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-5e491d66377606ec44c27564123ab511@linnaeannewyork.org DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260801T060000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260801T180000 DTSTAMP:20250730T080000Z CREATED:20250730 LAST-MODIFIED:20260601 PRIORITY:5 SEQUENCE:9 TRANSP:OPAQUE SUMMARY:Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge DESCRIPTION:\nDate: Saturday, August 1, 2026\n\n\n\nLeader: Casey FerinoTransportation: Carpool Trip: While carpool rides for everyone usually work out, there is no guarantee of enough volunteer drivers to accommodate all participants. The Registrar will work to organize rides and to notify participants when a rental car may be necessary. Registrar will also inform participants of the carpool fee, which is based on the trip location; the cost of any rental cars should be split evenly by those participants.Meeting Point: After your registration is confirmed, the Registrar will share directions, the exact meeting place, and time with attendees.Schedule: Timed with favorable tides, half-day trip.Relative Difficulty: The terrain will be flat but may be slippery in spots. There can be mosquitoes. Please wear mud boots.Trip Description: The Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge includes over 12,600 acres of salt marshes, freshwater and brackish-water ponds, upland fields and woods, an open bay, and islands. It is one of the most significant bird habitats in the northeastern United States and a great place to observe seasonal bird migration and resident species.\n\n\n\nEvery spring and summer, the water levels in the East Pond are mechanically lowered to create mudflats where shorebirds can forage. When the tides are high, shorebirds gravitate to the exposed mudflats of the East Pond. Shorebirds such as Black-bellied Plovers, Sanderlings, Semi-palmated Sandpipers, White-rumped Sandpipers, and Least Sandpipers have been seen; we will also look for Ruddy Turnstones. The marshes often include Seaside Sparrows and Saltmarsh Sparrows, and we might even find a Clapper Rail. Terns might include Caspian, Gull-billed, Forster’s, Common and Least Terns.\n\n\n\nThis walk is scheduled for peak shorebird concentrations at Jamaica Bay and will likely require mud boots to navigate comfortably.\n\n\n\nRegistration: Registration: Registration opens at 9 am on Monday, July 20. After that time, click here to register ( https://www.linnaeannewyork.org/registration-carpool/?debug=n®start=7%2F20%2F26+9%3A00+am&tripdate=8%2F1%2F26&tripname=Jamaica+Bay+Wildlife+Refuge&tripleader=Casey+Ferino®name=Richard+Davis®email=richard@ridavio.com&tripwd=Saturday&confirmemail=richard@ridavio.com®end=7%2F29%2F26+6%3A00+pm ). Registration closes at 6 pm on Wednesday, July 29. 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\n\n\n\n URL:https://www.linnaeannewyork.org/events/2026-08-01-jamaica-bay-wildlife-refuge/ ORGANIZER;CN=Richard Davis:MAILTO:richard@ridavio.com CATEGORIES:Field Trips LOCATION:Cross Bay Blvd, Broad Channel, NY ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.linnaeannewyork.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Field-Trip-Icon-Color-150x250-New-Date.png END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR