December 2 (Sunday) - First Sunday at Rockland Lake
Meet Carol Weiss at the fishing station at 7:30am. 845-358-3659
December 16 (Sunday) - Christmas Bird Count
Join a team for our Christmas Bird Count. Check our Resources page for more information or call Alan Wells at 845-942-5751
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Gather at 7:00 PM at the Congers Lake Memorial Park Community Center for refreshments and conversation with fellow birders and nature enthusiasts. Program starts at 7:30 PM.
It’s movie night and we are screening the Oscar-winning documentary film Winged Migration.
Witness as five film crews follow a rich variety of bird migrations through 40 countries and each of the seven continents. With teams totaling more than 450 people, 17 pilots and 14 cinematographers used planes, gliders, helicopters, and balloons to fly alongside, above, below, and in front of their subjects. The results is a film of staggering beauty. Open your eyes to the wonders of the natural world as you fly along with the world's most gorgeous birds through areas as remote as the Arctic and the Amazon and as populated as Paris and New York City.
Gather at 7:00 PM at the Congers Lake Memorial Park Community Center for refreshments and conversation with fellow birders and nature enthusiasts. Program starts at 7:30 PM.
Nov. 4, 2018 (Sun) – First Sunday Walk at Rockland Lake
Meet Ron Conzo at 7:30am at the Fishing Station parking lot.
914-393-5053
Nov. 10 – 11, 2018 (Sat & Sun) – Brigantine and Cape May
Meet Ron Conzo at 6:30am at the Rt 303 Park & Ride in West Nyack. All day at Brigantine, bring lunch for today. If desired, continue to Cape May for an overnight stay with birding on Sunday. Call Ron for hotel information if you are joining us in Cape May.
914-393-5053
Nov. 23, 2018 (Fri) – Leader’s Choice (Day after Thanksgiving)
TBD. Check the website a few days prior for details. Peter Johnson
914-261-2895
Nov. 25, 2018 (Sun) – Rye – Greenwich
Meet Ron Conzo at 7:30am at the parking lot on Rt 303W in West Nyack. Bring lunch.
914-393-5053
Ecuador has more than 1,600 bird species, from the world's largest flying bird, the Andean Condor, to 130 multicolored jewels of hummingbirds. From the steaming Amazon, to breathtaking Andean peaks, to the wonder of the Galapagos, travel writer and Saw Mill River Audubon board member Brian Kluepfel will take us on a visual journey of Ecuador's many natural wonders.
Gather at 7:00 PM at the Congers Lake Memorial Park Community Center for refreshments and conversation with fellow birders and nature enthusiasts. Program starts at 7:30 PM.
Oct. 7, 2018 (Sun) – First Sunday Walk at Rockland Lake
Meet Peter Johnson at 7:30am at the Fishing Station parking lot.
914-261-2895
Oct. 12, 2018 (Fri) – Doodletown
Meet Carol Weiss at 8am at the parking area on Rt 9W. Looking for migrating hawks & passerines. 3 to 4 hours. Bring water and a snack.
845-358-3659
Oct. 14, 2018 (Sun) – Tallman State Park
Meet Ron Conzo at 8am at the south entrance of Tallman State Park. Looking at trees, birds and fall foliage.
914-393-5053
Presented by Brian Bradley: Watch hawks, falcons and owls sharpen their hunting skills during an exciting outdoor flight demonstration with master falconer Brian Bradley of New Paltz, New York. Hear about the ancient sport of falconry and see live raptors from around the world.
Gather at 7:00 PM at the Congers Lake Memorial Park Community Center for refreshments and conversation with fellow birders and nature enthusiasts. Program starts at 7:30 PM.
Sept. 2, 2018 (Sun) – First Sunday Walk at Rockland Lake
Meet Carol Weiss at 7:30am at the Fishing Station parking lot.
845-358-3659
Sept. 9, 2018 (Sun) – Bashakill
Meet Ron Conzo at 7:30am at the Rt 303 Park & Ride, West Nyack.
914-393-5053
Sept. 16, 2018 (Sun) – Meadowlands
Meet Zenon Bachir at 7:30am at Rt 303 Park & Ride, West Nyack, NY
845-202-0302
Aug 5, 2018 – Sun – First Sunday – Kennedy Dells
Meet Peter Johnson at 8am in the Main Street Upper Parking Lot in New City.
914-261-2895
Aug 12, 2018 – Sun – Jamaica Bay
Meet Ron Conzo at 7:30am in the Route 303 Park & Ride, W. Nyack. Bring Lunch.
914-393-5053
July 1, 2018 – Sun – First Sunday – Kennedy Dells
Meet Carol Weiss at 8am in the Main Street Upper Parking Lot in New City.
845-358-3659
June 2, 2018 – Sat – Shawangunk Grasslands
Meet Ron Conzo at 7am at the Route 303 Park & Ride, W. Nyack.
845-393-5053
June 3, 2018 – Sun – First Sunday – Kennedy Dells
Meet Peter Johnson at 8am in the Main Street Upper Lot, New City.
914-261-2895
June 10, 2018 – Sun – Kathryn Gorman Pound Park (NEW)
Meet Ron Conzo at 8am at Kakiat County Park on Route 202. Drive to Gorman Park for a nice short walk.
914-393-5053
May 4 - Annual Meeting and Pot Luck Dinner (6:00 p.m. start) with guest presenter TBA at regular time (7:30 p.m.)
May 5, 2018 – Sat – Stony Point Battlefield – Co-sponsored with Stony Point Historic Site
Meet Alan & Della Wells at 8am in the Lower Parking Lot at the end of Battlefield Road, accessed from Park Road off Route 9W, Stony Point.
845-786-2521
May 6, 2018 – Sun – First Sunday Walk – Kennedy Dells
Meet Peter Johnson at 8am in the Main Street Parking Lot, New City.
914-261-2895
May 7, 2018 – Mon – Doodletown
Meet Carol Weiss at 7am in the pull off on 9W, south of Bear Mt, north of Iona Island.
Bring water and a snack. Expect a 4 hour trip.
845-358-3659
May 11, 2018 – Fri – Ironwood Drive
Meet Tom & Elyse Fuller at 9am at the end of Ironwood Drive, Tuxedo. Over by 11am.
845-942-5751
May 12, 2018 – Sat – Doodletown for Beginners
Meet Ron Conzo 8am in the pull off on 9W, south of Bear Mt, north of Iona Island.
Practice birding identification and binocular use. Some uphill walking.
914-393-5053
May 20, 2018 – Sun – Connecticut Audubon Coastal Center, Millford, CT. (NEW)
Meet Ron Conzo at 7am in the Route 303 Park & Ride, W. Nyack. Bring Lunch.
Look for Piping Plovers. Approximately a 4 hour trip.
914-393-5053
May 26, 27 & 28, 2018 – Fri, Sat, Sun – Berkshires, Mass. 3 Day Trip
Meet Joyce & Rich Greenwald at 7am in the Route 303 Park & Ride, W. Nyack. Details to follow.
845-548-6415
April 1, 2018 - Sun – First Sunday Walk – Kennedy Dells
Meet Carol Weiss at 8am in the Main St Upper Parking Lot, New City.
845-358-3659
April 8, 2018 - Sun – Black Dirt Area (NEW)
Meet Ron Conzo at 7am in the Route 303 Park & Ride, W. Nyack.
914-393-5053
April 14, 2018 -Sat – Celery Farm, Allendale, NJ
Meet Peter Johnson at 8am in the Celery Farm Parking Lot on Franklin Turnpike, Allendale, NJ.
914-261-2895
April 15, 2018 - Sun – Mt. Ivy Swamp
Meet Veronika Krause at 9am on Station Road off Pomona Road.
Look for Marsh Marigolds and Chipping Sparrows.
845-359-9294
April 22, 2018 - Sun – Lord Stirling Park, NJ
Meet Ron Conzo at 7:30am at the Joseph St. Lawrence Community Center, Torne Valley/Orange Ave, Suffern.
Bring Lunch. Spring Migrants in the western park of NJ’s Great Swamp, Bernards Township Somerset County, NJ.
914-393-5053
April 27, 2018 - Fri – Elk Penn
Meet Tom & Elyse Fuller at 9am in the parking lot of the Elk Penn, Harriman State Park off Arden Road on Route 17 North. Event will be over by 11am.
845-942-5751
April 29, 2018 -Sun – Bashakill (NEW)
Meet Ron Conzo 7:30am in the Route 303 Park & Ride, W. Nyack. Details to follow.
914-393-5053