Greetings All, As you all know new arrivals are showing up daily. Take a few hours this Saturday to celebrate this annual spectacle. Six walks are scheduled for the morning and several family friendly programs and movies are planned into the afternoon. Take this opportunity to activate an interest in birds.
Hope to see you there, Mark DeDea [email protected] 339-1277 INTERNATIONAL MIGRATORY BIRD DAY CELEBRATION Join members of the John Burroughs Natural History Society in a weekend long, countywide celebration of migratory birds. This celebration culminates with International Migratory Bird Day (IMBD) on Saturday, May 8th at Hasbrouck Park in Kingston. IMBD activities will include morning birdwalks, lectures, art and photography displays, bird related movies and a raptor demonstration. All activities are free and open to the public. Please visit our website www.jbnhs.org for directions to good birding locations in Ulster County, upcoming fieldtrips, and information about membership. th at Hasbrouck Park in Kingston. IMBD activities will include morning birdwalks, lectures, art and photography displays, bird related movies and a raptor demonstration. All activities are free and open to the public. Please visit our website www.jbnhs.org for directions to good birding locations in Ulster County, upcoming fieldtrips, and information about membership. Bird walk locations on Saturday, May 8th Saugerties area (7:00am-9:00am) contact Steve Chorvas ([email protected] ) for specific meeting place (7:00am-9:00am) contact Steve Chorvas ([email protected] ) for specific meeting place Burroughs Sanctuary in Esopus (7:00am-9:00am) meet Matt Corsaro ([email protected] ) at parking area for Slabsides on Burroughs Drive (7:00am-9:00am) meet Matt Corsaro ([email protected] ) at parking area for Slabsides on Burroughs Drive Wilson State Park in Woodstock (6:00am-8:00am) meet Peter Schoenberger ([email protected] ) at parking lot off County Route 40 in Woodstock (6:00am-8:00am) meet Peter Schoenberger ([email protected] ) at parking lot off County Route 40 Harcourt Sanctuary and Wallkill Valley Rail Trail in New Paltz (6:00am-8:00am) meet Christine Guarino ([email protected] ) at Village parking lot off Huguenot Street on driveway to the Gardens for Nutrition (6:00am-8:00am) meet Christine Guarino ([email protected] ) at Village parking lot off Huguenot Street on driveway to the Gardens for Nutrition Spring Farm at the Mohonk Preserve in Marbletown (7:00am-9:00am) meet Lin Fagan ([email protected] ) at parking area on Upper 27 Knolls Road, off of Mountain Rest Road. There is a day fee for non-members of the Mohonk Preserve. (7:00am-9:00am) meet Lin Fagan ([email protected] ) at parking area on Upper 27 Knolls Road, off of Mountain Rest Road. There is a day fee for non-members of the Mohonk Preserve. Kingston Point in Kingston (6:00am-8:00am) meet Mark DeDea ([email protected] ) at beach parking lot near the end of Delaware Avenue (6:00am-8:00am) meet Mark DeDea ([email protected] ) at beach parking lot near the end of Delaware Avenue IMBD at Hasbrouck Park in Kingston Fly Away Home (10:00am stone building) (10:00am stone building) JB’s nature writing w/ Susan Fox Rodgers (11:45am overlook pavilion) w/ Susan Fox Rodgers (11:45am overlook pavilion) Winged Migration (12:30pm stone building) (12:30pm stone building) Birdscaping your Backyard w/ Mark DeDea (2:15pm overlook pavilion) w/ Mark DeDea (2:15pm overlook pavilion) Raptor Demonstration w/ Rusty Johnson (3:00pm overlook pavilion) w/ Rusty Johnson (3:00pm overlook pavilion) Related events Kingston Area Children’s Library (May 8th) Bird Origami program (May 8th) Bird Origami program Town of Esopus Library (May 4th) 8:30am bird walk, weeklong suggested readings and bird related programming (May 4th) 8:30am bird walk, weeklong suggested readings and bird related programming JBNHS Warbler Walks (May7th, May 14th) 6:00am meet Lin Fagan and Carol Weber at the Huguenot Street Parking lot in New Paltz (May7th, May 14th) 6:00am meet Lin Fagan and Carol Weber at the Huguenot Street Parking lot in New Paltz JBNHS Bashakill Field Trip (May 9th) 7:30am meet Tom Crepet and Jane Vecchione at "birder’s parking lot off Haven Rd. (May 9th) 7:30am meet Tom Crepet and Jane Vecchione at "birder’s parking lot off Haven Rd. Esopus Bend Nature Preserve Paddle (May 8th) 9:30am meet at Saugerties Village Beach parking lot on Route 9W 17 (May 8th) 9:30am meet at Saugerties Village Beach parking lot on Route 9W 17 = [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
