Field Trip: Beginning Shorebird ID

Opens for Member registration on 9/15 and Non members on 9/22.

Join Master Birder and HHA VP Lynn Hodgson to work on Shorebird ID. This field trip is best for beginning and intermediate birders wishing to hone basic shorebird identification skills. We will look at bills and feet, observe postures, watch behaviors, discuss plumage changes and migration, etc. We will have at least one spotting scope available, to help everyone see the key features.

Note the unusual time:  Tide tables indicate a high tide around 10 a.m. We will set up on the beach, to start searching near the high tide line. Then we will follow the tide out, possibly getting our feet wet and sandy, as do the birds. Afterward (or before as Lynn is always early!), those interested can walk over to the boardwalk toward Barker Field, and the extension over the marsh. There are restrooms in the parking lot.  We will walk in sand as well as hard surfaces, for about l l/2 miles total. Prepare for the weather – it feels cooler on the beach than you might expect if it is windy. If the weather is fine, you might elect to bring lunch and picnic on the beach.