Upcoming Trips

Below are the birding/nature trips from Saturday, July 20 - Sunday, July 21, 2024:

Bedford Audubon Society

Field Trip to Milford Point
July 20, 2024, 9:00am - 12:30pm
Leader: Tait Johansson
Description: This is a trip not to be missed! Join Naturalist Tait Johansson and incoming Board President John Hannan on a Field Trip to the Coastal Center at Milford Point. Milford Point is part of the Stewart B. McKinney National Wildlife Refuge and is adjacent to CT DEEP’s 550-acre Wheeler Marsh Wildlife Management Area.Together, they provide some of Connecticut's finest wildlife viewing opportunities. The site is a haven for year-round and migratory wildlife with nesting species like Piping Plovers, Bald Eagle, and Peregrine Falcon while annually supporting between 10,000-20,000 migrating shorebirds, including the Semi-palmated Sandpiper, Sanderling, and Dunlin, offering extraordinary opportunities for wildlife viewing. Purple Martins nest just yards from the parking area, and we will be looking out for American Oystercatchers, Willets, along with Least and Common Terns which should still be watching over fledging birds that are just beginning to fly and hunt on their own.
Registration: Cost: Free. Level of Difficulty: Easy. Registration required by emailing Susan at info@bedfordaudubon.org or by calling 914-302-9713.
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Brooklyn Bird Club

Summer Birds at the Beach!: Plumb, Arverne and Ft. Tilden
NEW DATE: Saturday, July 13, 2024
Leader: Peter Dorosh
Description: Enjoying the breeding birds of beach habitats–maybe Piping Plover among them–is the focus of this casual trek for the day. Prepare for hot weather with water, sun hat, and sunblock, as well as lunch. Walking should be an estimated 3-4 miles. We will be visiting the highlight of the day, Arverne East Nature Center.
Registration: Peter Dorosh, email Prosbird@gmail.com or Prosbird@aol.com.
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Green-Wood Cemetery

Birding in Peace
Sunday, July 21, 2024, 6:00am - 7:30am
Description: Before our gates open to the general public, birding expert Rob Jett leads these peaceful early morning walking tours to discover the many birds that make Green-Wood their home—at least temporarily. In July we should see the offspring of our resident red-tailed hawk bravely preparing to leave the nest. Warbler songs will be replaced by chirring cicadas and the tweets of fledgling birds. Butterflies and dragonflies are abundant. By late-July, expect the arrival of the first southbound migrants.
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Linnaean Society of New York

Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge: Shorebirds for Beginners
Saturday, July 20, 2024
Leader: Andrew Baksh
Description: The Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge includes over 12,600 acres of salt marshes, freshwater and brackish-water ponds, upland fields and woods, an open bay, and islands. It is one of the most significant bird habitats in the northeastern United States and a great place to observe seasonal bird migration and resident species.

Every spring and summer, the water levels in the East Pond are mechanically lowered to create mudflats where shorebirds can forage. When the nearby tides are high, shorebirds gravitate to the exposed mudflats of the East Pond. Shorebirds such as various Sandpiper species, both Yellowlegs, Short & Long-billed Dowitchers, Semi-palmated Sandpipers, and more rare shorebirds species such as Godwits and Phalaropes, will be our targets of study. Terns might include Caspian, Gull-billed, Forster’s, Common and Least Terns.
Registration: Mary Beth Kooper — marybeth@nyc.rr.com
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NYC Bird Alliance

NYCHA in Nature Birding in Gowanus
Saturday, July 20, 2024, 10:00am - 11:00am
Leader: _____
Description: Join NYC Bird Alliance (formerly NYC Audubon), Gowanus Canal Conservancy, and the Public Housing Community Fund to look and listen for birds this summer! We'll stroll through the Gowanus and Wyckoff Gardens NYCHA complexes, which are full of large trees and lush vegetation, perfect habitat for song birds. The group will meet in front of the Wyckoff Gardens Community Center at 280 Wyckoff Street.
Registration: Registration page
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Accessible Birding in Fort Tryon Park
Saturday, July 20, 2024, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Leader: Alex Wang
Description: Beautiful Fort Tryon Park commands sweeping views of the Palisades and the Hudson River from soaring cliffs of bedrock in northern Manhattan. Past encounters include a variety of birds such as Bald Eagles and Ruby-throated Hummingbirds.
Registration: Registration page
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Governors Island Bird Tour
Saturday, July 20, 2024, 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Leader: _____
Description: Nearly 240 bird species have been spotted on Governors Island, which provides excellent habitat all year round. Whether you’re an expert birder or a beginner, these tours will help you discover all of the birdlife the island has to offer. Binoculars are available to borrow.
Registration: No registration required. Free.
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Protectors of Pine Oak Woods

North Mt. Loretto State Forest
Sunday, July 21, 2024, 12:00pm - 2:00pm
Leader: Don Recklies
Description: We’ll meet in NYSDEC parking lot at Amboy and Cunningham Roads (Not at Hylan!).  We will loop the eastern side of the State Forest by the Red and Blue trails, visit the power house and church in the developed area to the south, then return to the parking lot by way of Cunningham Road, on the way examining the topography and history of the area.  If there has been recent rain, some of the trails  may be muddy. Inclement weather, but not a light drizzle, will cancel this walk.
Registration: For information call Don Recklies at (718) 768-9036.
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