Washington Crossing Audubon Society has two public birding trips and a presentation set for September.
The first trip is scheduled for 8 a.m. on Sept. 14 at Palmyra Cove Nature Park, 1335 Route 73, Palmyra. Charles Brine and Sharyn Magee are set to lead the trip in search of warblers and sparrows along the Delaware River at Palmyra Nature Cove Park.
The next trip is scheduled for 8 a.m. on Sept. 22 at the Featherbed Lane Banding Station
Mark Witmer and Hannah Suthers are set to lead the trip, which focuses on the ongoing research on migration and habitat progression conducted by Suthers and her volunteers for more than 30 years. Participants will see the process of bird banding and learn what information is obtained. The trip may include up close exposure to warblers, thrushes, wrens and catbirds.
Registration is required and limited to 12 persons; call Brad Merritt at (609) 921-8964 to register.
The audubon society’s monthly program is scheduled for 8 p.m. on Sept. 16 in the Pennington School’s Stainton Hall, 112 W. Delaware Ave., Pennington.
Manager of science and stewardship at the New Jersey Conservation Foundation, Emile DeVito is set to present Restoring Ecological Relationships within New Jersey’s Forested Ecosystems.
In addition to his role in developing and implementing management plans to protect and enhance biological diversity for NJCF’s 22,000 plus acres of holdings, he educates government officials, advocacy groups, land trusts, teachers and students on issues regarding forest and wetland function, carbon sequestration, rare plant habitat and stopover needs of migratory songbirds.
In his presentation, DeVito is set to discuss the short- and long-term threats to biological diversity, and the pathways needed to restore ecological relationships between plants and animals in New Jersey’s forested ecosystems.
Refreshments are set to be served at 7:30 p.m.
Washington Crossing Audubon Society has approximately 1600 members. Its monthly lectures and frequent field trips are free and open to the public.
More information is online at washingtoncrossingaudubon.org.
