Osher Lifelong Learning Fall 2014 Birding Schedule
We will spend all our class
time birding in the field. On any day when the weather does not permit a field
trip, the class will be cancelled. For the latest information on class status
see Bill’s blog at http://billfintel.blogspot.com/ .
This will be updated by 6 am on any field trip day with questionable weather.
Also more detailed directions and trip
info will be added as needed.
All classes will
begin at 8:00 am at the meeting locations noted below. Also note
that while some meeting locations are the same, the routes we take from them
will be different, and will be based on what good birds are being found nearby.
Be sure to bring binoculars. Also check the weather forecast and dress
appropriately with a rain resistant windbreaker and footwear suitable for
walking about one mile. Insect repellent, sunscreen, water and a snack are
recommended. Classes will end by 11 am at the meeting location.
Sep 3 - Cape Henlopen
Nature Center (park sticker
required). Shorebirds and early raptors. Low tide 9:20 am.
Sep 10 - Fintel’s
home, 31395 Point Circle, Mill Pond Acres, Lewes
(see Google maps).
The Fintels have managed
their yard to attract birds and will show you what they have done. From there
we will bird the back roads, McCabe Preserve, Milton, etc. Hi tide 10:07 am.
Sep 17 - Prime Hook
NWR Headquarters (HQ). Shorebirds and woodland migrants.
Low
tide 9:54 am.
Sep 24 - Cape
Henlopen Herring Point parking lot. We will bird the new trail
to Rehoboth. This will involve the most walking of any field trip, but we will
have a shortened version.
Hi tide 8:45 am.
Oct 1 - Cape Henlopen Nature Center. This is prime time
for migrating falcons, and also excellent for shorebirds, plus the bay beach should
have just been opened to walk it. Low tide 7:57 am
Oct 8 - Fintel’s home (see above). From here we will travel new back
roads, like Oyster Rocks, plus if conditions are right, we may revisit the Cape
Henlopen Hawk Watch. Hi tide 8:57 am.
Oct 15 - Prime Hook HQ. Today we have low tide at
8:15 am, so we will focus on shorebirds, terns and waders.
Oct 22 - Prime Hook HQ. Time for early waterfowl
and migrant sparrows. Hi tide 7:33 am.
Oct 29 - Cancelled.
Nov 5 - Indian River Inlet south ocean front parking lot (park sticker required). Our
targets will be Gannets, scoters, loons and marsh birds. Hi tide 6:51 am. Note
that it can be cold and windy at the inlet, so dress warmly with a good
winbreaker.
