Photo: Sandhill cranes by Donna Bourdon

While most bird lovers don’t associate March with spring migration, a unique and underappreciated suite of bird species can be seen starting to migrate. Given the right conditions spectacular movements of robins, blackbirds, geese, and cranes may be seen, sometimes numbering in the thousands.

Unlike with the warblers of peak spring, the migrants in March are often seen actively migrating in the hours after sunrise. With a smaller number of species to worry about, this makes for an ideal opportunity to start learning how to identify birds in flight.

Meeting Details: We will meet at 7AM. There is free street parking at this pin. From there we will walk down to the lake (on the north side of the slip), into Park 566, and then back.

Trip Leader: Woody Goss will be leading these March migration outings March 16th and March 23rd.

There is no capacity limit, but registration is required.