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Saturday, October 17Field Trip: West Side of the Lake with Ken Haas
8:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. | Ithaca Children’s Garden
Meet at the Ithaca Children’s Garden parking lot. From there, we will bird
a short way up the Black Diamond Trail, then travel over to the Alan Treman
Marine Park to bird at Hog Hole and other locations on the west side of
Cayuga Lake. Expect gentle hills and some flat walking conditions.
Port-a-potty and water available at the Ithaca Children’s Garden..
Family Flock Meetup
9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. | East Ithaca Recreation Way
On Saturday, we'll venture out to the East Ithaca Recreation Way. We'll
park where the Dryden Rail Trail meets the East Ithaca Recreation Way: off
of Stevenson Rd right across from Dodge Rd.
Monica Adelman is hosting this weekly Saturday morning meetup. This meetup
is a group geared toward parents and caregivers with young children
(newborn to preschool) who enjoy birding and want to bring their little
ones along. No prior birding experience is required. Meetups take place in
stroller-friendly locations with minimal bodies of water, no cars,
roadsides, or gorges. Adults should bring binoculars, and kids should bring
their energy! The meetups are crowd-sourced on where to meet next week.
Beginner Bird Walk (with Maia Ginsburg and Suan Yong)
8:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. | Lab of Ornithology
Join us every Saturday and Sunday morning at 8:30am for a walk around
Sapsucker Woods looking and listening for birds. Walks last about 1½-2
hours and are targeted for beginners, though all levels are welcome. Meet
by the Lab of Ornithology visitor center entrance. No registration
necessary. Binoculars are available for loan, though you should bring your
own if you have them. The Visitor Center does not open until 10am. There is
a porta-potty in the parking lot.
Sunday, October 11Bird Banding at Lighthouse Point Woods
7:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. | Lighthouse Point
The Finger Lakes Bird Observatory, led by Max "Hummingbird" Baber, will be
banding birds at Lighthouse Point for the Fall migration season. Members of
the public are invited to observe our beautiful birds up close, to learn
about the bird banding process, and to learn about our migrating birds in
general.
Banding sessions are scheduled for Sundays, September 27 through November
1. Sessions last for 6 hours from sunrise. Stop by anytime starting from
the first net check, 30 minutes after sunrise. Sessions may be shortened or
cancelled from rain, heavy wind, or other conditions that may jeopardize
the safety of the birds.
Directions to Lighthouse Point: park at Newman Municipal Golf Course, walk
0.4 miles north along the inlet to the banding station.
Beginner Bird Walk (with Ken Haas, Shelley Page, Gwen Gallagher)
8:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. | Lab of Ornithology
Join us every Saturday and Sunday morning at 8:30am for a walk around
Sapsucker Woods looking and listening for birds. Walks last about 1½-2
hours and are targeted for beginners, though all levels are welcome. Meet
by the Lab of Ornithology visitor center entrance. No registration
necessary. Binoculars are available for loan, though you should bring your
own if you have them. The Visitor Center does not open until 10am. There is
a porta-potty in the parking lot.
