Brooklyn Bird Club Field Trips Winter-Early Spring 2012 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.
  • Some trips have limited enrollment, at the discretion of the trip leader. So register early! 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.

    • Jumping Birds


    snipeSunday, February 5th Prospect Park

    Meet 8:00 am at Grand Army Plaza entrance (Stranahan Statue)
    Trip Leader: TBA
    Focus: winter species, raptors, waterfowl

    snipeWinter overnight weekend, February 11th-12th, 2012: Long Island's Mid-winter East End

    Trip Leader:     Peter Dorosh
    Focus: water birds and ducks peak, dune/beach species, resident winter raptors, winter species, possible rarity
    Car Fee: $120.00
    Registrar: Peter Dorosh, Email Prosbird@aol.com or TEXT Message 347-622-3559
    Registration: November 1st - January 31st
    Note: there may be an extra day depending on Monday official off work day. Leader will inquire participants what day (Friday or Monday) works for a three day adventure.

    snipeSaturday February 18th , Walkill River National Refuge, near Hamburg, NJ
    Trip Leader: Rob Bate
    Focus: Winter species, raptors and other wintry delights
    Car Fee: $35.00
    Registrar: Donna Evans, email devansny@earthlink.com (preferred) or cell phone 646-763-0198
    Registration period: February 7th-February 16th
    Site profile: http://www.fws.gov/northeast/wallkillriver/

    snipeSaturday February 25th, Gravesend Bay Shore walk

    Meet 8 am at 4th Ave and Bay Ridge Avenue west corner (Rite Aid Store) by "R" train exit (Bay Ridge Ave Station)

    Trip Leader: Peter Dorosh, Prosbird@aol.com or 347-622-3559 (text message)
    Focus: winter waterfowl, ducks, gulls species, Purple Sandpiper
    NOTE: This approximately 11- mile walk is a challenging walk, not for the foot weary or timid of harsh winter elements. From the first birding location, Owl's Head Park, ending at Coney Island Pier, the casual pace will focus on water birds, gulls, and occasionally for passerines along Shore Road Park. Some birders may drop out near the Verrazano Bridge for the R train at its last stop at 95th Street and 4th Avenue, the half way point on this winter hike. Dress warmly in layers. Blizzard or dangerous ice conditions cancels. Contact the leader via text message for information regarding weather conditions, otherwise email earlier if other questions.

    snipeSunday March 4th, Prospect Park "First Sunday walk"

    Meet 8 am at Prospect Park Audubon Center (Boathouse)
    http://www.prospectpark.org/visit/places/audubon

    Trip Leader: Michele Dreger, email msdreger@yahoo.com
    Focus: late winter species, sparrows, raptors, ducks, returning migrants
    Note: nearest train is "Q" train to Prospect Park Station and walk to the Lincoln Road park entrance.

    snipeSaturday March 10th, Prospect Park

    Meet 8 am at 9th Street Lafayette Statue --Prospect Park West Ave park entrance

    Meeting spot image: http://tinyurl.com/ProsparkLafayette

    Trip Leader: Gil Schrank
    Focus: late winter species, sparrows, raptors, ducks, returning migrants
    Note: nearest train is "F" line to 7th Avenue. Or walk ½ mile west from Grand Army Plaza train stops.


    snipeSaturday, March 17th, "A Mystery Trip"

    Trip Leader: Steve Nanz
    Car Fee: between $20.00 -$25.00 depending on location(s) decided
    Registrar: Heidi Nanz email heidi.steiner@verizon.net or call before 8 PM (718) 369-2116
    Registration period: March 6th- March 15th

    Focus: Winter species passage, early spring migrants, waterfowl, whatever species determined by leader's selected locations

    Note: This trip's location or additional sites will be determined by Steve during the week based on the latest internet Listserves and Rare Bird Alert reports.


    snipeSunday, March 25th, Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge

    Trip Leader: Bob Washburn
    Car Fee: $12.00 or via public transportation "A" train

    Registrar: James Cooke, email james@jamescooke.net or before 9 PM 516-739-0647
    Registration period: March 13th- March 22nd

    Focus: late winter species, departing ducks, returning marsh waterfowl, sparrows, raptors, early returning spring migrants

    snipeSunday, April 1st, Birding the North Bronx border

    http://www.hras.org/wtobird/twinlakes.html

    http://tinyurl.com/PelhamBayPk

    Trip Leader: Peter Dorosh
    Focus: early spring passerines, raptors, sparrows, late waterfowl, herons and egrets
    Car Fee: $25.00
    Registrar: Peter Dorosh, Email Prosbird@aol.com or TEXT Message 347-622-3559
    Registration period: March 20th - March 29th

    Note: likely locations will be Twin lakes/Nature Study Preserve and Pelham Bay Park

    snipeSaturday, April 7th, Prospect Park

    Meet 8 am at Grand Army Plaza entrance (Stranahan Statue)

    Trip Leader: To be announced (TBA)
    Focus: early returning spring passerines, late winter returnees

    snipeSunday, April 15th, "Brooklyn Coast"

    Trip Leader: Tom Preston
    Focus: early Spring passerines, water birds, sparrows, raptors, upland and dune birds
    Car Pool fee: $12.00
    Registrar: Joann Preston , request first via Email jocrochet@verizon.net ; or early evenings cell # 718-344-8420
    Registration period: April 3rd - April 12th


    snipeApril 19th Prospect Park Thursday Spring series

    Meet 7 am at Grand Army Plaza park entrance (Stranahan Statue)
    Trip Leader: Tom Stephenson

    snipeSaturday, April 21st Northern Nassau County: Caumsett Park & Shu Swamp

    Trip Leader: Sandy Paci
    Focus: Returning Spring passerines; early migration of Neotropical birds
    Car Pool fee: $25.00
    Registrar: Donna Evans, email devansny@earthlink.net (preferred) or cell # 646-763-0198.
    Registration period: April 10th - April 19th

    snipeApril 26th Prospect Park Thursday Spring series

    Meet 7 am at Grand Army Plaza park entrance (Stranahan Statue)
    Trip Leader: Tom Stephenson
    Note: This day is John James Audubon's birthday.

    snipeSaturday, April 28th Prospect Park

    Meet 7 am at Grand Army Plaza entrance (Stranahan Statue)
    Trip Leader: Tom Stephenson
    Focus: peaking Spring passerines migration

    snipeSunday, April 29th Butterfly Meadow "Big Sit" -Prospect Park

    Meet 6:30 am at Prospect Park's Butterfly Meadow on Lookout Hill;
    "Sit" lasts to 9:30-10 am based on bird numbers; or meet earlier 6:15 am at the Vanderbilt Street and Prospect Park Southwest Ave park entrance.
    BIG SIT Location map: http://tinyurl.com/Prosparkgoogle
    Sit Leader: Peter Dorosh
    Focus: peaking Spring passerines migration
    Note: bring a camping or portable chair

    snipeMay 3rd Prospect Park Thursday Spring series
    Meet 7 am at Grand Army Plaza park entrance (Stranahan Statue)
    Trip Leader: Tom Stephenson

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