Bird Outings
Sunday, March 2,2025, 10:00am - 12:00pm
Leader: A member of the Brooklyn Bird Club
Description: Join a member of the Brooklyn Bird Club in search of dozens of species that visit the park through all seasons. Learn about the different habitats in Prospect Park and why they are important for all types of birds.
Registration: No registration necessary. Children under 12 must be accompanied by an adult.
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Green-Wood Cemetery

Birding in Peace
Sunday, March 2, 2025, 6:45am - 8:15am
Description: Just because it’s winter, doesn’t mean that there aren’t interesting birds to discover in Green-Wood. For some bird species that migrate south after the breeding season, Brooklyn is their Miami during the cold months. Spend the early morning exploring the cemetery, looking for overwintering waterfowl, nuthatches, woodpeckers, sparrows, finches, and any half-hardy birds that decided to stick around. By February we’ll see some of the early north-bound birds beginning to trickle back into the area.
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Hudson River Audubon Society

Marshlands Conservancy - Timberdoodles
Saturday, March 1, 2025, 4:00pm
Leader: Michael Bochnik
"Description: Afternoon and sunset at Marshlands Conservancy, 220 Boston Post Rd, Rye, NY We will take a walk to the marsh looking for early spring arrivals, then check out the fields for displaying Timberdoodles, another name for American Woodcocks.
" Registration: bochnikm@cs.com
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Linnaean Society of New York

Brooklyn Coastal Birding
Saturday, March 1, 2025
Leader: Peter Dorosh
Description: March is a time when few winter birds remain, and early spring migrants are just starting to arrive. However, birding in coastal Brooklyn is always satisfying. The trip involves visits to multiple sites, and in the past, it has featured Calvert Vaux Park, Coney Island Creek, Manhattan Beach Park, and Marine Park. Each site has a unique ecosystem with corresponding bird species. Highlights have included Black-headed Gulls, Eurasian Wigeons, Snowy Owls, Horned Larks, Eastern Meadowlarks, American Pipits, all three scoter species, loons, grebes, and both types of scaup.
Registration: Miriam Rakowski — rakowskimiriam@gmail.com
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Croton Point Park
Sunday, March 2, 2025
Leader: Ethan Goodman
Description: Croton Point Park is a 508-acre park on a peninsula on the east shore of the Hudson River. Easily reached by public transportation or car, the walk begins at the train station where Bald Eagles typically nest. This location is well known for Red-headed Woodpeckers. In past years, we have seen Great Horned Owls, Eastern Screech Owls, American Tree Sparrows, Field Sparrows, Horned Larks, Snow Buntings, Common Goldeneyes, and Common Mergansers, among other species. This lengthy and often chilly walk includes hills, fields, pine groves, and a large landfill.
Registration: Suzanne Zywicki — suzannezywicki@hotmail.com
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Protectors of Pine Oak Woods

Willowbrook Park Walk
Saturday, March 1, 2025, 12:00pm - 2:00pm
Leader: Don Recklies
Description: We’ll meet in the parking lot at Eaton Place, off Richmond Avenue, then loop Willowbrook Lake, returning to do an out and back on the White Trail, passing the deer exclosures and crossing the bridge over the brook by the chimney to the restoration areas between the chimney and Rockland Avenue.  We’re not likely to see much of Spring this early in the year, so consider this a winter walk.  Some of the White Trail is a wet trail, so inclement weather, or a heavy rain the day before (but not a light rain) will cancel this walk.
Registration: For more information call Don Recklies at (718) 768-9036.


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South Shore Audubon Society

Mill Pond Park
Sunday, March 2, 2025
Leader: Members of SSAS
Description: Use street parking on the westbound side of Merrick Road. The park is four blocks west of the Wantagh State Parkway.
Registration: Registration is required by calling Joe Landesberg at 516-467-9498
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