The weather has been spectacular here on the coast, and tomorrow promises another great day. A bit more warbler diversity has been trickling in, so we may take a jaunt to a good spot for them before trying to see if that Eurasian Widgeon is still on Plum Island.
Dave Weaver and I will welcome you at 9:30 tomorrow (October 4) for Wednesday Morning Birding!
Cheers,
David
Birdy Trips, Tricks, and Treats
Birding Big Bend & West Texas with Bill Gette and Dave Williams
May 1–8, 2018
While this trip begins where our Bosque del Apache trip does, there is not a great deal of overlap between the bird lists for these programs. Heading south into the Davis and Chisos Mountains means many varying habitats at a time of year that is optimal for desert birding. Download the brochure >
- Wednesday, October 4, 1:00-2:00 pm — Slideshow Preview with Bill Gette (no registration required; just drop in for this one after Wednesday Morning Birding)
Banding Station Visit for Birders with Ben Flemer and Lynette Leka
Sunday, October 15, 8:00 am-11:00 am
It is amazing to see birds in the hand, which allows scientists to learn so much detail about their lives. Joppa Flats has been operating a banding station on Plum Island for over 20 years. Come learn what we are discovering about birds as they are gently caught, banded, measured and released.
Birding Bosque del Apache with Bill Gette and Alison O’Hare
January 9–15, 2018
Birding the Rio Grande Valley in winter is a wonderful juxtaposition between the multitudes of the wintering birds of the valley’s wet fields, riverine wetlands, and reservoirs, and the fascinating desert dwellers of the surrounding mountains. Watch a lakeful of Snow Geese take off at dawn, see and hear thousands of cranes dancing and feeding in fields, hunt for Crissal Thrasher and Pyrrhuloxia. All are just part of the rich panoply of birds and habitats this trip explores. Download the brochure >
Birding Alaska: Anchorage, the Kenai Peninsula, and Nome with Bill Gette and David Moon
June 10–18, 2018
This is going to be a trip of a lifetime! The stunning scenery, charismatic megafauna (think muskox, bears), calving glaciers and wildflowers everywhere will leave us continually gobsmacked. We will hunt for and find some of an amazing array of birds, inlcuding Willow Ptarmigan, Red-throated Loon, Red-necked Grebe, Pelagic and Red-faced Cormorants, Rough-legged Hawk, Bristle-thighed Curlew, Pacific Golden-Plover, Bartailed Godwit, Red-necked Phalarope, Mew Gull, Marbled Murrelet, Ancient Auket, Parakeet Auklet, Horned Puffin, Pigeon Guillemot, Rhinoceros Auklet, Arctic Warbler, Bluethroat, Northern Wheatear, and Eastern Yellow Wagtail. Download the brochure >
- This is not a particularly leisurely trip, so if you have interest we ask you to call David Moon at 978-462-9998 to briefly discuss the considerations involved in mildly adventurous travel.