Meetings and Field Trips
Please join us for the upcoming meetings and field trips. For field trips, please dress appropriately, and bring water, snacks, sunscreen, and bug spray. We usually eat out after the trip, but you may bring lunch.
A document listing all of our programs and field trips since 2016 can be downloaded here.
All Dates and Programs are Subject to Change.
May
17
Sat
We will visit Manasquan WMA to look for spring migrants, hoping for a good warbler flight. This typically is the peak time for spring warbler and other migrants. Meet at the Manasquan WMA parking lot at 719 Ridge Rd in Brick. There are no bathrooms here, so take it easy on the morning coffee and prepare accordingly.
Greg P. will lead this trip. For details, call Jason Nargiz.
Jun
5
Thu
Presented by Doris and Howard, using photos by Dave and Carol Yorkanis
Doors open at 6:30 for social time; meeting starts at 7PM
Sep
4
Thu
Bill Pitts is from NJDEP Fish & Wildlife. He will provide natural history information about the American Kestrel and its status in NJ, reasons for population decline, and findings from various research projects. His presentation also will illustrate the importance of collaboration and growing public-private partnerships.
The meeting starts at 7PM, with the doors open at 6:30 for mingling and chatting.
Oct
2
Thu
Our October meeting program is “Climate Change and New Jersey’s Wildlife”, presented by Marc Rogoff, Lead Environmental Education Specialist with NJDEP Fish & Wildlife. This program looks at the impacts of climate change and their effects on New Jersey’s wildlife and the habitats in which they live.
The meeting will be at the Barnegat Branch of the Ocean County Library, 112 Burr St., Barnegat, NJ 08005.
The meeting will start at 7PM, with doors open at 6:30 for mingling.
Dec
6
Sat
Our 2025 holiday party will be at Harvest Buffet (501 US-9 in Waretown, NJ) December 8th from 2-4 p.m. If you are planning on attending, and we hope you are, please respond to the Evite.
Hope to see you there so we can kick off the holiday season.
Dec
20
Sat
Every year the National Audubon Society conducts this count, and the local count of the 15-mile diameter circle centered on Tuckerton is organized by the Southern Ocean Birding Group (SOBG). The CBC is the longest running citizen science project in North America – this will be the 126th annual count. The purpose is to identify bird species that are present, and the data are subsequently used for conservation activities and other research.
This will be a fun event and both new and experienced birders can help out. Participants will be organized into groups and look for birds from dawn to dusk.
Morry Kapitan will be organizing the teams and assigning count sectors in advance of the count and emailing out any count materials. More details will follow once I know who will be participating. If you can’t attend for the whole day, that is fine as some sectors are only birded for half of the day. Your choices are all day, morning or afternoon.
We usually meet at the Dynasty Diner in Tuckerton for lunch. If you want to skip lunch that is okay. Also, we usually meet to discuss and finalize the count numbers at around 5pm, if we can set it up.
Please let Morry (mlkapitan@me.com) know if you can attend and for which portions of the day.