Saturday, December 10- Monday, December 12, LONG ISLAND IN WINTER (Out-of-area; overnight stays)

Coordinators: Gregg Recer & Cathy Graichen 518-330-4552 (GR, c) gregg.recer@gmail.com

RESERVATIONS ARE REQUIRED WELL IN ADVANCE FOR THIS TRIP. CONTACT THE COORDINATORS BY October 30th FOR RESERVATIONS AND LOGISTICS DETAILS. On this extended trip to NY's Long Island our focus will be on birding sites along the south shore searching for wintering waterfowl and seabirds such as loons, grebes, gulls, and alcids. There should also be good opportunities for wintering landbirds, and we'll keep an eye on reports of vagrants to chase. We plan to leave first thing Saturday morning, returning Monday evening. Our itinerary will be flexible, but we can expect to cover highlight locations during the weekend such as Robert Moses and Jones state beaches, Hither Hills and Montauk Pt.

Reservations by Sunday, October 30. There will be a limit of 8 participants (including the coordinators) for this trip. Contact the coordinators for reservations and logistics details.