Field trips
September Scramble at Five Rivers
Coordinators:
Tom & Colleen Williams 857-2176 trwdsd [at] yahoo [dot] com
Don Gresens 370-3923 dgresens [at] nycap [dot] rr [dot] com
Hawks & Songbirds in the Helderbergs #1 - Pinnacle Mt.
HAWK WATCHING AND SONGBIRDS IN THE HELDERBERG ESCARPMENT #1 – PINNACLE MT.
Coordinator: Gary Goodness 862-9260 goodness [at] nycap [dot] rr [dot] com
We’ll first explore the trails of Camp Pinnacle for fall migrants, then head out to “Sunset” the hawk watching site to search the skies for Broad-winged Hawks and other migrating raptors.
Meet in front of the bank at the southwest corner of Routes 20 and 155 in Guilderland at 8:00 a.m.
Huyck Preserve/Myosotis Lake
Coordinator: John Kent 424-2234 jwkent [at] fastmail [dot] fm
Peebles Island/Cohoes Flats
Coordinator: John Hershey 371-3114 hersheyj [at] nycap [dot] rr [dot] com
The wooded areas of Peebles Island are good for seeing a variety of songbirds including some of the migrant warblers. The river area and rocky flats around the island are usually good for Peregrine Falcon, Osprey, Bald Eagle as well as sandpipers, yellowlegs, herons, egrets, Chimney Swifts and ducks. From the meeting place, we will check out the Cohoes Flats and then consolidate vehicles before proceeding to Peebles Island since there is a fee for each car entering.
Counting Common Nighthawks - Final Evening
Coordinators: Tom & Colleen Williams 857-2176 trwdsd [at] yahoo [dot] com
Counting Common Nighthawks - First Evening
Coordinators: Tom & Colleen Williams 857-2176 trwdsd [at] yahoo [dot] com
The Vly/Botheration Pond
Coordinators: David Harrison 909-996-1037 david [dot] harrison57 [at] earthlink [dot] net
Don Gresens 518-269-9161 dgresens [at] nycap [dot] rr [dot] com
This will be a walk along a cross country ski trail in the Gore Mountain area of Warren County. The walk in to The Vly, (pond swampy area), is about a mile, further on Botheration Pond, is another mile or so. Depending on conditions, we can turn around at the Vly or continue. We should be able to see some of the northern bird species not normally seen in the Capital District except during migration.
Five Combines Feeder Canal Park
Coordinator: Jim Ries 792-4477 jimries [at] roadrunner [dot] com
Joint trip with Southern Adirondack Audubon
We will walk the bike trail for about 2 miles along the Five Combines and Feeder Canal. The habitat ranges from field edges to wetland areas to stands of tall hardwood trees and should provide for some great birding.
Meet at 8:30 a.m. at the Five Combines Feeder Canal parking lot off of Burgoyne Avenue.
Cherry Plain State Park
Coordinator: Phil Whitney 377-9050 philandmargewhitney [at] earthlink [dot] com
H. G. Reist Sanctuary
Coordinator: Don Gresens 370-3923 dgresens [at] nycap [dot] rr [dot] com
Join us at the Club’s sanctuary to look and listen for summer and year-round resident species and to try to add new species to the sanctuary’s bird list. The sanctuary is a woodland habitat, so woodland species are the highlight of this trip. Several species of thrushes, flycatchers, vireos and warblers as well as woodpeckers, wrens, and Scarlet Tanager have been observed here. The walk is on easy, level trails.
Meet at 8:00 a.m. at the Hummingbird Manor entrance on Oakmont Street in Niskayuna.
