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and Registration We hope these guidelines will facilitate the registration process in the fairest possible way. The registrar and information source for each trip is listed at the end of the trip description. Grand Army plaza Stranahan Statue: http://tinyurl.com/PPStraent Bartel Pritchard Square entrance: http://tinyurl.com/PPBPent Plaza St/ Union St Warren Statue: http://tinyurl.com/PPWarren |
Tuesday, April 30th, Prospect Park Tuesday Spring series-Bartel
Meet 7:30 am at Bartel Pritchard Square park entrance
Trip Leader: Rob Bate
Tuesday, April 30th, Prospect Park Tuesday Spring series-Bartel
Meet 7:30 am at Bartel Pritchard Square park entrance
Trip Leader: Rob Bate
Thursday, May 2nd, Prospect Park Thursday Spring series-GAP
Meet 7:00 am at Grand Army Plaza park entrance (Stranahan Statue)
Trip Leader: Tom Stephenson
Saturday May 4th, A Brooklyn Bird Club salute to Starr Saphir: Central Park
Meet 7:50 am at 81st St and Central Park West Ave park entrance, New York City
Leader: Peter Dorosh
http://birdsofcentralpark.com/
Nearest train Stop: 81st St-American Museum of Natural History "C" line www.hopstop.com
Sunday May 5th, Prospect Park
Meet 7:00 am at Bartel Pritchard Square park entrance
Leader: Ed Crowne
Tuesday, May 7th Prospect Park Tuesday Spring series-Bartel
Meet 7:30 am at Bartel Pritchard Square park entrance
Trip Leader: Rob Bate
Thursday, May 9th Prospect Park Thursday Spring series-GAP
Meet 7:00 am at Grand Army Plaza park entrance (Stranahan Statue)
Trip Leader: Sandy Paci
Saturday May 11th, "The Birdathon", International Migratory Bird Day (IMBD)
A global event celebrating the beauty of birds and their habitats. This event encourages fundraising for conservation causes. For this year, a cause will be discussed and adopted by the club or independent Birdathon members, posted on the Prospect Sightings blog.
Meet 6:30 am at Grand Army Plaza Stranahan Statue for walk by Prospect Park Birdathon leader Paul Keim 718 -875-1151
If you are interested in forming a team with other members or friends, or need more information, please contact the Trips Organizer/BBC Birdathon coordinator Bobbi Manian at roberta.manian@yahoo.com.
This year's theme is "LIFE CYCLES OF MIGRATORY BIRDS: Conservation Across the Americas"
See www.birdday.org about the Birdathon, IMBD
Sunday May 12th: Photographing songbirds and more in Prospect Park
Lead photographer: Rusty Harold
Meet at the Stranahan Statue at 7:00 AM.
Note: Open to all skill levels of photographers; all cameras types welcome.
Sunday, May 12th, Greenwood Cemetery
Leader: Dennis Hrehowsik
Meet 7:45 am at the main gate 25th Street and 5th Ave.
Nearest train "R" line to 25th St. www.hopstop.com
Site profile: http://www.green-wood.com
Tuesday, May 14th Prospect Park Tuesday Spring series-Bartel
Meet 7:30 am at Bartel Pritchard Square park entrance
Trip Leader: Rob Bate
Thursday, May 16th Prospect Park Thursday Spring series-GAP
Meet 7:00 am at Grand Army Plaza park entrance (Stranahan Statue)
Trip Leader: Tom Stephenson
Saturday, May 18th Duke Farms, New Jersey
Leader: Sandy Paci
Focus: Migrating neotopical passerines, grassland species, early breeding birds
Car fee: $30.00
Registrar: Bobbi Manian email bobbi.manian@alumni.lafayette.edu or call 646-221-3433 until 9:00pm
Registration period: May 7th - May 16th
http://www.dukefarms.org/en/Visit
Thursday, May 23rd Prospect Park Thursday Spring series-GAP
Meet 7:00 am at Grand Army Plaza park entrance (Stranahan Statue)
Trip Leader: Tom Stephenson
Saturday May 25th, Ward Pound Ridge butterflies and winged creatures
Leader: Steve Nanz
Focus: Butterflies, Dragonflies and insects; breeding birds
Car Fee: $30.00 (includes $10.00 parking admission per car/$2.50 per passenger)
Registrar: Peter Dorosh, Email Prosbird@aol.com or TEXT Message 347-622-3559
Registration period: May 14th - May 23rd
Saturday June 1, Doodletown, Harriman State Park, NY
Leader: Tom Preston
Focus: breeding birds
Fee: $30.00
Registrar: Dennis Hrehowsik email deepseagangster@gmail.com
Registration period: May 21st - May 30th
Sunday, June 9, Prospect breeding birds Friends Walk
Meet 7:30am at Grand Army Plaza park entrance Stranahan Statue
Monday June 10th-Tuesday June 11th: Sussex County, New Jersey- OVERNIGHT Option trip
Tuesday leader: Rick Wright, Senior leader of Wings Tours http://wingsbirds.com/leaders/rick-wright/
Limit: 12 people
Focus: breeding birds
Car Fee: $100.00 if overnight/$45.00 one day
Registrar: Peter Dorosh, Email Prosbird@aol.com or TEXT Message 347-622-3559
Registration period: Early April- June 1st
Note: This is a weekday trip, Monday's leader is Peter Dorosh; this can be a one day trip for some members, Tuesday's walk starts at 5:30 AM in High Point State ParkSite profile: http://tinyurl.com/BBCHPSP
Saturday, June 15th Exploring the natural beauty of Long Island's central north coast
Leader: Peter Dorosh
Focus: Breeding birds, water birds, butterflies, flora and other natural delights
Car fee: $22.00
Registrar: Peter Dorosh, Email Prosbird@aol.com or TEXT Message 347-622-3559
Registration period: June 4th- June 13th
Note: This trip had a two car limit; locations are Avalon Preserve and East Farm Sanctuary, David Weld Sanctuary and Short Beach (long walk) or West Meadow Wetlandshttp://www.avalonparkandpreserve.org
http://tinyurl.com/DavidWeldBBC
Saturday, June 22nd Photographing at Nickerson Beach, Lido Long Island
Photography Leader: Rusty Harold
Focus: breeding plovers, terns, and oystercatchers.
Car fee: $22.00
Registrar: Rusty Harold, preferable by email elharo@macfaq.com;
If necessary call 718-636-6010
Registration period: June 11th - June 20th
Note: Pre-dawn departure. Bring lunch, tripod, and your longest lens.
Saturday, July 20th Wallkill River National Wildlife Refuge
Leader: Rusty Harold
Focus: Breeding birds, waterbirds, shorebirds
Car fee: $30.00 (or car rental)
Registrar: Rusty Harold, preferable by email elharo@macfaq.com;
If necessary call 718-636-6010
Registration period: July 9th - July 20th
Note: Pre-dawn departure.Site Profile: http://www.fws.gov/northeast/wallkillriver/
Saturday, August 10th, Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, Queens
Trip Leader: Mike Yuan
Focus: Shorebirds, early warblers, waders, waterfowl
Car Fee: $12.00
Registrar: Bob Washburn, email nyc_bob@earthlink.net
Registration period: July 30th -August 7th
Note: High Tide 11:29 am
Saturday, August 24th, Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, Queens
Trip Leader: Peter Dorosh
Focus: Shorebirds and waterfowl, early songbirds
Car Fee: $12.00
Registrar: Peter Dorosh, Email Prosbird@aol.com or TEXT Message 347-622-3559
Registration period: August 13th -August 22nd
Note: High tide 11:41 am
Saturday August 31st , Prospect Park
Meet 7:00 am at Grand Army Plaza Stranahan park entrance
Leader: Dennis Hrehowsik
Sunday, September 8th Prospect "Friends Walk"
Meet at the Grand Army Plaza's Stranahan statue 7:30 am
Saturday Sept 7th-Sunday Sept 8th: Edward Forsythe "Brigantine" NWR, New Jersey OVERNIGHT Option trip
Sunday leader: Rick Wright, Senior leader of Wings Tours http://wingsbirds.com/leaders/rick-wright/
Limit: 12 people
Focus: Fall migrants, water birds, shorebirds
Car Fee: $100.00 if overnight/$45.00 one day
Site Profile: http://tinyurl.com/BBCBrigSept8
Registrar: Peter Dorosh, Email Prosbird@aol.com or TEXT Message 347-622-3559
Registration period: Early July- August 15th
Note: Saturday's leader is Peter Dorosh; this can be a one day trip for some members
Sunday, September 15th, Van Cortland Park, Bronx
Meet 8 AM at the Nature Center
http://www.nycgovparks.org/parks/VanCortlandtPark/facilities/naturecenters
Getting there: Public transportation: Take the 1 or 9 train to the 242nd Street stop. Walk north on Broadway. Enter the park at W.246th Street and follow the signs to the nature center. Use www.hopstop.com for guidance
Trip Leader: Paul Keim
Focus: migrating songbirds and other passerines
Saturday September 21st , Prospect Park
Meet 7:00 am at Bartel Square park entrance
Leader: Steve Nanz
Saturday, September 28th, Northern Meadowlands Watershed Nature Centers
Trip Leader: Peter Dorosh
Focus: autumn migrating songbirds, raptors
Car Fee: $24.00
Registrar: Peter Dorosh, Email Prosbird@aol.com or TEXT Message 347-622-3559
Registration period: Sept 17th-Sept 26thhttp://demarestnaturecenter.org/
http://www.closternaturecenter.org/
Note: Depending on winds, there may be a visit to the Palisades Stateline Overlook for raptors (http://www.njpalisades.org/overlooks.htm#State)
Saturday, October 5th "Leader's Choice"
Trip Leader: Sandy Paci
Focus: Locations will be determined by the leader based on the latest birding reports
Car Fee: to be determined
Registrar: Sandy Paci preferred email sandypaci@earthlink.net ; cell number 347-834-5881
Registration period: Sept 24th - Oct 3rd
Sunday, October 13th Marine Park by Public Transportation
Meet 7:30am outside the IRT Grand Army Plaza Station stop (Plaza St and Flatbush Ave)
Trip Leader: Dennis Hrehowsik
Focus: fall migrating songbirds, water birds and colonial birds
Note: This is a public transportation oriented walk
Site profile: www.saltmarshalliance.org
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