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 …

The third outing in the Rondout series, as we continue following spring up the valley. We will visit various locations in this part of the valley and surrounding uplands during the peak of spring migration. Contact mattcorsaro@yahoo.com for details a week or less before the trip. Please meet Matt at Lippman Park (Rt. 209 in …

Meet trip leader Peter Schoenberger (pdsis@yahoo.com) at the Kingston Park and Ride lot located near the Thruway/Rt.28/Washington Ave./I-587 roundabout for a 6:00 a.m carpooling departure to this great roadside birding habitat in the Town of Wawarsing. We should encounter birds on breeding territory like Hooded Warbler and Acadian Flycatcher and considering the habitat type maybe …

Meet trip leader Steve Chorvas (schorvas@gmail.com ) at the parking lot between the Saugerties Big Lots and CVS on Rt. 212 for an 8:00 a.m. carpooling departure to visit the Albany Pine Bush Preserve. The preserve has 45 wildlife “Species of Greatest Conservation Need” of the 538 found in New York State. This includes 15 …

Join us for the final trip in this series as we head to the upper Rondout, the reservoir and headwaters among southern Catskill peaks. We will explore different locations and habitats in this region, looking and listening for breeding birds and other wildlife. Contact mattcorsaro@yahoo.com for details a week or less before the trip. Please …

Meet trip leader Maeve Maurer (maevemaurer@yahoo.com ) at 8:00 a.m. at the informal park and ride on Rt. 32 (just south of Rt. 199 and west of the Kingston-Rhinecliff Bridge) to journey to this Natural National Landmark. Created by geologic upheavals when the Taconic and Berkshire ranges were formed, this hundred foot high bedrock outcropping …

NOT YOUR TYPICAL BIRDING WEEKEND. A Program of the Catskill Center, at the Ashokan Center, Olivebridge, NY. A highlight of the event is the Friday night Keynote by Bicknell's Thrush expert Chris Rimmer, who will guide a Saturday morning hike up Slide Mountain in search of this iconic bird of the Catskills. Also workshops, off-site …

The third in a series of outings co-sponsored with the John Burroughs Association at the wonderful Burroughs Sanctuary. A variety of forest breeding birds will be encountered on the improved trail system (rated as easy to moderate) and following our walk participants can explore Slabsides and learn more about the interesting life and writings of …

The Esopus Creek Conservancy and John Burroughs Natural History Society are co-sponsoring a guided nature walk at Esopus Bend Nature Preserve in Saugerties on Saturday, June 11, 2016 to observe summer breeding birds and butterflies. We will identify birds by sight and sound as we explore the Preserve’s woodlands, wetlands, and meadow, pausing along the …

This is the meeting at which new board members and officers are elected, representatives to the NYSOA meeting are chosen, decisions are made about where JBNHS donations to other deserving organizations go, birds distract the attendees, and it ends with a picnic in a one of the most beautiful settings in Ulster County: John Burroughs …