Alan Devoe Bird Club - Calendar of Events

Calendar of Events
Last updated 01/21/2025

ADBC Field Trip Schedule:
January to June 2025

ADBC is pleased to offer the following bird walk schedule through June 2025. These walks are free and open to the public of all birding abilities whether novice, expert, or just curious.

Children should be accompanied by an adult.

Please note start times and other instructions in the specific field trip descriptions. Most walks are expected to last two hours. Many offer flexibility if participants need to leave early or bird longer.

In the event of bad weather or any other specific questions please contact the listed trip coordinator, Chris Franks (518) 781-0204, or our FaceBook page.

We hope you will come bird with us!

Download Printable Schedules:

January to June 2025 UPDATED 10/24/2024

JAN 12, 2025 SUN	EAGLE COUNT (morning) Coordinator: Marian Sole 203-710-9096 Meet 9:00 am at Stuyvesant Landing (off 9J intersection of CR-26A and Riverview Street). We will carpool and make stops along the Hudson River. Dress warmly and bring scopes if you have them. This count is part of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers project to determine the health and patterns of Bald Eagle populations.
JAN 19, 2025 SUN	WATERFOWL COUNT (41st Annual) Coordinator: Chris Franks 518-781-0204 Meet 9:00 am at Stuyvesant Landing (off 9J intersection of CR-26A and Riverview Street). We will carpool and make stops along the Hudson River. Dress warmly and bring scopes if you have them. This count has been held every year since 1955 (except ’68-’72) for monitoring New York wintering waterfowl.
FEB 15, 2025 SAT	GREAT BACKYARD BIRD COUNT with Columbia Land Conservancy (morning) Coordinator: Coordinator: Will Yandik 518-821-3131 Meet 8:00 am-10:00 am at Ooms Conservation Area (480 Rock City Road, Chatham). CLC will lead this local count established by National Audubon Society and Cornell Lab of Ornithology in 1998 as the first online citizen-science bird project.
Feb 22, 2025 SAT	EICHYBUSH –SHRIKE SEARCH (morning) Coordinator: Coordinator: Drew Hopkins, 518-653-4387 Meet 9:00 am at Lindenwald parking lot on Route 9H. We will look for Northern Shrike on Eichybush Road in Kinderhook. Northern Harrier and Rough-Legged Hawk are more likely than Northern Shrike. A juvenile shrike was sighted on Eichybush during 2020’s Christmas Bird Count.
MAR 8, 2025 SAT	COPAKE LAKE (morning) Coordinator: Marian Sole 203-710-9096 Meet 9:00 am at the intersection of County Route 7 and Lake view Road (Copake Lake). We will search for spring migrant waterfowl.
MAR 15, 2025 SAT	VOSBURGH SWAMP WMA w/HMBC (Greene County, morning) Coordinator: Alan Mapes 518-817-1512 Meet 8:00 am at the Four-mile Point Preserve parking lot on Four Mile Point Road. From Mansion Street in the Village of Coxsackie, go South on State Route 385 (Washington Ave), approximately 2.5 miles to a left turn onto Four Mile Point Road. Proceed to the bottom of the hill – parking area is straight ahead where the road takes a 90-degree bend to the right. We will look for resident birds and early migrants, Eastern Phoebe, Brown Creeper, Kinglets, and Fox Sparrow. The trail also provides access to views of the Hudson River and ponds for waterfowl.
APRIL 12, 2025 SAT	MOUNT LEBANON SHAKER (morning) with Columbia Photo Club Coordinator: Mike Birmingham 518-755-7469 Meet 8:00 am at the Museum visitor parking lot. The Museum is located at 202 Shaker Road off Route 20 in New Lebanon. A nice mix of fields, woods and structures and of course birds. This walk is open to all but will emphasize opportunities to photograph birds.
APR 26, 2025 SAT	WILSON POWELL SANCTUARY with Hudson Mohawk Bird Club (morning) Coordinator: Kathy Schneider 518-248-8665 Meet 8:00 am at main parking lot off Hunt Club Road. Located off County Route 13, one mile southwest of the intersection of CR 13 and the Old Albany Turnpike (Old Chatham Village Square), take Pitt Hall Road, then a left on Hunt Club Road. Sanctuary entrance is on the right. The Sanctuary is owned & managed by the Alan Devoe Bird Club. Over 200 species including 20 warblers, have been recorded for this property.
MAY 10, 2025 SAT	CENTURY RUN (full day) Coordinator: Marcia Anderson, 518-758-6433 and Nancy Kern 518-392-0120 Join Alan Devoe Bird Club members and friends as we try to see and hear over 100 species in one day. Potluck lunch and tally at Nancy Kern’s (483 Rigor Hill Rd, Chatham) the following day (Sunday May 11th) at 4:00 pm. This is our Club’s main fund-raising event of the year. Please consider participating and/or sponsoring a birder.
MAY 17, 2025 SAT	OLANA (morning) Coordinator: Eric Losh & Meghan Ryan 304-676-6529 Meet 8:00 am at the lower parking lot (by the large barn and pond) at Olana State Historic Site, Route 9G. Join us for this very popular (birders & birds) walk through Olana’s artist-designed landscape while keeping eyes and ears open for spring migrants and breeding residents..
MAY 24, 2025 SAT	HAND HOLLOW CONSERVATION AREA (morning) Coordinator: Joan Scheu 845-702-7564 Meet 8:00 am at the parking lot off Route 82 (Lake Taghkanic Rd). Right turn 2.8 miles east of the intersection of Taconic Parkway and Route 82. This CLC property has a great mix of habitat and supports a strong resident population as well as migrant stopover.
JUN 7, 2025 SAT	CLERMONT (morning) Coordinator: Mayuko Fujino 347-237-0935 Meet 8 am at the parking lot for the Clermont State Historic Site. One mile north of Tivoli off Route 9G. Fields, gardens, woods, and river views. Come see why this is one of our more popular walks.
JUN 14, 2025 SAT	WON DHARMA (morning) Coordinator: Marian Sole 203-710-9096 Meet 8:00 am at the first (lower) parking lot at 361 State Route 23, Claverack. This property offers beautiful views, trails, and “birdy” habitat.

NOTE TO FIELD TRIP LEADERS
Following the field trip for which you are the leader, send a brief summary/write-up of the trip for The Warbler to Marion Ulmer, via or to 94 Kinderhook St., Chatham NY 12037.

Field Trip Guidelines

• If you are looking for a particular species, let the leader and others know.
• Prepare for the occasion, such as proper clothing for the season, sunscreen, protection against ticks, etc.
• Bring binoculars and a field guide.
• Bring lunch and beverage if it is an all day trip.
• The club encourages carpooling. Be prepared to share expenses.
• Persons who smoke are asked to respect the wishes of nonsmokers in carpooling and other group activities.
• Please remember that field trips are a group activity; quiet groups see more birds and members who walk ahead of the group flush the birds before others can see them.
• The club encourages all members to protect birds and their habitats while birding.
• Children are welcome on club trips, but they must be accompanied by a parent or guardian who is responsible for their behavior and well-being.
• Pets are not allowed on club trips.
• Please do not call coordinators after 9 p.m.

Hudson-Mohawk Bird Club Trips & Programs
Check out the HMBC website for the latest schedule information.

Columbia Land Conservancy Outings
Check out the CLC online calendar of events , or call 518-392-5252 for information.