All levels of naturalists, including beginners,
are most welcome on Eastern Long Island Audubon field trips.
Most trips are free to attend,
however, sometimes the venue we are visiting has a fee.
We try to make a note of it in the notice.
Eileen Schwinn, Field Trip Chair
Please remember to register with the leaders of these trips. Just in the case there are unexpected changes or the weather does not cooperate and plans have to change!
Upcoming Fall Field Trips
Tentative dates: Saturday September 13 or Sunday, September 14.
Contact Eileen for confirmation.
Dorothy P. Flynn 4 H Camp, Riverhead
The oldest 4H Camp in New York State, this 140 acre children’s camp is located between Sound Ave and Long Island Sound. We will be meeting at 8:30 am at the end of the long driveway into the heart of the camp to begin exploring the open fields, and woodlands, and (hopefully) see south-bound warblers! Contact Eileen Schwinn, Beachmed@optonline.net, to register..
Saturday, September 20, 2025 – 10:15 Ferry from Patchogue
Watch Hill, Fire Island
Join Debbie Swamback and others as ELIAS makes a return visit via Ferry, to part of the Fire Island National Seashore. We will walk the over one mile of boardwalk through marsh, dunes and fresh-water ponds which host many migrating warblers on their way south. There is a cost for the ferry, which leaves from West Ave, Patchogue at 10:15 am, with plans to return via ferry at 4:15 pm. For those who wish to leave earlier, there is a 1:00 pm boat. Our highly successful trip this Spring offered terrific leadership, and a chance to learn about the park and the habitat that makes this so unique. Contact Eileen Schwinn, Beachmed@optonline.net, to register.
Sunday, October 5, 2025 – Meet at 8:00 am
FINS & the Hawk Watch at Fire Island
Our traditional fall trip by car to Field 5, Robert Moses State Park. We will walk the 3/4 mile boardwalk to the Fire Island Lighthouse - stopping at the Hawk Watch Platform along the way to “check out the raptor action”. Past visits at this time of the year by ELIAS had Chat, Gray Kingbird, Swainson’s Thrush, and A LOT of Yellow-rumped Warblers! We will be meeting at 8:00 am at the eastern end of Parking Lot 5. Contact Eileen Schwinn, Beachmed@optonline.net, to register.
Saturday October 18, 2025, Meet at 8:30
Suffolk County Farm, Yaphank
Meeting at 8:30 am, we will walk the fields, hedgerows, and barnyard area - hopefully finding a variety of raptors, sparrows and other late migrating birds along the way. Contact Eileen Schwinn, Beachmed@optonline.net, to register.
Field Trip: Saturday, November 15, 2025
Wintering Ducks in the
Greenport/Shelter Island area by Boat!
We leave from Greenport Harbor, with two sailings, an AM and PM, tentatively scheduled (to be finally confirmed in Sept). Rain date: November 22, 2025. Contact Eileen Schwinn, Beachmed@optonline.net to register. There will be a fee for trip.
December Field Trips
We urge you to sign up with the various organizers of the Christmas Bird Counts to be part of this ongoing research. More info to come.
