FALL BIRD MIGRATION WALK
Sunday, September 29
8:30 – 11:00 am
with Juanita Hummel, Bird Expert
and Vedika Sharma, Girl Scout
Cedar Ridge Preserve, Hopewell Township, NJ
Main Parking Area on Stony Brook Road
Carpooling is strongly encouraged!
$10 per participant
Limited to 15 participants
Get your tickets HERE
Space is limited ~ reservations are necessary
Wear a hat, hiking boots or sneakers.
Bring a water bottle and binoculars, if you have them.
D&R Greenway will provide snacks along with the ambiance!
Experience the excitement of fall bird migration at D&R Greenway’s beautiful Cedar Ridge Preserve on Sunday, September 29, 8:30 am. Meet at the Cedar Ridge Preserve, Stony Brook parking lot, with your water bottle, hiking boots or sneakers and binoculars. Enjoy light snacks courtesy of D&R Greenway Land Trust. Cost to attend of $10 supports D&R Greenway’s mission of preserving more open space in the over-developed state of New Jersey. RSVP’s are requested by September 26 and can be made here or 609.924.4646.
Along with bird expert Juanita Hummel and Girl Scout Vedika Sharma, we will be walking the field and forest trails experiencing the extraordinary diversity of migratory birds on Cedar Ridge Preserve. You’ll identify birds like Eastern Towhees and Veeries active now on the preserve that will soon be migrating down south. We will also see and hear our year-round residents: Carolina Wren, Downy Woodpecker, White-breasted Nuthatch, Red-shouldered Hawk, among others.
Expert birder, Juanita Hummels says, “At this time of year, birds that are arriving to spend the winter overlap with those that are leaving or passing through on their way south. We might see kettling raptors overhead, flocks of south-bound sparrows in the fields and sapsuckers and hermit thrushes in the woods”.
Tina Notas, D&R Greenway’s Director of Land Stewardship says, “Walking through Cedar Ridge Preserve you’ll see various pollinators visiting late-blooming asters, goldenrod, and even white turtlehead. The colors of fall paint the preserve like an artist’s great masterpiece.”
Encompassing over 200 acres, Cedar Ridge is visually stunning during all four seasons, especially fall when the leave begin to change colors with hues of red, orange and brown. Goldenrod makes a showy display at Cedar Ridge Preserve, accompanied as always by swarms of butterflies and bees. Red tailed hawks are often seen patrolling these meadows in search of voles and moles and an occasional American kestrel can be seen hovering over the fields.
About D&R Greenway Land Trust: D&R Greenway Land Trust is an accredited nonprofit that has reached a new milestone of over 22,000 acres of land preserved throughout central New Jersey since 1989. By protecting land in perpetuity and creating public trails, it gives everyone the opportunity to enjoy the great outdoors. The land trust’s preserved farms and community gardens provide local organic food for residents of the region—including those most in need. Through strategic land conservation and stewardship, D&R Greenway combats climate change, protects birds and wildlife, and ensures clean drinking water for future generations.
D&R Greenway’s mission is centered on connecting land with people from all walks of life. Visit our Facebook and Instagram pages and www.drgreenway.org to learn about the organization’s latest news and in-person and virtual programs. D&R Greenway Land Trust, One Preservation Place, Princeton NJ 08540. The best way to reach D&R Greenway staff is by sending an e-mail to info@drgreenway.org or by calling D&R Greenway at 609-924-4646.
