BUTTERFLIES AT JUNIPER FLATS
This Scenic Hudson property can often provide a nice variety of butterflies with a good selection of host plants and flowers to nectar upon. Please contact Steve Chorvas (schorvas@gmail.com ) to register and receive instructions for where to meet.
WADERS, SHOREBIRDS (MAYBE) AND ICE CREAM
August may be hot and humid but “fall” migration is underway and the Esopus Meadows can often harbor large concentrations of waders like Great Egrets. and, if the water chestnut harvesting machine heaps up piles that they can stand on, shorebirds which are not always easy to locate in county. After a tough evening of …
FERN WALK AT BURROUGHS SANCTUARY
The John Burroughs Nature Sanctuary offers a wealth of plant biodiversity to be enjoyed. Join Lynn Bowdery for a leisurely examination of the ferns we find along some of the trails. Bring your fern guide and a magnifier if you have them, and binoculars are useful, too. You might want to stay and visit Slabsides, …
GREIG FARM BIRDS AND BUTTERFLIES
Please contact Steve Chorvas (schorvas@gmail.com or 246-5900) to register and learn meet up details. The property owner has graciously allowed birders (and b-fliers) to explore this open agricultural habitat for fall shorebirds, grassland sparrows, and good late season butterflies.
FALL MIGRANTS AT BURROUGHS SANCTUARY
This is a co-sponsored bird walk with the John Burroughs Association at the wonderful Burroughs Sanctuary. We will bird the improved trail system (rated as easy to moderate) searching for transient passerines. Contact trip leader Mark DeDea (forsythnature@aol.com ) to register. Follow the “Path through History” signs at the intersection of Floyd Ackert Road and …
JBNHS ANNUAL PICNIC
Join us at Hasbrouck Park in Kingston at the Pavillion. Stone Soup will again be catering a delicious and varied banquet for us while we get together to socialize and enjoy hearing Scott Lenhart, Wallkill River National Wildlife Refuge, tell us about the great things happening in our favorite local NWR, the Shawangunk Grasslands National …
AUTUMN VLY AND BEARPEN MOUNTAINS HIKE
This hike led by Dave Hayes will ascend Vly (3529’) and Bearpen (3600’) Mountains, a moderate 6.7 mile round trip. The summits of both mountains contain a small amount of first growth hardwood forest – never logged, barked, cleared or intentionally burned. The first growth forest is stunted due to wind, ice damage and thin …
TREE IDENTIFICATION WALK AT EBNP
Esopus Creek Conservancy and the John Burroughs Natural History Society are co-sponsoring a Tree Identification Walk at Esopus Bend Nature Preserve in Saugerties on Saturday, October 1, 2022. Vern Rist will lead us at a leisurely pace through a variety of woodland habitats. Fall color should be starting to show as we observe and discuss …
SPARROW WALK AT THE FARM
PRE-REGISTER with the Hudson Valley Farm Hub’s Applied Farmscape Ecology Program Manager Anne Bloomfield (anne@hvfarmhub.org) for field trip meeting details. This is a rare opportunity to enjoy the wonderful habitat that has been created on this private property by practices Anne can discuss along the walk. Targets for this trip are sparrows and their allies. …
AUTUMN MINDFULLNESS WALK AT THE KINGSTON LINEAR TRAIL
This walk is part of the O+ Festival. Greenline, Kingston Plaza terminus of the Midtown Linear Park While this walk will include some conventional practice of field identification and a little time for socializing, it will focus on the direct experience of our bodies and senses underneath the labels and comparisons. Leader will offer suggestions …
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All participants should be aware of existing guidelines and new field trip protocol listed below:
Participant responsibility agreement while attending a JBNHS field trip: By registering, each participant acknowledges their acceptance of the Individual’s Responsibilities.
Individual’s Responsibilities are:
- To stay with the group, follow trip leader’s requests, and do not separate unless you notify trip leader
- To understand that out-of-doors activities involve hazards and that one participates at one’s own risk
- To wear clothing and footwear appropriate to the terrain, and for sun and insect challenges as well
- To adhere to the ABA Birding Code of Ethics, respect and preserve the flora, fauna, and properties we visit
- To be mindful and courteous to other participants
Additionally:
- Optics may be shared if those involved are comfortable with doing so
- Carpooling is at the discretion of participants.
- Preregistration is required for all field trips and participation may be limited.