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. If water chestnut harvesting provides landing pads, there might be shorebirds not always easy to locate in county, too. After a tough evening of scanning the river for peeps and …

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 one, and binoculars are useful, too. You might want to stay and visit Slabsides, …

Trip Coordinator: Evelyn Leigh evelynleigh@yahoo.com Cost per person: $47 (includes driver’s gratuity) Depart Uptown Kingston Hannaford Plaza (100 Plaza Road) parking lot 6:00 a.m. (bus loads at 5:30 a.m.) 6:30 Pick up passengers at New Paltz (Thruway Exit 18) Park & Ride Arrive Jamaica Bay 8:45 a.m. Mid-day picnic lunch at the Visitor Center Depart …

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 butterfliers) to explore this open agricultural habitat for fall shorebirds, grassland sparrows, and good late season butterflies.

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 …

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 don’t forget our notorious raffle! Bring items to be raffled and cash to buy raffle tickets, To cover the cost of the picnic banquet, please …

We will hike to Indian Head (3573’) and Twin Mountains (3650') from the Prediger Road trailhead on Platte Clove Road. The round trip distance is about 7 miles, with some steep climbs leading to excellent views. Meet at the trailhead by 8:00 AM or car pool from the Kingston Thruway traffic circle meeting at 7:00 …

Sandy Hook is that little “finger” at the northeast corner of New Jersey. This piece of land projects north nearly into the south bay of New York harbor. This orientation makes it a perfect spot to receive southbound birds (and western vagrants) in the fall and for this reason has earned a reputation as one …

This property has fast become a special place to visit particularly as fall migration progresses. Please contact Peter Schoenberger (pdsis@yahoo.com ) to register and find out details on meeting location.

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 …