Wallkill River Wildlife Refuge field trip

| 30 Sep 2011 | 07:55

    MILFORD — On Saturday, January 23, Gifford Pinchot Audubon Society Past President, Peter Wulfhorst will lead a field trip to Pine Island and the Liberty Loop Trail of the Wallkill River Wildlife Refuge. They will meet at 2 p.m. at the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation Welcome Center off US Route 209 near Matamoras and car pool to the refuge. The northern section of the Wallkill River Wildlife Refuge attracts several wintering species of raptors as well as sparrows and other songbirds. The fields and marshes of Pine Island and Liberty Loop Trail provide wintering habitat for short-eared owls, rough-legged hawks, northern harriers, tree sparrows, horned larks, snow buntings, red-tailed hawks and possibly northern shrike. They will be birding at several locations near Pine Island and stopping at the Liberty Loop Trail kiosk near dusk in hopes of observing the short-eared owls. Wear warm clothes as we will be outside at several locations. For more information or to register for the field trip, contact Peter Wulfhorst at 570-296-2244 between 7 & 8 p.m.