April 2021
NY BBA III – ATLASING WITH EBIRD WEBINAR
Data is colleced for the Atlas using the Atlas Portal on eBird. Learn what the portal is and why it’s important to use. This webinar is appropriate for those who have never used eBird or for seasoned eBird users who have never used the Atlas Portal. Email nybba3.hudson@gmail.com for more information or if you have any questions. Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84550661831?pwd=S1RLSzRqSmpjWDI1QzBWWGVkamVyQT09 Meeting ID: 845 5066 1831 Passcode: 697496 One tap mobile +16468769923,,84550661831#,,,,*697496# US (New York) +13126266799,,84550661831#,,,,*697496# US (Chicago) Dial by…
Find out more »SPRING BIRDING WILDCARD
Please register with trip leader Peter Schoenberger (pdsis@yahoo.com ) so we can make arrangements for our party’s travel and destination plans. The location for this outing will be determined a few days prior to the walk based on rare or unusual sightings somewhere in the Hudson Valley.
Find out more »KENNETH WILSON STATE PARK
This park offers a variety of habitats and all are easily accessible, with much of the walk on pavement. Please register with trip leader Peter Schoenberger (pdsis@yahoo.com) to enjoy the start of the progression of neotropical bird migration, and if we’re quiet, maybe a drumming grouse too! If time allows we may travel to nearby Yankeetown Pond as well.
Find out more »May 2021
ULSTER COUNTY BIG SIT
JBNHS’ annual Big Sit is also our BIG fundraiser for the year but serves too as a friendly competition between the established sits. Do you have a birdy back deck or favorite patch and a cause worth birding for? Why not join the challenge and see how many species you can identify and get friends and family to pledge to your effort. In the past money has been raised to support Glenn Proudfoot’s fine research with N. Saw-whet Owls, numerous…
Find out more »SPRING MIGRATION AND WILDFLOWERS IN SAUGERTIES
Conservancy and the John Burroughs Natural History Society are co-sponsoring a guided nature walk through woodlands and wetlands in the Town of Saugerties on Sunday, May 02, 2021. The first week in May is typically the peak migration period for neotropical birds at this latitude, and early morning is the best time to see and hear recently arrived songbirds in their brilliant spring plumage. We will explore a variety of ecologically rich habitats to experience this annual rite of spring,…
Find out more »WARBLER WALK #1
Please register with trip leader Gerhard Patsch (gerapa2001@yahoo.com) to find out meeting time and location for this enjoyable outing during birder’s “holy week”. The group will visit environs near New Paltz and travel towards the Mohonk Preserve to search for neotropical migrants.
Find out more »SPRING MIGRATION AT BURROUGHS SANCTUARY #1
We will explore the sanctuary in search of neotropical migrants on the first two Thursdays of May. These outings will have the birder home in plenty time for lunch, hopefully still in a glow after the morning walk. Please register with Mark DeDea (forsythnature@aol.com).
Find out more »ULSTER COUNTY SPRING CENSUS: BIG DAY COUNT
This is the day we all look forward to….. the holiest day of the year! Spend the whole day in the field or just a few hours....who knows what may be found. Refer to your copy of Where to Bird in Ulster County or visit www.jbnhs.org for good birding locations. Submit your report in checklist order to Steve Chorvas (schorvas@gmail.com) or P.O. Box 214, Saugerties, NY 12477). This information is combined in a regional report published by the New York…
Find out more »SPRING MIGRATION AT HIGH BANKS
An early morning visit during spring migration to this Scenic Hudson property in the Town of Esopus should provide a generous selection of neotropical migrants. Please register with trip leader Jess Prockup (procolinos@gmail.com). There is an initial climb of 200 feet on the trail but walking is easy after that and a panoramic view of the mid Hudson Valley can be enjoyed while scanning the treetops for colorful songsters.
Find out more »WARBLER WALK #2
Please register with Gerhard Patsch (gerapa2001@yahoo.com) for the second installment in this great series. The group will again visit environs near New Paltz and travel towards the Mohonk Preserve to search for neotropical migrants.
Find out more »DOWNLOAD THE REFRIGERATOR READY FIELD TRIP LIST FOR 2021
The field trips of JBNHS are oriented to nature study. They are free and open to the public. We do, however, sometimes visit sites that charge admission fees, which are the responsibility of the participants. Children are very welcome on field trips, but pets are not. Although there is a brief courtesy waiting period for latecomers, the meeting times are important: please arrive in time to sign up with the leader.