Field Trip Schedule

17 Sat.     Canoe or Kayak the Conn. River - 3/4 Day
Bring your own boat. Trip will occur only if water level is low in the river. Call leader for details.  Harvey Allen 253-7963

24 Sat.     Longmeadow & Agawam - 3 Hours
Shorebirds, egrets, and herons. Meet at Pynchon Point Park on River Road in Agawam at 7:30 a.m.
Leader TBA - Contact Janice Zepko, jzepko@comcast.net for details.

Nighthawk Watch at Longmeadow Flats - Evening

Date to be announced. Check website or call for details. Meet at sign on Bark Haul and Pondside Roads in Longmeadow at 6:30 p.m.
Al & Lois Richardson 736-0846, ALNLOISR@AOL.COM

20-22 Fri.-Sun. Brigantine & Cape May - 3 Days
Make reservations at the Cape Harbor Motor Inn (609-884-0018) as early as possible. Notify leader if you plan to go.
Myles & Kathy Conway 269-7130 or 413-687-5037

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4 Wed.     Stebbins Refuge Morning Walk - 2-3 Hours
Migrant songbirds, herons, and shorebirds. Bring footwear appropriate for wet trails. Meet at sign on Bark Haul and Pondside Roads in Longmeadow at 7:30 a.m.  Janet Orcutt 732-2412

7 Sat.     Newburyport & Plum Island - Full Day
Shorebirds, ducks, hawks, and egrets. Meet in the commuter lot behind McDonald’s near Turnpike entrance in Ludlow at 6:30 a.m.
Leader TBA - Contact Janice Zepko, jzepko@com cast.net for details.

11 Wed.      Stebbins Refuge Morning Walk - 2-3 Hours
Migrant songbirds, herons, and shorebirds. Bring footwear appropriate for wet trails. Meet at sign on Bark Haul and Pondside Roads in Longmeadow at 7:30 a.m.  Al & Lois Richardson 736-0846, ALNLOISR@AOL.COM

14 Sat.      Hawkwatch & Picnic on Blueberry Hill - 9 to 3
Joint hawkwatch and picnic with Hoffmann Bird Club. Bring your favorite main dish, side dish, or dessert to share. To get there go west on Rte 57 and turn right onto North Ln, 4 miles past the center of Granville. Go 1.4 miles and turn right to reach a small unpaved parking lot. Walk up path to the top of the hill. Rain date Sept. 15th.  John Weeks 860-844-8965

18 Wed.     Stebbins Refuge Morning Walk - 2-3 Hours
Migrant ducks and warblers. Bring footwear appropriate for wet trails. Meet at sign on Bark Haul and Pondside Roads in Longmeadow at 7:30 a.m.
April Downey 566-8064, apd428@gmail.com

20-22 Fri.-Sun.     Brigantine & Cape May - 3 Days
A full spectrum of migrant species. Make reservations at the Cape Harbor Motor Inn (609-884-0018) as early as possible. Meet in parking lot of Brigantine Division of Forsythe NWR at 10:00 a.m. Friday. The refuge is east off Rte. 9 just before Smithville (take Exit 44 of Garden State Parkway and contin ue south on Rte. 9). Notify leader if you plan to go.
Myles & Kathy Conway 269-7130 or 413-687-5037

29 Sun.     Arcadia & Northampton Meadows - 3 Hours
Migrant sparrows and hawks. Meet in the commuter parking lot off Rte. 9 (Old Ferry Hill Rd.), 1/2 mile west of Exit 19 off I-91 at 7:30 a.m.
April Downey 566-8064 and Bambi Kenney 789-6138

OCTOBER

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6 Sun.      Ludlow Reservoir Morning Walk - 3 Hours
Waterfowl and late migrant songbirds. Meet at parking lot for bike trail on Rte. 21 at 8:00 a.m.  Tim Carter 323-0601

13 Sun.     Ashley Ponds, Holyoke - 3 Hours
Ducks and late migrant songbirds. Meet in the back parking lot of Holyoke Pediatrics just west of Exit 15 off I-91 at 7:30 a.m.  Tim Carter 323-0601

19 Sat.      Quabbin Reservoir - 3 Hours
Ducks, loons, grebes, eagles, and late migrant songbirds. Meet at the Visitor’s Center at 8:00 a.m.   Janet Orcutt 732-2412

NOVEMBER

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2 Sat.     Berkshire Lakes - Half Day
Waterbirds. Meet at McDonald’s in Lee just north of Turnpike Exit 2 at 8:00 a.m.
Myles & Kathy Conway 269-7130 or 413-687-5037

16 Sat.     North Shore of Massachusetts - Full Day
Seabirds, ducks, and alcids. Meet in the commuter lot behind McDonald’s near Turnpike entrance in Ludlow at 6:30 a.m.
Myles & Kathy Conway 269-7130 or 413-687-5037

DECEMBER

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14 Sat.     Springfield Area Christmas Count
Be a part of a local effort to document bird populations since 1956. New counters are needed and welcome. Call coordi nator for details on how to help. Compilation and pot luck for participants at 6:30 p.m.
George Kingston 525-67421

21 Sat.     Cobble Mt. (Westfield Area) Christmas Count
This Westfield area count has been conducted since 2000. New counters are needed and welcome. Call coordinator for details on how to help. Compilation and pizza for participants at 4:30 p.m.   Janice Zepko, jzepko@comcast.net

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