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Field Trip Report – December 2012

Cayuga Lake Had the pleasure of leading the Broome County Naturalist’s Club Field trip to Cayuga Lake today. We started at Stewart Park and saw mostly Canada Geese, Mallards, few Black Ducks, American wigeon, Bufflehead, many hooded mergansers, some displaying, … Continue reading

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Field Trip Report – August 2012

Montezuma and Vicinity I had the privilege today of leading our local bird club to Montezuma wetlands complex. The focus for this trip was shorebirds. My goal was to get good looks at many different species for the group, and … Continue reading

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Field Trip Report – June 2012

My final entry…Field Trip Report for Roy H Park Preserve / Shindagin Hollow On June 2, 2012, I led my final trip as the field trip chairperson for the Broome County Naturalists’ Club. For me, it was the finest trip … Continue reading

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Field Trip Report – May 2012

Hawthorn Orchard/ Cornell Lab of Ornithology, May 6, 2012. With all of the e-mails about the Hawthorn Orchard warbler sightings, it was not a surprise to see as many birders as we did birds. With the orchard being as thick … Continue reading

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Field Trip Report – April 2012

Greenwood Park/ Nanticoke Lake, April 28, 2012 To me, weather plays a big part in what we see on our field trips. Today was identical to our Dryden Lake trip a few weeks ago. Bright sunny skies, a sharp north … Continue reading

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Field Trip Report – March 2012

March 17 – Avian Road Trip – Back Roads of Broome Forcast: Sunny, mid 60’s. (Nice!) Actual: FOG! Fog so thick you couldn’t see two hundred yards. (Not so nice). Birding visibility…less than fifty yards. (Terrible!) This changed my entire … Continue reading

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Montezuma Field Trip Report 2011

On a cloudy, rainy, windy, sunny day, yes, we had all the conditions, five of us headed out to Montezuma via stops along the way at Stewart Park, Meyer’s Point, and Long Point State Park. Here are the birds from … Continue reading

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Field Trip Report – June 2011

Broome Naturalists’ Club Field Trip report for Oakley Corners State Land For our last field trip of the spring season we went to Oakley Corners State Land. As usual for June, the leaves were out in full and made visual … Continue reading

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Field Trip Report – May 2011

Field Trip Report for Hawthorne Orchard and Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology Today we learned the meaning of “MUD”. The Webster Dictionary should explain the word “MUD” as: 1: A slimy sticky mixture of solid material with water; esp: soft wet … Continue reading

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Field Trip Report – April 2011

April 2, 2011, Saturday AquaTerra Park Sunny, cold, 28 degrees F The weather reports were wrong this time. Predictions earlier in the week of up to eight inches of snow for Friday and rain/ snow showers for Saturday morning turned … Continue reading

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