BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 METHOD:PUBLISH CALSCALE:GREGORIAN PRODID:-//WordPress - MECv7.33.0//EN X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.linnaeannewyork.org/ X-WR-CALNAME:The Linnaean Society of New York X-WR-CALDESC:Founded in 1878 X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/New_York BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York X-LIC-LOCATION:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20260308T030000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=03;BYDAY=2SU END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20261101T010000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=11;BYDAY=1SU END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H X-MS-OLK-FORCEINSPECTOROPEN:TRUE BEGIN:VEVENT CLASS:PUBLIC UID:MEC-23f1d15c461a87be388777aef426538a@linnaeannewyork.org DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250705T060000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250705T180000 DTSTAMP:20240731T010000Z CREATED:20240731 LAST-MODIFIED:20240811 PRIORITY:5 SEQUENCE:2 TRANSP:OPAQUE SUMMARY:Staten Island, Purple Martins Plus DESCRIPTION:\nDate: Saturday, July 5, 2025\n\n\n\nLeader: Howard FischerTransportation: Carpool Trip – Drivers willing to provide rides are encouraged to attend. The Registrar will work with participants without a vehicle to organize rides and share the suggested carpool fee for the driver. This usually works out, but we can not guarantee a ride unless there are enough enough volunteer drivers.Meeting Point: After your registration is confirmed, the Registrar will share directions, the exact meeting place, and time with attendees.Schedule: The trip will go through the early afternoon.Relative Difficulty: Prepare for sun exposure and walking over mostly easy terrain.Trip Description: On this summer trip to Staten Island, we will visit several areas with nesting birds, including Bank Swallows at Great Kills Park, Purple Martins at Lemon Creek, and Boat-tailed Grackles, possible Clapper Rails, Little Blue Herons, and other marsh birds at Oakwood Beach Tidal Marsh. We will also visit There will also be opportunities to observe a variety of butterflies and odonates. We will also go to Mount Loretto Unique Area for nesting Bald Eagles, plus Willow Flycatchers, Orchard Orioles and Indigo Buntings.\n\n\n\nPlease read T ( https://www.linnaeannewyork.org/wp-content/uploads/PDF/LSNY-COVID-19-Guidelines-2021-06-20.pdf )he Linnaean Society of New York COVID-19 Field Trip Guidelines ( https://www.linnaeannewyork.org/covid-19-field-trip-guidelines/ ) before registering.\n\n\n\nRegistration: Registration opens at 9 am on Monday, June 23. After that time, click here to register ( https://www.linnaeannewyork.org/registration-carpool/?debug=n®start=6%2F23%2F25+9%3A00+am&tripdate=7%2F5%2F25&tripname=Staten+Island%2C+Purple+Martins+Plus&tripleader=Howard+Fischer®name=Lisa+Kroop®email=lisakroop2@gmail.com&tripwd=Saturday&confirmemail=lisakroop2@gmail.com®end=7%2F2%2F25+6%3A00+pm ). Registration closes at 6 pm on Wednesday, July 2. Members (and those who have applied for membership) will be prioritized over non-members.\n\n\n\nPlease read the About Our Trips ( https://www.linnaeannewyork.org/about-our-trips/ ) page, if you’re going on a field trip for the first time. It details our field trip policies, recommends what to bring on a trip, and offers other useful information, pro tips, and tricks.\n\n\n\nIf after visiting the About Our Trips ( https://www.linnaeannewyork.org/about-our-trips/ ) page, you still have questions, feel free to contact the Registrar via email.\n URL:https://www.linnaeannewyork.org/events/2025-07-05-staten-island-purple-martins-plus/ ORGANIZER;CN=Lisa Kroop:MAILTO:lisakroop2@gmail.com CATEGORIES:Field Trips LOCATION:Staten Island, NY ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.linnaeannewyork.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Field-Trip-Icon-Color-150x250-1.png END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR