The Ocean State Bird Club follows the ABA Code of Ethic and encourages all its members to do the same. To learn more about the code of ethics, please click here.
Please click event titles to RSVP to events via facebook
Sunday, April 9, 8:00 AM. Morning Trip
Coventry Hotspots
Coventry
Join us in exploring the town of Coventry in search of waterfowl and early spring migrants. Locations will include but may not be limited to; Tiogue Lake & outflow, Sission Road, Nicholas Farm Management Area, and Carbuncle Pond Management Area. because many of the locations have limited parking we will need to plan on carpooling from the first location.
Meeting location: Tiogue Lake (click for directions)
Leader: Matt Schenck- mschenckee@gmail.com
Sunday, April 23, 8:00 am - 11:00 am
Youth Birders Walk, Great Swamp Management Area
South Kingstown
Join us for a hike through the second largest state management area in RI. The diverse habitats at Great Swamp make it magnet for early migrating song birds including Warblers, Sparrows, and Blackbirds.
Directions: Click here for directions to the parking lot at Great Swamp.
Leader: Matt Schenck (mschenckee@gmail.com)
Friday April 28, 8:00- 10:00 AM.
Brickyard Pond with the Barrington Public Library
Barrington
Barrington Public Library and Ocean State Bird Club have partnered to offer three spring bird walks in the East Bay from April through June. The first walk will be held at Brickyard Pond.
Meet at the gate to the park entrance next to the Barrington YMCA for an exploration of Brickyard Pond. We’ll walk the road to the pond where we hope to see returning osprey and wading birds, cormorants and ducks, and possibly a bald eagle. Then we'll explore the wooded trails for song birds, and hopefully find some early arriving migrants. Led by Jana Hesser of Ocean State Bird Club.
Bring binoculars and insect repellent and wear footwear appropriate for trail walking. Heavy rain cancels the walk. Easy and level walking. Children ages 7 and older are welcome.
Registration: is required, please click here to register.
Meeting Location: The gate at the entrance to Brickyard Pond next to the Barrington YMCA. You are welcome to park in the YMCA lot. (click here for directions)
Leader: Jana Hesser: janaehesser@gmail.com
Saturday, April 29, 8:00 AM.
Arcadia Management Area; Ben Utter Trail & Stepping Stone Falls.
Exeter & West Greenwich
At just over 14,000 acres Arcadia is Rhode Island largest public recreation area and is often where early spring migrants show up first in the Ocean State. Join us for a hike along the Falls River on the Ben Utter Trail as we search for warblers and other migrants. As an added bonus any breeding activity we observe will be documented for the Rhode Island Breeding Bird Atlas.
Important Trail Information: The Ben Utter trail is 1.4 mile from the trail head on Austin Farm Rd. to Stepping Stone Falls. This means our total hike will be 2.8 miles in length going out and back. The trail is rated as medium difficulty and has several rocky and uneven sections. Please also note that Blaze Orange is required after the third weekend in April, participants are advised to bring an orange safety vest.
Meeting Location:We will meet at the DEM parking area off Escoheag Hill Road (click for directions) and carpool to the trail head where there is more limited parking.
Leader: Matt Schenck- mschenckee@gmail.com
Sunday, April 30, 8:00 AM.
East Greenwich Land Trust; Briggs - Boesch Farm
East Greenwich
Dating back to 1672, East Greenwich’s Briggs - Boesch Farm is one of Rhode Island’s most long-lived family farms.
Briggs Farm is located on South Road in the very Southern part of East Greenwich, abutting its border with North Kingstown. The 72-acre property contains buildings, structures, and landscape elements ranging in date from the early 18th to mid 20th century. It also includes woodlands and Scrabbletown Brook in its borders, making for hiking that spans a working farm (currently the home of Pat's Pastured) and forest areas. Its legacy was ensured in 2001, when the East Greenwich Municipal Land Trust purchased the property from the Boesch family with the intention of preserving the property as open space. we will explore the property's trails and diverse range of habitats in search of migrant songbirds and anything else we can find along the way.
Meeting Location: Meet at the Farms main parking area along South Road (click here for google map directions)
Leader: Matt Schenck- mschenckee@gmail.com
Coventry Hotspots
Coventry
Join us in exploring the town of Coventry in search of waterfowl and early spring migrants. Locations will include but may not be limited to; Tiogue Lake & outflow, Sission Road, Nicholas Farm Management Area, and Carbuncle Pond Management Area. because many of the locations have limited parking we will need to plan on carpooling from the first location.
Meeting location: Tiogue Lake (click for directions)
Leader: Matt Schenck- mschenckee@gmail.com
Sunday, April 23, 8:00 am - 11:00 am
Youth Birders Walk, Great Swamp Management Area
South Kingstown
Join us for a hike through the second largest state management area in RI. The diverse habitats at Great Swamp make it magnet for early migrating song birds including Warblers, Sparrows, and Blackbirds.
Directions: Click here for directions to the parking lot at Great Swamp.
Leader: Matt Schenck (mschenckee@gmail.com)
Friday April 28, 8:00- 10:00 AM.
Brickyard Pond with the Barrington Public Library
Barrington
Barrington Public Library and Ocean State Bird Club have partnered to offer three spring bird walks in the East Bay from April through June. The first walk will be held at Brickyard Pond.
Meet at the gate to the park entrance next to the Barrington YMCA for an exploration of Brickyard Pond. We’ll walk the road to the pond where we hope to see returning osprey and wading birds, cormorants and ducks, and possibly a bald eagle. Then we'll explore the wooded trails for song birds, and hopefully find some early arriving migrants. Led by Jana Hesser of Ocean State Bird Club.
Bring binoculars and insect repellent and wear footwear appropriate for trail walking. Heavy rain cancels the walk. Easy and level walking. Children ages 7 and older are welcome.
Registration: is required, please click here to register.
Meeting Location: The gate at the entrance to Brickyard Pond next to the Barrington YMCA. You are welcome to park in the YMCA lot. (click here for directions)
Leader: Jana Hesser: janaehesser@gmail.com
Saturday, April 29, 8:00 AM.
Arcadia Management Area; Ben Utter Trail & Stepping Stone Falls.
Exeter & West Greenwich
At just over 14,000 acres Arcadia is Rhode Island largest public recreation area and is often where early spring migrants show up first in the Ocean State. Join us for a hike along the Falls River on the Ben Utter Trail as we search for warblers and other migrants. As an added bonus any breeding activity we observe will be documented for the Rhode Island Breeding Bird Atlas.
Important Trail Information: The Ben Utter trail is 1.4 mile from the trail head on Austin Farm Rd. to Stepping Stone Falls. This means our total hike will be 2.8 miles in length going out and back. The trail is rated as medium difficulty and has several rocky and uneven sections. Please also note that Blaze Orange is required after the third weekend in April, participants are advised to bring an orange safety vest.
Meeting Location:We will meet at the DEM parking area off Escoheag Hill Road (click for directions) and carpool to the trail head where there is more limited parking.
Leader: Matt Schenck- mschenckee@gmail.com
Sunday, April 30, 8:00 AM.
East Greenwich Land Trust; Briggs - Boesch Farm
East Greenwich
Dating back to 1672, East Greenwich’s Briggs - Boesch Farm is one of Rhode Island’s most long-lived family farms.
Briggs Farm is located on South Road in the very Southern part of East Greenwich, abutting its border with North Kingstown. The 72-acre property contains buildings, structures, and landscape elements ranging in date from the early 18th to mid 20th century. It also includes woodlands and Scrabbletown Brook in its borders, making for hiking that spans a working farm (currently the home of Pat's Pastured) and forest areas. Its legacy was ensured in 2001, when the East Greenwich Municipal Land Trust purchased the property from the Boesch family with the intention of preserving the property as open space. we will explore the property's trails and diverse range of habitats in search of migrant songbirds and anything else we can find along the way.
Meeting Location: Meet at the Farms main parking area along South Road (click here for google map directions)
Leader: Matt Schenck- mschenckee@gmail.com