field trips / Hawk watches
General information Everyone is welcome to join, no matter what your level of birding ability; field trips are free and open to members and non-members alike. Reminders for getting the most out of a trip. Bring binoculars! Bring lunch and refreshments for all day trips. Dress for the weather. Don’t have binoculars? They are available for loan: contact Michael Bochnik.
Weather updates will be posted here. Michael Bochnik leads field trips.
Saturday, January 31 at 8 AM
Edith G. Read Natural Park and Wildlife Sanctuary
Playland Parkway, Rye, NY
Meet at the far end of Playland’s parking lot, next to the lake. We’ll search for wintering birds on the lake, Long Island Sound and the woods.
In winter months, the 85-acre lake, a mixture of salt and fresh water, hosts over 5,000 ducks. The sanctuary has been recognized by the National Audubon Society as an Important Bird Area (IBA) due to its significant habitats and flyway.
Saturday, February 28, 2026
8 AM Jones Beach, West End II
Coast Guard Station
Meet at the Boat Basin parking lot, next to the Coast Guard Station in the West End section. We’ll search for wintering birds in the bay, ocean and the dunes
Sunday March 22, 2026
8 AM Croton Point Park
Meet at the dirt parking lot next to the ball field as you first enter the park.
Saturday, April, 18 2026
8 AM Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, Queens
Cross Bay Blvd, Broad Channel, NY
We will look for early spring migrants such as Osprey and phoebe’s as well as lingering winter water fowl, Snow Geese.
Saturday, May 9, 2026
HRAS Birdathon
Teams set out to see as manty bird species as possible to raise money for the chapter
(Rain Date Sunday May 17)
Sunday, May 10, 2026
Mother’s Day Warbler Walk
9 AM Lenoir Nature Preserve
19 Dudley Street
Bird walk to celebrate Mother’s Day.
Saturday June 6, 2026
Shawangunk Grasslands NWR , Ulster
Hoagerburgh Rd, Wallkill, NY
Grasslands Bird; Bobolink. Eastern Meadowlark, Grasshopper and Savannah Sparrows.
Sunday, Jun 28, 2026
7 AM Nickerson Beach
Lido Blvd, Lido Beach NY
0.7 miles west of Loop Parkway
Look for nesting Piping Plover, American Oystercatcher and Black Skimmer