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.
Lenoir Hawk Watches
They start in September and may continue through November, on Saturdays, starting at 10 AM. We stay for as long as the hawks are flying. Meet behind the Lenoir Mansion, known also as the Wrightman Mansion, 1076 North Broadway, Yonkers. Park in the south lot. Feel free to bring a folding chair and refreshments. Hawk Watches will continue through October (see below) and possibly into November.
Saturday, October 10 at 8 AM: The Big Sit and Hawk Watch. The goal of the Big Sit is to count as many bird species as possible from one fixed location. We’ll count birds as well as raptors. Meet behind the Lenoir Mansion, 1076 North Broadway, Yonkers. Park in the south lot. Feel free to bring a folding chair and refreshments. Come when you want, stay as long as you like.
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, known also as Sheldrake Environmental Center
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