Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge

Date: Saturday, July 20, 2024

Leader: Andrew Baksh
Participants will be responsible for their own transportation. However, the registrar will help connect those in need of a ride with other participants who are able to offer one. (The exact meeting place and time will be shared with attendees after their registration is confirmed.)
Schedule: Full-day trip.        
Relative difficulty: The terrain is flat but can be muddy and wet. There can be mosquitoes.        

There are always interesting birds at this refuge—nesting Willow Flycatchers, Yellow Warblers, White-eyed Vireos, Eastern Willets, Clapper Rails, and sometimes both Black- and Yellow-billed Cuckoos. We hear the Marsh Wrens and see and hear many other species. We view the Barn Owls from a respectful distance. The date of this trip signals the start of fall shorebird migration, and Jamaica Bay, with its mud flats and tides, is a major attraction for these birds. Plover species, dowitchers, many species of peeps, and other shorebird species find food and shelter here.

Please read The Linnaean Society of New York COVID-19 Field Trip Guidelines before registering.

Registration opens at 9 am on Monday, July 8. After that time, click here to register. Registration closes at 6 pm on Wednesday, July 17.

Please read the About Our Trips page, especially 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.

If after visiting the About Our Trips page, you still have questions, feel free to contact the registrar via email (or phone, if listed) between the hours of 9 am and 9 pm.