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August 2010

Dunlin
Photo by Barbara Mansell

	Watch for migrating* sandpipers and Common Nighthawks.*
	Look for casual migrants, which wander after nesting, or accidentals blown in by a coastal storm.

August 4 Wednesday	RTWBC FIELD TRIP - Father's Trail at Unification Theological Seminary, Barrytown –Meet at parking lot (Co. Rt. 82, Barrytown Rd.) at 8:00am.
August 7 Saturday	RTWBC FIELD TRIP - Deep Hollow Road – 8:00am. Leader: Barbara Michelin. Please call for meeting place and time due to limited parking (phone number in Wings Over Dutchess).
August 11 Wednesday	RTWBC FIELD TRIP - Madam Brett Park - Meet at parking lot on Tioronda Ave, Beacon. at 8:00am. For driving directions, click on the link.
August 18 Wednesday	RTWBC FIELD TRIP - Andrew Haight Road *pg.10. Meet at the Farm & Home Center, US 44, Millbrook at 8:00am.
August 23 Monday	NO MEMBERSHIP MEETING - No potluck picnic this year, due to the closing of Stony Kill EEC.
August 25 Wednesday	RTWBC FIELD TRIP - Nuclear Lake - Meet at 8:00am in the parking area just north of the intersection of NY 55 and Old NY 55 (about 1.7 miles east of the Rte 216 traffic light in Poughquag).
August 28 Saturday	RTWBC FIELD TRIP - Oil City Road & Black Dirt Sod Farms for shorebirds. Leaders: Ken & Carol Fredericks. Please contact them for time and meeting place if you plan to attend (phone number in Wings Over Dutchess).

Field Trips: Dress for the weather and bring lunch & beverage. Inclement weather cancels walk. Any questions call Barbara Michelin or trip leader about weekend walks or for other walks call Carol Fredericks or Barbara Butler. Member phone numbers can be found in the member newsletter, Wings Over Dutchess or in the Member List.
* Page reference for the writeup in Where to Bird in Dutchess County (for those who have a copy--others please note that this book is out of print).

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September 2010

Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Photo by Bill Case

	American Coot, kinglets, the "confusing fall warblers," White-throated Sparrow, and Dark-eyed Junco return from the North; many stay for the winter.
	Broad-winged Hawk, Eastern Kingbird, most vireos, most swallows, Scarlet Tanager, Indigo Bunting, Rose-breasted Grosbeak, and Baltimore Orioleleave for the South.
	Hawk migration* begins.*

September 1 Wednesday	RTWBC FIELD TRIP - Poet's Walk. Meet there at 9:00am. Take Rt. 9G north to turnoff for Kingston-Rhinecliff Bridge at Rt. 199. Take Rt. 199 toward bridge and go right before the bridge onto River Rd. (DC103). Poet's Walk is on the left after about 2 miles.
September 8 Wednesday	RTWBC FIELD TRIP - Buttercup East *pg. 22. Meet there at 9:00am. Click on the link for driving directions.
September 15 Wednesday	RTWBC FIELD TRIP - Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site *pg. 126. Meet at the visitors' parking lot at 9:00am. For driving directions, click on the link.
September 18 Saturday	RTWBC FIELD TRIP - Bashakill WMA. Leaders: Ken & Carol Fredericks. Please call them for time and meeting place (phone number in Wings Over Dutchess).
September 25 Saturday	RTWBC FIELD TRIP - Vassar Farm pg. 130. Entrance on west side of Rt.376 & Hooker Ave., Poughkeepsie. Meet at the barns at 9:00am. For driving directions, click on the link. Leader: Barbara Michelin.*
September 27 Monday	MEMBERSHIP MEETING - Freedom Plains, 7:30pm. See details below.
September 29 Wednesday	RTWBC FIELD TRIP - Buttercup West *pg. 22. Meet there at 9:00am. For driving directions, click on the link.

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October 2010

Ruddy Ducks
Photo by CPooth

	Migrating ducks are heading south; hawk migration continues.
	Chimney Swift, Ruby-throated Hummingbird, Eastern Phoebe, House Wren, most thrushes, Gray Catbird, and many sparrows leave for the South.
	American Tree Sparrow returns for the winter.
	Mount and stock winter bird feeders.

October 6 Wednesday	RTWBC FIELD TRIP - Thompson Pond Preserve *pg. 112. Meet there at 9:00am. For driving directions, click on the link.
October 9 Saturday	RTWBC FIELD TRIP - Peach Hill. Leaders: Ken & Carol Fredericks. Please call for time and meeting place (see Wings Over Dutchess for phone number).
October 13 Wednesday	RTWBC FIELD TRIP - Tymor Forest*pg. 124. Meet at the barns at 9:00am. Hot dog roast after walk (optional - bring your own).
October 16 Saturday	RTWBC FIELD TRIP - Stony Kill Farm Environmental Education Center for sparrows pg. 104. Meet at the Manor House parking lot at 9:00am. For driving directions, click on the link. Leader: Barbara Michelin. Please call ahead if you plan to attend (see Wings Over Dutchess* for phone number).
October 20 Wednesday	RTWBC FIELD TRIP - Bowdoin Park *pg. 16. Meet at the upper level parking area at 9:00am.
October 25 Monday	MEMBERSHIP MEETING - Freedom Plains, 7:30pm. See details below.
October 27 Wednesday	RTWBC FIELD TRIP - Mills Mansion (Staatsburgh) *pg. 78. Meet at the Mansion parking lot, Staatsburg, at 9:00am

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2010 Wednesday Field Trip Schedule (subject to change)
Note: Changes may be made to this schedule due to weather or for other reasons. Be sure to check the detailed calendar above as the date approaches. ALL WED. TRIPS AFTER MARCH ARE TENTATIVE AT THIS TIME.

February 3	Vanderbilt Mansion	July 21	Hopeland Sanctuary (n. of Mills Mansion)
February 10	James Baird State Park	July 28	Locust Grove
February 17	Norrie Point	August 4	Unification Seminary / Father's Trail
February 24	Bowdoin Park	August 11	Madam Brett Park, Beacon
March 3	Vassar College Campus	August 18	Andrew Haight Road
March 10	Staatsburgh (Mills Mansion)	August 25	Nuclear Lake
March 17	Tymor Forest	September 1	Poet's Walk
March 24	Harlem Valley Rail Trail - Amenia	September 8	Vanderbilt Mansion
March 31	Millbrook School	September 15	Buttercup East
April 7	Tamarack Lake (Bontecou Lake)	September 22	Lakeside Park
April 14	Buttercup West	September 29	Buttercup West
April 21	Dennings Point to Long Dock	October 6	Thompson Pond Preserve
April 28	Thompson Pond Preserve	October 13	Tymor Forest
May 5	Ferncliff Forest	October 20	Bowdoin Park
May 12	Millbrook School	October 27	Staatsburgh (Mills Mansion)
May 19	Nuclear Lake	November 3	Roosevelt's Home (FDR NHS)
May 26	Cascade Mountain Road	November 10	Millbrook School
June 2	Peach Hill	November 17	Stony Kill Farm
June 9	Wethersfield	November 24	Vassar College Campus
June 16	Nellie Hill	December 1	Harlem Valley Rail Trail - Coleman Stn.
June 23	Cary IES	December 8	Holiday Party - Verbank Snow Date 12/15
June 30	Turkey Hollow - Tamarack Preserve	December 15	James Baird State Park
July 7	Buttercup East	December 22	Norrie Point
July 14	Pond Gut	December 29	Madam Brett Park, Beacon

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Club Meetings - Details

Unless otherwise noted below, meetings are held at 7:30pm at the Freedom Plains Presbyterian Church parish hall, Rte. 55, Freedom Plains (about 3/10 mile west of the Taconic State Parkway, across from Arlington High School). Join us for refreshments after each meeting.
In case of really bad weather, meetings will be cancelled. Please listen to local radio stations for cancellation information. If in doubt, call club president Maury Lacher.

September 27, 2010

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