by admin | Oct 28, 2025 | Blog, Nature Walks, The Sandpiper
Tuesday Bird/Nature Walk at Connetquot State Park by Ken Thompson Today, September 2, was our kickoff of the Fall 2025 season of Bird/Nature Walks. To start in style, we had a Bald Eagle fly over the parking lot as we did our morning introduction circle. As we were...
by admin | Jun 12, 2025 | Nature Walks
Walk through Brookside You’re outside, enjoying a sunny day when a shadow at your feet causes you to look up. A large, black bird flies over and lands in a nearby tree. You wonder: is that a Crow or a Raven? These two species, Common Ravens and American Crows, overlap...
by admin | Jun 5, 2025 | Blog, Nature Walks, The Sandpiper
Oceanside Marine Nature Study Area Walk Night Heron – Ken Thompson Our walk on May 30th was at the Oceanside Marine Nature Study Area. It is a marshland that gives you opportunities for good looks at waders and shorebirds. Today was not disappointing. We got...
by admin | Feb 19, 2025 | Nature Walks, The Sandpiper
Succinct BUT Sufficient A small group of stalwart birders attended the Montauk field trip rescheduled to January 11th. Recurrent light snow squalls hindered visibility somewhat, but also added nicely to the winter ambience, without making the roads treacherous. It’s...
by admin | Jan 31, 2024 | Blog, Nature Walks
Montauk Field Trip Recap Weather for the chapter’s Montauk field trip on January 6th was not only relatively benign (around 40°, cloudy skies but no precipitation, and a light easterly wind), but actually advantageous for spotting water birds from the various seaside...
by admin | Mar 2, 2023 | Nature Walks, The Sandpiper
Field Trip to West End Jones Beach Recap Twenty members and friends joined our club outing on Feb 12. The date was rescheduled from the near ZERO temperatures the weekend before and we were rewarding with temperatures around 50 degrees! Among the avian highlights were...
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