field trips
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 or contact Michael who leads field trips.
Lenoir Nature Preserve Hawk Watches
See below for scheduled dates and times. We will frequently be at the hawk watch any day from September through mid-November when the winds are favorable (North, or Northwest winds). So, feel free to stop by, we might be there.
Behind the Lenoir Mansion, known as the Wrightman Mansion, 1076 North Broadway, Yonkers. Park in lot south of mansion.
Wednesday September 9, 2026
7AM Cliffdale Farm-Teatown
Address: 85 Teatown Rd, Croton-on-Hudson
Fall warblers and other migrants. Meet at small parking lot
Saturday, September12, 2026
8 AM Lenoir Nature Preserve
Fall warblers and other migrants. Meet at the Lenoir Nature Center, 19 Dudley St, Yonkers
10 AM Lenoir Hawk Watch
It’s the begging of peak Broad-winged Hawk migration. Meet behind the Lenoir Mansion, known as the Wrightman Mansion, 1076 North Broadway, Yonkers. Park in the south lot. Feel free to bring a folding chair and refreshments.
Sunday, September13, 2026
8 AM Hillside Woods
Fall warblers and other migrants. Meet at the Chemka Pool parking lot: 1 Chemka Pool Rd, Hastings.
Wednesday September 16, 2026
7 AM Rockefeller Preserve, 125 Phelps Way, Pleasantville. Meet in the main parking lot.
Ripe Aralia berries may afford close looks at fall warblers. Other migrants expected.
Wednesday September 23, 2026
7AM Tibbetts Brooks Park, 355 Midland Ave, Yonkers
Meet at first lot on the right, Late fall warblers and other water birds as we walk around both lakes.
Saturday, September26, 2026
10 AM Bill Van Wart Memorial Lenoir Hawk Watch
Meet behind the Lenoir Mansion, 1076 North Broadway, Yonkers. Park in the south lot. Feel free to bring a folding chair and refreshments
Wednesday September 30, 2026
7AM Marshlands Conservancy, 220 Boston Post Rd, Rye
Meet in the nature center parking lot. Fall migrants plus marsh birds.
Wednesday October 7, 2026
7AM Pelham Bay Park, Southern Zone, 1672 Stadium Ave, Bronx
Migrant sparrows and maybe a surprise on the capped landfill. Meet at the parking lot at the end of Stadium Avenue, 1672 Stadium Ave.
Saturday, October 10, 2026
10 AM Lenoir Hawk Watch
Meet behind the Lenoir Mansion, 1076 North Broadway, Yonkers. Park in the south lot. Feel free to bring a folding chair and refreshments
Wednesday October 14, 2026
7AM Croton Point Park, 1 Croton Point Ave, Croton-on-Hudson
Meet in the upper RV parking lot. Peak sparrow migration.
Saturday, October 17, 2026
10 AM Lenoir Hawk Watch
Meet behind the Lenoir Mansion, 1076 North Broadway, Yonkers. Park in the south lot. Feel free to bring a folding chair and refreshments
Saturday, October 24, 2026
10 AM Lenoir Hawk Watch
Meet behind the Lenoir Mansion, 1076 North Broadway, Yonkers. Park in the south lot. Feel free to bring a folding chair and refreshments
Wednesday October 28, 2026
7AM Larchmont Reservoir
Early waterfowl and late fall migrants. 678 Weaver Street, Larchmont; follow driveway to small lot past house.
Saturday, October 31,2026
10 AM Lenoir Hawk Watch
Meet behind the Lenoir Mansion 1076 North Broadway, Yonkers. Park in the south lot. Feel free to bring a folding chair and refreshments
Sunday, December 27, 2026
Bronx-Westchester Christmas Bird Count A census of birds in the area. Help gather information on local bird populations in the 90th year of the count.
There is no particular meeting place for this event. Different groups of volunteers start at various locations throughout southern Westchester and the Bronx and canvas their area for birds. For more information, contact the Count Compiler, Michael Bochnik at 237-9331 or bochnikm@cs.com or visit our web page at https://www.hras.org/bronx-westchester-count