Upcoming Field Trips
For info or to register, please Contact Doug Bloom at (914) 834-5203 for info or to register, or click here
Beginners and youth always welcome, and we have some binoculars, bird ID materials and walking sticks to lend.
September 19, Saturday — Liberty loop—Oil city Road
Meet at 8:30am at parking lot. Looking for early fall migrants. Easy walk over two-mile loop; no facilities.
October 3, Saturday — hawk watch at Fire island
Meet at Fire Island Lighthouse (Robert Moses Beach) at 9:00am. Looking for late fall migrants. Easy walk; restrooms available
October 4, Sunday — Extra field trip at sheldrake
One hour from 8:30 to 9:30am
Led by BRSS’s Doug Bloom; strictly limited to 20 people; meet at Environmental Center
must contact Sheldrake Environmental Center to sign up — call 914 834-1443
Sheldrake Environmental Center: 685 Weaver Street, Larchmont NY
October 11, Sunday — jamaica Bay national wildlife reguge
Meet at 8:30am; easy hike; looking for ducks and other migrants. Restroom facilities available
november 7, Saturday — Extra field trip at greenburgh
One hour from 8:30 to 9:30am
Led by BRSS’s Doug Bloom; strictly limited to 20 people; must contact Greenburgh Nature Center to sign up — call 914 723-3470
Greenburgh Nature Center: 99 Dromore Rd, Scarsdale NY
November 14, Saturday — Larchmont Reservoir
Meet at 8:30am at upper parking lot; easy hike looking for late fall migrants. Portapotty available
November 22, Sunday — Edith Read and Rye Marshlands
Meet at 8:30am at back of Playland parking lot. Easy hike looking for late fall migrants. Facilities available
December 27, Sunday — Christmas Bird Count
Contact Doug Bloom to volunteer for this important Bird Survey. You can do a few hours or all day
January 1, Friday — Greenwich Point Park (Hank Weber Memorial Bird Walk)
Meet at 9:30am at Greenwich Point near restrooms in main parking lot; easy walk; looking for overwintering waterfowl, shorebirds and songbirds
January 10, Sunday — jones beach — wantagh, NY
Meet at 8:00am at West End Coast Guard Station parking lot. Looking for alcids and other over-wintering birds (possibly Snowy Owls!); moderate walk — some along beach; restrooms available.
January 16, Saturday — montauk
Meet at 8:30am a lighthouse parking lot; looking for over-wintering ducks, alcids and other waterfowl
January 23, Saturday — shawangunk Grassland NWR
Meet at 2:30pm in parking lot; looking for over-wintering birds including harriers and short-eared owls; dress warmly!
Easy walk; portapotty available
February 6, Saturday — Eagle fest at Croton Point Park — croton-on-hudson, NY
Sunday the 7th is a Snow Date; birding exhibits & presentations all day long; restrooms
february 20, Saturday
eagle Walk — Croton Point Park, croton-on-Hudson, NY
Meet at 8:30 in parking lot; portapotty available
march 7, Sunday — Edith Read and Rye Marshlands
Meet at Edith Read Wildlife Sanctuary parking lot at 8:00am. Looking for late over-wintering ducks and early migrants. Easy walk; restrooms available.
march 20, Saturday — larchmont reservoir
Meet at 8:00am at upper parking lot. We will be looking for early migrants. Easy walk; portapotty
April 3, Saturday — Extra field trip at greenburgh
one hour from 8:30 to 9:30am
Led by BRSS’s Doug Bloom; strictly limited to 20 people; must contact Greenburgh Nature Center to sign up — call 914 723-3470
Greenburgh Nature Center: 99 Dromore Rd, Scarsdale NY
April 4, Sunday — Extra field trip at sheldrake
One hour from 8:30 to 9:30Am
Led by BRSS’s Doug Bloom; strictly limited to 20 people; meet at Environmental Center
must contact Sheldrake Environmental Center to sign up — call 914 834-1443
Sheldrake Environmental Center: 685 Weaver Street, Larchmont NY
april 17, saturday — anglefly somers
Meet at 8:00am at Anglefly Preserve. Looking for spring migrants. Moderate walk.
May 2, Sunday — central Park in the Ramble
Meet at 7:30 AM at statue at 77th Street across from SE corner of Museum of Natural History. Looking for spring migrants including warblers, vireos, orioles and others. Restrooms available
May 8, Saturday — Rockefeller State park preserve
Meet at 8:00 AM in parking lot. Looking for spring migrants. Moderate walk; restrooms.
May 15, Saturday — Doodletown road/Teatown
Meet at 8:00 AM in parking spots along Rte 202 at Doodletown Trailhead. Good spot to see Cerulean Warbler and other for spring migrants. Moderate walk with some steep sections; no facilities.
may 22, Saturday — sterling forest
Meet at 8:00am in the parking lot at nature center.