Saturday, Apr 12, 2025 at 8:00am
Leader: Danielle Bunch & Anne McCallum
Limited to 25 participants
Difficulty Level: Easy
Rain Date: May 3
(Note: The majority of the treatment wetlands must be birded by car, so caravanning will be necessary with several high-clearance vehicles. Each car will be given a walkie-talkie to communicate bird sightings.)
Newman Wetlands Center’s Senior Conservationist, Danielle Bunch, will guide us on a tour of the restricted-access Treatment Wetlands area. Participants on past trips have observed lingering winter and resident waterfowl such as Wood Duck, Gadwall, Blue-winged Teal, and Northern Shoveler; American Bittern; rail species such as Sora, Common Gallinule, and American Coot; vireos; Marsh Wren; swallows; Osprey; nesting Bald Eagles; and more. This is your chance to check out a typically-restricted access site with recent unusual-for-the-area sightings, with a small chance for Limpkin and night-herons. This trip is not to be missed!
