Beginner Birder Workshop - Migrants at Five Rivers EEC
When: 1 May 2026
8:30 AM
Location: Five Rivers EEC, Albany County
This trip is geared towards novice birders.
Coordinator: Scott Stoner <scottjstoner...>
Join us for a leisurely morning walk through some of the varied habitats of Five Rivers as we explore fields, ponds, woodlands, and marshes for migrant and resident birds. Be prepared for wet trails.
Meet at 8:30 a.m. in the parking lot at Five Rivers EEC in Delmar.
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Bog Meadow Brook Trail
When: 2 May 2026
8:00 AM
Location: Bog Meadow Brook Trail, Saratoga County
Coordinator: Ron Harrower <ronharrower14...>
Bog Meadow Brook Trail, an old rail trail just east of Saratoga Springs, runs along the northern edge of a swamp and consists of wetland habitat with two ponds with a wet mixed forest in between. This varied habitat provides a good migration stop for many warblers and other passerine species, while the ponds and wetlands will have waders and marsh birds, and shorebirds are likely if the edges are exposed.
Meet at 8:00 a.m. at the trailhead pull-off on Meadowbrook Road, about 0.3 miles west of Stafford Bridge Road / New York State Route 67.
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Anchor Diamond Park
When: 3 May 2026
7:00 AM
Location: Anchor Diamond Park, Saratoga County
Coordinator: Dan Leonard <dannyboy67leonard...>
246-acre Anchor Diamond Park at Hawkwood is located at the corner of New York State Route 50 and Middleline Road in the Town of Ballston. On this trip, we’ll bird some of the network of trails that crisscross streams and wooded wetlands in this beautiful gem of a park. So be prepared to encounter SOME mud. Past visits to this park in early May have yielded Red-shouldered Hawk, Winter Wren, Rusty Blackbird, woodland thrushes, Louisiana Waterthrush, and other spring warblers.
Meet at 7:00 a.m. at the parking lot off Middleline Rd, about 500 ft off New York State Route 50.
