Date: 8/25/25 3:15 pm From: Naomi Lloyd via groups.io <naomi_kestrel...> Subject: [hmbirds] Upcoming field trips, Part ll: 8/30, 8/31
In addition to the Nighthawk Counts, we have two trips this weekend!
Hand Hollow Conservation Area
When: 30 Aug 2025
8:00 AM
Location: Hand Hollow Conservation Area
Coordinator: Marian Sole 203-710-9096 <mrnsole7...>
Columbia Land Conservancy owns and manages 433 acres at Hand Hollow Conservation Area for the protection of wildlife and open space. The property has an active beaver pond and two lakes, and trails that pass by ponds, creeks, wet meadows and a hemlock ravine. We will be looking for migrant songbirds as well as lingering residents.
Meet 8:00 am at the parking lot. From the intersection of Route 22 and 20 in New Lebanon, take US 20 4.5 miles to CR 9. Take CR 9 south 1.2 miles and turn west (right) into a parking lot across from the farmhouse just past the pond.
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Saratoga Spa State Park
When: 31 Aug 2025
8:00 AM
Location: Saratoga Spa State Park
Coordinator: Ron Harrower <ronharrower14...>
Picnic table graveyard? Hardly! Explore this very productive area at the south end of Saratoga Spa Park. From weedy brush lot to capped landfill, and through woods, this spot has earned attention as a haven for migrants in its many edge habitats. Expect warblers, sparrows, flycatchers and vireos. The path is level and mostly gravel.
Meet at 8:00am at the Carlsbad parking area. From Rt. 50 or Rt. 9, take East-West Road through the south end of the Park. Carlsbad parking lot is just west of the Peerless Pool lot. Admission is charged after 8:30 so please be prompt.
