December 2025 Bird Walks in & around the Hudson Valley
Join bird walks near you! Columbia, Ulster, Dutchess County NY & Berkshire MA.
Columbia County - Alan Devoe Bird Club
For more details & to register, please visit:
https://www.alandevoebirdclub.org/AboutCalendar.htm
SAT, DEC 6
COPAKE LAKE DUCK WALK
Coordinator: Marian Sole 203-710-9096. Meet 9:00am at the intersection of County Route 7 and Lake View Road (Copake Lake). We will search for fall migrant waterfowl. An eared Grebe has been sighted on previous trips. We have several Club members that frequent Copake Lake in the Fall and should have updated information for the walk.
THU, DEC 18
SOUTHERN COLUMBIA COUNTY CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT (all day)
Coordinator Frank Smith 917-254-1237. Join ADBC for the 7th year of this new CBC circle. Contact Frank Smith if you would like to join one of the designated sector groups. Count tally will be at noon on 12/23 at the Kinderhook Memorial Library.
SAT, DEC 20
CHATHAM CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT (all day)
Coordinator: Chris Franks 518-781-0204. Join ADBC as we conduct the Chatham circle Christmas Bird Count. Contact Chris Franks if you would like to join one of the designated sector groups. Count tally will be at noon on 12/23 at the Kinderhook Memorial Library.
MON, DEC 22
CBC COMPILATION
Coordinator: Marian Sole 203-710-9096. Join us for a Christmas Bird Count compilation. We compare sightings & stories while sharing pizza, coffee, and holiday cookie exchange. Tally will be from 12:00-2:00pm at the Kinderhook Memorial Library at 18 Hudson Street, Kinderhook NY. If attending, kindly let us know (call phone above or email us) to ensure we order enough pizza. We’ll order extra so don’t worry about being a late show.
Dutchess County - Waterman Bird Club
For more details & to register, please visit:
https://watermanbirdclub.org/about-us/field-trips-2/
Wednesday, December 3
Baird Park
Leader: Barbara Butler (914-474-5981). Meet at the restaurant parking lot (off Taconic State Parkway north of Rt.55) at 9:00am.
Saturday December 6
Southern Duck Tour
Leader: Barbara Michelin (845-242-2301). Call for time and meeting place.
Wednesday, December 10
Tymor Forest
Leader: Janet Allison (845-264-3222). Meet at the barns (249 Duncan Rd. off CR-21/Bruzgul Rd., Lagrangeville) at 9:00am for a walk before Christmas lunch.
Wednesday, December 17
HVRT/Coleman St.
Leader: Ernie Welch (razor06bill@gmail.com). Meet at parking lot off Rt. 22/44 north of Amenia at 9:00am.
Wednesday, December 24
Stony Kill Farm
Leader: Barbara Michelin (845-242-2301). Meet at the Manor House parking lot (69 Farmstead Ln off Rt.9D) at 9:00am.
Wednesday, December 31
Mills Norrie Point SP
Leaders: Ken & Carol Fredericks (845-452-7619). Meet at the Education Center parking lot (Old Post Rd., Staatsburg) at 9:00am.
Ulster County - John Burroughs Natural History Society
For more details & to register, or to check out their nature walks focused on non-bird subjects, please visit: https://jbnhs.org/events/list/
SAT, December 20
MOHONK LAKE/ASHOKAN RESERVOIR (NYML) CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT
Centered in SUNY Ulster, the longest running CBC in Ulster County is as big a part of JBNHS history as anything the society is connected with. Maybe it’s your time to get involved, in the field or even as a feeder watcher. Contact NYML compiler Steve Chorvas (845-246-5900 or schorvas@gmail.com ) for possible assignment. A post count compilation will be held at the Hasbrouck Park stone building in Kingston.
SAT, December 27
ULSTER/DUTCHESS (NYUD) CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT
The NYUD is the “middle child” of Ulster-centered CBC’s and it’s hard to believe this will be the 15th count in ’25. Centered in Glasco, the NYUD circle is bisected by the Hudson River providing the best river coverage of any New York State circle. Contact NYUD co-compiler Mark DeDea (forsythnature@aol.com ) for possible assignment . A post count compilation will be held at the Hasbrouck Park stone building in Kingston.
Berkshire County, MA - Hoffmann Bird Club
For more details & to register, please visit: https://hoffmannbirdclub.org/events/
MON, December 8
HBC Member’s Night
7:00 PM, social time starting at 6:00 PM. Berkshire Community College, Koussevitzky Hall 111 and Zoom. Everyone brings some delicious goodies to share. Please prepare as individual servings. HBC members can select up to 10 digital images to share with club members on a “first come” basis. For more information and the direction, visit here.
SUN, December 14
Central Berkshire Christmas Bird Count
Join a team and keep the tradition going. Count-up plans will be announced in the eNews. Click the link below to register to participate! RSVP here.
Berkshire County, MA - Berkshire Bird Observatory & Great Barrington Land Conservancy & Berkshire Food Co-op
Every Saturday in December at 10 am
Berkshire Food Co-op, 34 Bridge St, Great Barrington, MA
Ben Nickley, director of Berkshire Bird Observatory, leads a weekly bird walk right in the town of Great Barrington. Come explore GBLC’s accessible Riverfront Trail with us in pursuit of birds while enjoying a warm feeling of camaraderie during this cold winter month.
Visit this link for more information and to register.