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WALLKILL VALLEY RAPTOUR

Contact trip leader Christine Guarino (chrissy.guarino@gmail.com ) to register for this outing and find out meeting time and location. Carpooling (which is typical on this outing) may be limited to family units, social pods, and/or participant comfort level. Start the New Year right and get outdoors on this popular roadside trip between New Paltz and

ALL DAY NYSOA WINTER WATERFOWL COUNT

This annual statewide count includes waterfowl and their allies as well as eagles.Data collected will aid in understanding population trends and conservation practices of Atlantic Flyway waterfowl. The survey will include open bodies of water, especially along the Hudson, Esopus, Wallkill, and Rondout Rivers and possibly the Ashokan Reservoir as well as open agricultural areas

ESOPUS BEND NATURE PRESERVE ANIMAL TRACKING

Wintertime at Esopus Bend Nature Preserve offers a special environment for exploration. With snow blanketing the preserve, visitors may observe curious footprints on the ground and wonder what creature made them. Fox, raccoon, rabbit, dog, whose footprints are they? Where did the animal come from? Where was it going? What was it doing? With curiosity

GREAT BACKYARD BIRD COUNT ULSTER COUNTY STYLE

LEARN MORE ABOUT ULSTER COUNTY’S AVIFAUNA ALL PRESIDENT’S WEEKEND LONG!!! Kenco Outfitters invites all Attendees of GBBC outings and events for a complementary binocular fitting and an additional 5% Off select optics 2/16 10:00 AM KENCO OPTICS DEMO/CLINIC email Wynter Kennedy wynter@kencooutfitters.com 2/16 3:30 PM BACKYARD BIRDING email Mark DeDea forsythnature@aol.com 2/17 8:00 AM WINTER WILDCARD

NYQUIST-HARCOURT SANCTUARY WINTER TREE I.D.

Enjoy a brisk, late winter walk identifying trees by bark, structure, and bud The sanctuary is made up of a wonderful floodplain/oxbow wetland habitat and filled with flora associated with these conditions. Surely there will be interesting finds to lure one’s eye from woody to herbaceous. Contact trip leader Tom O’Dowd (tkodowd@gmail.com or 914 213-7079)

EARLY MIGRANTS ON THE RONDOUT

Join Mark DeDea (forsythnature@aol.com ) and celebrate the approach of spring and many fond memories of this longtime JBNHS favorite. Please register with Mark for meeting location and the morning’s plans. Party will travel upstream from Rosendale to the High Falls area, noting early harbingers of spring.

SIGNS OF SPRING NATURE WALK

The Esopus Creek Conservancy and John Burroughs Natural History Society are co-sponsoring a guided nature walk to observe early signs of spring in a variety of ecologically rich habitats in the Town of Saugerties on Sunday, March 17, 2024.  Depending on available time, conditions, and participant interest, we will visit The Great Vly Wildlife Management

VERNAL EQUINOX WOODCOCK WALK

Celebrate the Vernal Equinox with one of the year’s great natural history events.  Please register with trip leader Christine Guarino (chrissy.guarino@gmail.com ) for an evening stroll in the Shawangunk Grasslands to hear and possibly see male woodcocks perform their courting flights.  We should hear early amphibians and maybe an owl or two also.  Meet at the refuge entrance on

TIVOLI BAYS BIRDING

We will explore the tidal marshes and upland habitat of this DEC property.   Bald Eagles, waterfowl, and other early migrants (like Rusty Blackbird) are reasonable expectations on this walk.  Please register with trip leader Jess Prockup (procolinos@gmail.com ).  Field party will meet at the Bard College parking lot on Gatehouse Drive just north of sharp

JBNHS GENERAL MEETING

JBNHS general meeting at the conference room of the Hudson River Maritime Museum Wooden Boat School. Meet, mingle, and enjoy a brief business meeting after Deb Weltsch’s program on the movement to save our world from plastics: "Beyond Plastics seeks to build a well-informed, effective movement to educate the public about the changes needed to

DOWNLOAD THE REFRIGERATOR READY FIELD TRIP LIST FOR 2024

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.

JBNHS FIELD TRIPS ARE BACK!!!

All participants should be aware of existing guidelines and new field trip protocol listed below:
(Scheduled field trips are listed below the guidelines)

Participant responsibility agreement while attending a JBNHS field trip or outing. Please note that there will be no physical sign-in sheet until further notice. By registering, each participant acknowledges both his/her understanding and acceptance of the Individual’s Responsibilities stated below.

Individual’s Responsibilities are:
1. To stay with the group, follow trip leader’s requests, and do not separate unless you notify trip leader
2. To understand that out-of-doors activities involve hazards and that one participates at one’s own risk
3. To wear with clothing and footwear appropriate to the terrain, and for sun and insect challenges as well
4. To adhere to the ABA Birding Code of Ethics, respect and preserve the flora, fauna, and properties we visit
5. To be mindful and courteous to other participants

Additionally, we will ask that all participants:
1. Fully vaccinated participants are not required to wear a mask for JBNHS field trips
2. Unvaccinated participants are required to wear a mask and when unable to do so, must social distance.
3. Optics may be shared if those involved are comfortable with doing so
4. Carpooling is at the discretion of participants.
5. Preregistration is required for all field trips and participation may be limited.

These guidelines are subject to change if the COVID-19 mutations make more restrictions necessary.