Ditch (04/20/83)
Following are scheduled field trips from NJAS's Owl Haven Nature Center in Tennent, NJ. To register for a program, or to check on last minute status, call (201) 780-7007. Programs with fees require prepayment to guarantee place. Date: Sunday, May 1, 8 am to noon. Program: Spring Migrants Bird walk. Place: Woods Trail at Allaire State Park. Leader: Bruce Fetz. Possibilities: Prothonotary, Worm-eating, and Hooded Warblers. Fee: none. Date: Friday, May 6, 7 to 9 pm. Program: Woodcock and Whip-poor-wills. Place: Owl Haven. Leader: Rich Ditch. Fee: none. Date: Saturday, May 7, 8 am to 8 pm. Program: Cape May Birding Van Trip. Place: leave from and return to Owl Haven. Leader: Rich Ditch. Possibilities: Rare Warblers, Terns, Hawks, almost anything. Fee: $15 for NJAS members; $18 for non members. Date: Saturday, May 14, All Day. Program: Bird-A-Thon Fund Raiser. Description: Pledge per species seen by Ditch, Fetz, and Peachey in Monmouth County. Goal = 100-125. Details from Owl Haven. Date: Saturday, May 21, 8 am to 5 pm. Program: Tuckerton/Manahawkin Van Trip. Place: leave from and return to Owl Haven. Leader: Rich Ditch. Possibilities: Shorebirds, raptors, passerines. Fee: $12 for NJAS members; $14 for non members. Date: Sunday, June 5, 8 am to noon. Program: Bird walk. Place: Conasconk Point, Union Beach. Leader: Jack Peachey. Possibilities: Shorebirds, Sharp-tailed and Seaside Sparrows, Rails. Fee: none. Date: Saturday, June 11, 8 am to 5 pm. Program: Bull's Island Van Trip. Place: leave from and return to Owl Haven. Leader: NA. Possibilities: Yellow-throated, Prothonotary, and Cerulean Warblers, Warbling and Yellow-throated Vireos, Acadian Flycatcher, Orchard Oriole, and Yellow-breasted Chat. Fee: $12 for NJAS members; $14 for non members.