Fall Birding Class with Scott Surner

 August 24 – October 26, 2024

 (Plus optional add on November weekend trip) 

Birding in the fall is just as wonderful as birding in the spring, see hawks migrating, fall warblers, waterfowl migration and more.  Join lifelong birder Scott Surner as well as other local birders to get out and enjoy nature, birds and the company of others who also love birds.

Sliding Scale cost: $300, $270 or $240 
Saturday Field Trips: 
Aug 24  – 5AM – Dusk  We start off the fall 2024 season with a trip to a coastal location in search of south bound Shorebirds, Herons, Terns etc. The likely location would be Plum Island, but a trip to the Connecticut shore can’t be ruled out. Bring Lunch.

Aug 31 – No Class

Sept 7 – 7AM – 12 Local,  Looking for fall Warblers, Philadelphia Vireo, and keeping an eye out for south bound American Golden-Plovers.

Sept 14 – 7AM – 12 Local, More fall Warblers, Vireos, Flycatchers. Etc.

Sept 21 – 7AM – 12  Local, Looking for more warblers, early sparrows and, depending on the weather, looking for migrating hawks at MT.Holyoke.

Sept 28- 7AM – 12. Local. Looking for Sparrows! We’ll be visiting local weedy fields in Amherst, Hadley and Northampton.

Oct 5- 6AM – 4PM. Lighthouse point, Connecticut. This is a well-known location for hawk migration, in particular for accipiters. Bring lunch.

Oct 12th– No Class

Oct 19th– 7AM-12. Local. Waterfowl migration is starting up. We could visit a number of sites locally from Quabbin to Northampton.

Oct 26th– 7AM-12. Franklin County- Waterfowl. We’ll visit Barton’s Cove, Power Canal and in the spirit of Halloween, we’ll also visit Satan’s Kingdom and Hell’s Kitchen.

Classroom Programs-
Aug 28th– 6PM-8PM- Shorebirds & Terns

Sept 4th– 6PM – 8PM- Fall Warblers

Sept 25th– 6PM-8PM- Sparrows

REGISTER HERE FOR FULL CLASS

Optional Overnight Weekend Birding Trip-

Nov 8th-10th. Cape Cod Weekend. Departing early Friday morning and returning late afternoon on Sunday. We’ll focus mostly on the lower Cape. (Orleans down to Provincetown). More info will be given after sign-up. This trip is separate from the other trips listed above.  Everyone is responsible for their own transportation, food and lodging. Fee includes 3 days of birding instruction.

Sliding scale: $190, 160, or $130. 

REGISTER HERE FOR ADDITIONAL WEEKEND TRIP