Brooklyn Bird Club Field Trips Summer/Early Fall Schedule

Information and Registration

No registration is required for Prospect Park or Green-Wood Cemetery trips. For all other trips, advance registration is required; exact location and time of meeting will be provided at time of registration. Car pool fees are required for some trips and should be paid directly to your driver.

In noting the need to make trip registrations more manageable and fair, the BBC council has imposed these guidelines:

  • With the exception of Prospect Park and Green-wood Cemetery trips, a TWO-WEEK registration period will precede all trips.
  • Club members will be given first-priority for all trips except Prospect and Green-wood Cemetery. Nonmembers and guests are welcome on BBC trips but only if there is available space at the end of the registration period. Drivers, whether members or not, will normally have priority over non-drivers.
  • All trips have a limit of 18 people except weekend trips, which are limited to 12 unless otherwise noted. In addition, most car trips require lunch, water, appropriate clothes for seasonal weather, and all the essentials you require for day trips.
  • Please call registrars as early as possible within the registration period, and before 9 p.m. When registering by phone or email, please be sure to leave your phone number(s) so that we may contact you in the event of a schedule change.

    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.

    Click the Snipe icon to get full information for each trip.

    • CELEBRATING OUR CENTENNIAL YEAR: 2009

    To celebrate the home base borough of the club, most spring trips will focus on Brooklyn's locations and habitats, with a primary focus on Prospect Park. Each weekend offers a profile of a different Brooklyn locale to commemorate the great birding places in Kings County. In addition, we honor the field trip leaders who have been affiliated with the Brooklyn Bird Club for over 20 years. Our club's long-standing relationship with its trip leaders is a testament to the rich commitment of current and past club members who have led trips. We are always grateful for their contribution through the years.


    snipe Sunday, July 5th, Butterflies, dragons, and things that fly in Ward Pound Ridge, NY (Honorary Centennial Leaders Series)
    snipe Sunday, July 26th, Celebrate the BBC Centennial in Prospect Park series
    snipe Sunday, August 9th, Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge (Honorary Centennial Leaders Series)
    snipe Sunday, August 23rd, Prospect Park Native Bee education tour
    snipe Sunday, August 30th, Celebrate the BBC Centennial in Prospect Park series
    snipe     Saturday, September 5th, Celebrate the BBC Centennial in Prospect Park series
    snipe Saturday, September 12th, A Staten Island Big Day (Honorary Centennial Leaders Series)
    snipe Sept 18th-Sept 20th: Celebrating the Hudson River's 400th Anniversary Weekend
    snipe Saturday, September 26th, Sandy Hook, NJ
    snipe Saturday, October 3rd, End to End: Marine Parkway Gil Hodges Memorial Bridge (Ft. Tilden/Floyd Bennett Field)
    snipe Saturday, October 10th, Celebrate the BBC Centennial in Prospect Park series
    snipe     Saturday, October 17th, Caumsett Park and the Golden LI Coast
    snipe Oct 24th-25th: Celebrating Hawk Mountain's 75th Anniversary Weekend, Kempton, PA

    Prospect Park Bird 2-hour Sunday Walks: In addition to the trips listed above, on the first Sunday of every month the Brooklyn Bird Club participates in the Prospect Park Audubon Center's "First Sunday" two-hour walks. All walks leave from the Prospect Park Audubon Center at the Boathouse at 8 a.m.

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    snipe Honorary Centennial Leaders Series: Sunday, July 5th, Butterflies, dragons, and things that fly in Ward Pound Ridge, NY

    Trip Leader: Jerry Layton

    Focus: Peak of the butterfly and dragonfly season in a premier location. After the spring migration, many birders often turn towards insect study and enjoyment, namely the Lepidoptera and Odonata

    Car Fee: $25.00

    Registrar: Sandy Paci, email sandypaci@earthlink.net or Cell: 917-207-6691

    Registration period: June 23rd-July 2nd

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    snipe Sunday, July 26th, Celebrate the BBC Centennial in Prospect Park series

    Meet 8 am at Grand Army Plaza's park entrance.

    Leader: Peter Dorosh

    Focus: Celebrating the Brooklyn Bird Club's founding in Prospect Park, commemorating the initial 1908 meeting of Edward Fleisher, eventual first President; and inspirational founder Edward Vietor "in a meadow" near the Vale of Cashmere. Each month, a morning walk will venerate the early life of the club, its first's birders, and its 1909 charter. These walks will honor all the club members and guests birding in Prospect Park since the first years and throughout our history.

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    snipe Honorary Centennial Leaders Series: Sunday, August 9th, Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge

    Trip Leader: Starr Saphir

    Focus: Shorebird peak

    Car Fee: $12.00 (or subway if necessary)

    Registrar: Marisa Wohl, email marisaw@earthlink.net or call (718) 596-0285 up to
    9 PM

    Registration period: July 28th -August 6th

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    snipe Sunday, August 23rd, Prospect Park Native Bee education tour

    http://www.amnh.org/science/papers/bee_080611.php

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bees


    Note: this trip has a 10-person limit

    Trip Leader: John Ascher, PH.D, Bee Database Project Manager, Division of Invertebrate Zoology, American Museum of Natural History

    Focus: learning about native wildlife bees

    Registrar: Peter Dorosh, Email Prosbird@aol.com or TEXT Message 347-622-3559

    Registration period: August 11th -August 20th

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    snipe Sunday, August 30th, Celebrate the BBC Centennial in Prospect Park series

    Meet 8 am at Grand Army Plaza's park entrance.

    Leader: TBA

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    snipe Saturday, September 5th, Celebrate the BBC Centennial in Prospect Park series

    Meet 8 am at Grand Army Plaza's park entrance.

    Leader: Steve Nanz

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    snipe Honorary Centennial Leaders Series: Saturday, September 12th, A Staten Island Big Day

    Trip Leader: Rob Jett

    Focus: fall passerines peak

    Car Fee: $20.00

    Registrar: Kellie Quinones, email cemi_13@verizon.net or Home phone: 718:545-4073. Please call before 8:00 p.m.

    Registration period: Sept 1st - Sept 10th


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    snipe Sept 18th-Sept 20th: Celebrating the Hudson River's 400th Anniversary Weekend

    Trip Leader: Peter Dorosh

    Limit: 12 people

    Focus: fall passerines peak, early raptors, grass/open space species

    Car Fee: $150.00 (plus gas surcharge if necessary)

    Registrar: Peter Dorosh, Email Prosbird@aol.com or TEXT Message 347-622-3559

    Registration period: August 1st - Sept 10th

    More info on locales:

    http://www.scenichudson.org/
    http://www.exploreny400.com/Home.aspx
    http://www.hudson400.com/

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    snipe Saturday, September 26th, Sandy Hook, NJ

    Trip Leader: Tom Stephenson

    Focus: fall passerines peak, sparrows, waterbirds, and raptors

    Car Fee: $25.00

    Registrar: Kellie Quinones, email cemi_13@verizon.net or phone: 718:545-4073. Please call before 8:00 p.m.

    Registration period: Sept 15th - Sept 24th

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    snipe Saturday, October 3rd, End to End: Marine Parkway Gil Hodges Memorial Bridge (Ft. Tilden/Floyd Bennett Field)

    Trip Leader: Scott Whittle

    Focus: fall passerines peak, sparrows, waterbirds, and raptors

    Car Fee: $12.00

    Registrar: Peter Dorosh, Email Prosbird@aol.com or TEXT Message 347-622-3559

    Registration period: Sept 22nd - Oct 1st

    http://www.mta.info/bandt/html/marine.htm

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    snipe Saturday, October 10th, Celebrate the BBC Centennial in Prospect Park series

    Meet 8 am at Grand Army Plaza's park entrance.

    Leader: TBA

    Focus: fall passerines peak, sparrows, early winter species, and raptors

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    snipe Saturday, October 17th, Caumsett Park and the Golden LI Coast

    Trip Leader: Sandy Paci

    Focus: fall passerines peak, sparrows, raptors, and early winter species

    Car Fee: $25.00

    Registrar: Mary Eyster, email Profmaryjo@aol.com or home # 718-768-8432 Call before 9 PM

    Registration period: Oct 6th - Oct 15th

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    snipe Oct 24th-25th: Celebrating Hawk Mountain's 75th Anniversary Weekend, Kempton, PA

    http://www.hawkmountain.org/

    Trip Leader: Peter Dorosh

    Focus: Hawk and other raptor migration peak

    Car Fee: $150.00 (plus gas surcharge if necessary)

    Registrar: Peter Dorosh, Email Prosbird@aol.com or TEXT Message 347-622-3559

    Registration period: Sept 21st - October 17th

    Note: Limit 12 people. This trip will focus at least most of one day (sitting) watching hawks on the northwestern slope's main viewing area. There is a one-mile walk up the trail from the visitors' center to the hawk viewing which will likely be crowded. The trip is a reminder of what conservation efforts by concerned citizens such as famed activist Rosalie Edge can lead to successful outcomes. The group will leave Friday late afternoon /early evening.

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