We have many bird walks available for birders of all levels of experience. Join us to take a look at some New Jersey birds!
Guidelines and More Information
Great Backyard Bird Count at Teaneck Creek Conservancy
February 16 (Sun) 9:30 AM
Help count the wintering birds.
Contact: Don Torino. 201-230-4983 greatauk4@gmail.com
Mill Creek Point / Schmidt’s Woods.
February 18 (Tues) 10:00 AM
Meet at MCP, ducks, raptors, wintering birds.
Contact: Don Torino. 201-230-4983 greatauk4@gmail.com
Hatfield Swamp
February 22 (Sat) 8:30 AM
Footing may be wet. Wintering birds, sparrows, possible owls.
Meet: Stop & Shop, 875 Bloomfield Avenue, West Caldwell.
Contact: Dave Hall 973-226-7825 david.hall@einstein.yu.edu
“How to Help Birds Nest in Your Backyard”
Feb. 23 (Sun) 1pm @ Botanical Garden Ringwood, NJ in the Carriage house.
Many birds are losing nesting habitat in our area everyday. Learn how you can help many bird species have a nest and raise young right in your own backyards.
Snow cancels.
Mill Creek Marsh
March 1 (Sun) 10:00 AM
Ducks, wintering birds.
Contact: Don Torino 201-230-4983 greatauk4@gmail.com
New Overpeck Park
March 3 (Tues) 9:30 AM
Meet at Bandshell Parking Lot. Wintering birds, ducks, raptors.
Contact: Don Torino 201-230-4983 greatauk4@gmail.com
Weequahic Park, Newark
March 5 (Thurs) 8:45 AM
Wintering Ducks, early migrants.. Enter park at Meeker Ave and Empire St.
Contact: Dave Hall 973-226-7825 david.hall@einstein.yu.edu
Hilltop Park
March 14 (Sat) 9:00 AM
Sparrows, Early migrants. Meet at Mountain Avenue and Courter Lane, North Caldwell
Contact: Dave Hall 973-226-7825 david.hall@einstein.yu.edu
Losen Slote Creek / Mehrhof Pond
March 15 (Sun) 10:00 AM
Wintering birds.
Contact: Don Torino 201-230-4983, greatauk4@gmail.com
Harrier Meadow
March 17 (Tues) 10:00 AM
Meet at Harrier gate, Disposal Rd. Early Spring migrants, ducks.
Contact: Don Torino .
Celery Farm – First Day of Spring Walk
March 19 (Thurs) 10:00 AM
Early spring migrants, waterfowl and raptors. Meet at Green Way.
Contact: Don Torino 201-230-4983 greatauk4@gmail.com
Certified Wildlife Garden program
March 22 1PM @ BCAS Weis Ecology center Ringwood
“Endangered Birds of New Jersey”
March 29 (Sun) 1pm @ NJ Botanical Garden Ringwood At the Carriage House Visitor Center
Many birds that were once common are now on the endangered species list in NJ. Our program will help you identify these special birds and learn what you can do to help them.
Bus trip to Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
Saturday, April 4, 2020
Background
Sagamore Hill was the home of the 26th President of the United States, Theodore Roosevelt, from 1885 until his death in 1919. It is located in the Incorporated Village of Cove Neck, New York, near Oyster Bay in Nassau County on the North Shore of Long Island, 25 miles east of Manhattan. We will enjoy a tour of his home and the grounds which include a beach area. There will be many birding opportunities. BCAS hopes you will join us and enjoy spending time with fellow birders while touring this historic site. Theodore Roosevelt was one of the first and most accomplished United States conservationists. Frank Chapman, our own conservationist from Teaneck, and Theodore Roosevelt shared a love of nature and their commitment to the environment. Come learn and enjoy the outdoors!
Cost & Noteworthy
The cost of this trip is $50 per person. Your payment will defer the cost of chartering a 56 person bus from Airbrook and the $10 per person entrance fee. This is not a fundraiser for BCAS. Send your payment, checks payable to Bergen County Audubon Society, to Marilyn Sadowski, 27 Warren Street, Suite 302, Hackensack, NJ 07601. Please include your name and a contact phone number when you send your payment. You can contact Marilyn at 201 982-0483 for any questions.
Participants should pack and bring lunch. The National Historic Site does not have a cafeteria.
Schedule
- Depart DeKorte Park, Lyndhurst, NJ at 8:00 am
- Arrive at approximately 10 am – 10:30 am
- Departs Sagamore at 3 pm to return to DeKorte Park
Mill Creek Marsh
April 5th (Sun) 10:00 AM
Spring migrants, ducks
Contact: Don Torino 201-230-4983 greatauk4@gmail.com
Birding for Beginners at DeKorte
April 5th 1PM
Registration requested
Contact: Don Torino 201-230-4983 greatauk4@gmail.com
Losen Slote Creek / Mehrhof Pond
April 7 (Tues) 10:00 AM
Spring migrants.
Contact: Don Torino 201-230-4983 greatauk4@gmail.com
Becker Tract
April 9 (Thurs) 8:00 AM
Sparrows, Early migrants. Meet at Essex County Environmental Center, 621 B Eagle Rock Ave. Roseland
Contact: Dave Hall 973-226-7825 david.hall@einstein.yu.edu
Richard DeKorte Park -Easter Sunday Bird Walk
April 12 (Sun) 10:00 AM
Spring Migrants, waterfowl and raptors.
Contact: Don Torino 201-230-4983 greatauk4@gmail.com
Garret Mountain Reservation
April 18 (Sat) 9:00 AM
Meet at 3-tiered Parking Lot.
Spring Migrants, raptors.
Contact: Don Torino 201-230-4983 greatauk4@gmail.com
Rock Brook Nature Center Englewood
April 19 10AM
Warblers and thrushes
Contact: Don Torino 201-230-4983 greatauk4@gmail.com
Harrier Meadow
April 21 (Tues) 10:00 AM
Meet at Harrier gate, Disposal Rd. Early Spring migrants, ducks.
Contact: Don Torino
Earth Day Walk. TBA
April 22 (Wed)
Contact: Don Torino 201-230-4983 greatauk4@gmail.com.
Birding For Beginners at NJ Botanical Gardens, Ringwood
April 26 (Sun) 1:00 PM
Introductory class with Don, followed by a walk.
Contact: Don Torino 201-230-4983 greatauk4@gmail.com
Frank Chapman Trail
April 28 (Tues) 10:00 AM
Meet at Riverview Ave., Teaneck. Spring Migrants, raptors.
Contact: Don Torino 201-230-4983 greatauk4@gmail.com
Branch Brook Park
April 30 (Thurs) 8:30 AM
Spring migrants.
Meet Cherry Blossom Visitor’s Center, Park Drive north of Heller Parkway
Contact: Dave Hall 973-226-7825 david.hall@einstein.yu.edu
Guidelines
All field trips are open to the public free of charge. Please let leaders know that you are going on a trip in case of last minute changes or a weather cancellation. Cancellations will be announced here. Beginners welcome. There will be experienced birders to help out the beginners. For directions to various field trip locations: check the Field Trip Directions page.
Bergen County Audubon Society leads two walks a month in partnership with the NJ Meadowlands Commission (meadowblog.net) 1st Sunday of the month and 3rd Tuesday of the month at various locations in the Meadowlands. Start time: 10:00 AM. Bergen County Audubon Society also leads two walks a month in partnership with Teaneck Creek Conservancy, 20 Puffin Way, Teaneck, 1st Tuesday of the month and 3rd Sunday of the month. Start time: 9:30AM. Check the field trip schedule for location and for bonus walks and events.
Contact: Don Torino at greatauk4@aol.com or (201) 230 – 4983.
Links for
Bird or Butterfly Identification:
- Audubon – The Online Guide to Birds of North America
- Cornell Lab of Ornithology – All About Birds
- NABA – North Jersey Butterfly Club
- Download BCAS Butterfly Identification brochure
