Shawangunk Grasslands N.W.R

Date: Saturday, May 25, 2024

Leader: Tod Winston
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 expect to spend many hours in the sun, and even though we stay on the trails (maintained with the help of the Friends of the Shawangunk Grasslands National Wildlife Refuge), take precautions against ticks.        

This spring trip will be in search of migratory and grassland-dependent breeding birds, butterflies, and odonates. We will most likely see and hear Grasshopper Sparrows, Bobolinks, Eastern Meadowlarks, Eastern Bluebirds, and more. A few years ago, the Henslow’s Sparrow was found singing here, to the delight of many.

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

Registration opens at 9 am on Monday, May 13. After that time, click here to register. Registration closes at 6 pm on Wednesday, May 22.

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.