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April 2019
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 that morning based on rare or unusual sightings somewhere in the Hudson Valley.
Find out more »SPRING ON THE FLOODPLAIN
This new offering for the field trip schedule will explore the Nyquist/Harcourt Sanctuary in New Paltz. Flora of the floodplain habitat will be the focus of this walk. Meet trip leader Nava Tabak (ntabak@scenichudson.org ) at the New Paltz Municipal Parking Lot off Huguenot Street, just east of the Wallkill River.
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. Join trip leader Peter Schoenberger (pdsis@yahoo.com) for the start of full blown neotropical bird migration, and if we’re quiet, maybe a drumming grouse too! Meet at the state park lot on Wittenberg Road in the Town…
Find out more »SPRING BIRDS AND WILDFLOWERS IN SAUGERTIES
The Esopus Creek Conservancy and John Burroughs Natural History Society are co-sponsoring a guided nature walk in woodlands and wetlands in the Town of Saugerties on Sunday, April 28, 2019. 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…
Find out more »SPRING MIGRATION AT HIGH BANKS
An early morning visit during spring migration to this new Scenic Hudson property in the Town of Esopus should provide a generous selection of neotropical migrants. Meet trip leader Jess Prockup (procolinos@gmail.com ) at the preserve parking lot at 132 River Road. There is an initial climb of 200 feet on the trail but walking is easy…
Find out more »May 2019
Ulster County Big Sit 2019
JBNHS’ annual Big Sit is also our BIG fundraiser for the year but serves too as a friendly competition between the three 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…
Find out more »WARBLER WALK #1
Meet Carol Weber (carolorganistin@gmail.com 914 388-1569) and Gerhard Patsch (gerapa2001@yahoo.com ) at the Village of New Paltz parking lot off Huguenot Street. The group will visit environs near town and travel towards Mohonk to search for neotropical migrants.
Find out more »ULSTER COUNTY SPRING CENSUS: BIG DAY COUNT
This is the day we all look forward to. 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…
Find out more »WARBLER WALK #2 – RESCHEDULED
Meet Carol Weber (carolorganistin@gmail.com 914 388- 1569) and Gerhard Patsch (gerapa2001@yahoo.com ) at the Village of New Paltz parking lot off Huguenot Street. The group will visit environs near town and travel towards Mohonk to search for neotropical migrants. Feel free to meet in the field or leave early for work.
Find out more »SPRING MIGRATION WILDCARD
Where will a nice pocket of singing neotrops appear? Hopes are we have that answer for the start of this free-wheeling field trip. Please contact trip leader Peter Schoenberger (pdsis@yahoo.com ) with questions, to register, and plan meet up location.)
Find out more »DOWNLOAD THE REFRIGERATOR READY FIELD TRIP LIST FOR 2019
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.