MCAS Field Trips

UPCOMING FIELD TRIPS

Oct 16, 2010, 10 am
Autumn Birding at Sandy Hook with Linda Mack; meet in Visitor Center parking lot

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November:
to be announced

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Dec 11, 2010, 9am
Countdown to the Christmas Bird Count with Stuart Malmid; meet in Visitor Center parking lot

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Jan 22, 2011, noon
Barnegat Inlet/Manahawkin WMA with Laura Hardy
Part 1: meet at Barnegat Light SP parking lot, noon
Part 2: Meet at the Horizon Diner, 32 East Bay Ave., Manahawkin, 3:30 pm

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Feb 12, 2011, 10 am
Winter Birds of Sandy Hook with Linda Mack; meet in Visitor Center parking lot

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March:
to be announced

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April 16, 2011, 10 am
Spring Migration at Sandy Hook with Linda Mack; meet in Visitor Center parking lot

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May 7, 2010, 8:15 am
Spring Migration at Allaire State Park with Dena Temple; meet in main parking lot (by historic area)

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Visit Colliers Mills with Monmouth County Audubon Society September 11

Join the Monmouth County Audubon Society for a morning of birding at Colliers Mills Wildlife Management Area. The event is scheduled for Saturday, September 11, at 9:00 am.

Colliers Mills WMA covers more than 12,000 acres of northwestern Ocean County, near the northern edge of the Pine Barrens. The area’s diverse habitat includes pitch pines, scrub oak, deciduous woods and even hardwood swamps. This diversity supports a wide variety of wildlife and birds. Noteworthy breeding birds include Red-headed Woodpecker, Eastern Bluebird, Grasshopper Sparrow and Blue Grosbeak. Waterfowl also can be found in the impoundments, and most of the common birds of the Pine Barrens can be found here. This is an interesting and under-utilized area by birders.

The trip will be led by members of the Monmouth County Audubon Society who are familiar with Colliers Mills and its birds. “We never know what we will discover on these walks,” noted Greg Cantrell, who will lead the walk. “That’s the fun of visiting these ‘off the beaten path’ locations.” Anyone interested in participating in the event can meet at 9:00 am in the parking area at the end of the paved section of Collier’s Mill Rd. (off County Road 539) in New Egypt. Participants should bring binoculars and field guides and should dress appropriately for the weather, including clothing suitable for rain if the forecast is questionable. Insect repellent also is recommended. The walk will take place light rain or shine. Pets are not permitted. Why?

About our field trips

MCAS field trips are open to both members and non-members of the Monmouth County Audubon Society, and admission is always free. (Some trips occasionally require admission fees to parks, or special fares. These will be noted.) Advance registration is not required.

In case of inclement weather...

We try to run our field trips even if there are showers predicted. However, in the event of severe weather that would affect the safety of the group and restrict travel, trips are occasionally postponed or cancelled.

The decision on whether or not to hold a field trip will be made by 6:00 pm the night before. In the event of a cancelled or postponed event, we will post a notice on our phone hotline, (732) USA-BIRD, and on this page.