Monthly program meetings:
Our meetings are held on the first Wednesday of each month, except July and August. They are at 10:30-11:30 AM, in the Linden Room of the Medford Leas Community Building.
Field trips:
Monthly full-day trips are held on the second or third Wednesday (usually) of the month. Destinations may change with weather, birds, and conditions. We meet at 8 AM in the main Medford Leas parking lot. Sign-up sheets are posted, or register by email with Robert Koch. Short trips may be arranged, ad hoc; keep in touch for more information.
Spring 2025 Programs:
January 7 – Laurie Larson: Winter bird counts
February 4 – David Wurster: Birds of Southwest Florida
March 4 – program TBA
April 1 – Dino and Peggy Fiabane: Arizona Birding
May 6 – program TBA
June 3 – program TBA
Spring 2025 Field Trips:
January 15 and 22 – Medford and Lumberton Winter Census
February 19 – North Shore Ponds
March 19 – Mannington Marsh and Salem County
April 16 – Belleplain State Forest and Bayshore
Another April date – Palmyra Cove or Heinz NWR
May 14 – Palmyra Cove
May 21 —Sandy Hook or local parks (determined by weather)
June 18 – Cape May Skimmer boat trip (tentative)
Fall 2025 – Spring 2026:
To be announced
Spring 2024 Programs:
January 3: Great Courses video
February 7: Dino Fiabane on bird feeding
March 6: Laurie Larson on Citizen Science
April 3: Karenne Snow on Pine Barrens habitats, history and birding
May 1: Great Courses video on Warblers or northbound migration
Field Trips:
January 17, Medford census; Jan. 24, Lumberton census
February 21: Local destinations
March 20: Mannington and Salem County
April 17: Batsto Village and Wharton State Forest
May 15: Belleplain State Forest and Delaware Bayshore
June 12: Bombay Hook, Pathways trip
Fall 2024 Programs:
September 3 – Video: Flight Paths
October 1 – Jen Bulava: Communication in Birds
November 5 — Film: The Messenger (part 1)
December 10 — Film: The Messenger (part 2)
Field Trips:
September 18 – Island Beach, Cattus Island
October 16 – Avalon and/or Cape May (determined by weather)
November 13 – Barnegat Light
December 11 – Brigantine NWR (Pathways Trip)
Spring 2023 Meetings
Feb. 1 — Shorebirds (Video, Michael O’Brien)
March 1 — Butterflies (Jen Bulava)
April 5 — Woodford Cedar Run Refuge speaker, Raptors
May 3 — Watching Waders (Herons, egrets, et al.) video
June 7 — Butterflies and their host plants
Spring 2023 Field Trips
Feb. 22 — Monmouth County shore/ponds
March 22 — Assunpink
April 29 *Saturday* — Belleplain State Forest
May 17 — Woodford Cedar Run Refuge
May 24 — Ocean City rookery
June 14 — Ocean City rookery
Spring 2022 Meetings
Feb. 2 — Robins (Miriam)
March 2 — Diurnal raptors (Robert)
April 6 — video: Watching Warblers. Photographers/Producers: Michael Male and Judy Fieth.
*May 4 — Bird’s nests (Holly)
June 1 — Insects: Ticks, Junebugs, dragonflies, lightning bugs….
Spring 2022 Field Trips
Feb. 16 — Barnegat Light
*March 19 *Note: Saturday* — Mannington Marsh
April 27 — Belleplain State Forest
May 11 and/or 18 — local migration locations
June 8 — Ocean City rookery, Estell Manor
Fall 2021 Programs
Oct. 6: Joe Costanza, “Why is New Jersey such a great state for birds?”
Nov. 3: Sparrows, a video presentation on identification
Dec. 1: Members Day, Bring your photos, book reviews, narratives, slide shows – or what have you – to share.
Fall 2021 Field trips
Sept. 22: Palmyra Cove for migrants
Oct. 13: Brigantine NWR for waterfowl, etc.
Nov. 10: Bombay Hook
Dec. 8: Barnegat Lighthouse for winter waterbirds
