field trips July-Dec 2025

[Sue Lashko via Canberrabirds <>]

Good afternoon

Firstly, many thanks to those who volunteered to lead field trips in the first half of 2025, especially those of you doing it for the first time.

I am currently planning the field trip programme for the second half of the year and am seeking volunteers to lead trips, either to places that haven't been visited for at least 2 years or, better still, to new places, including private property.  You do not need to be an experienced birder to lead a trip because there will always be participants who will help you with bird ID.

I'd like to include a quote from a trip report for a mid-week trip to the Cowra region led by the wonderful Bill Graham who comes up with some great trips, one day or longer:

" This trip shows how well a trip can run almost entirely using e-Bird hotspots to see new locations that most have never been to before. A huge thank you to Bill Graham for going the extra mile of doing a pre-trip reconnaissance a couple of weeks earlier. Going to entirely new places works when a trip leader is agile and birders are happy to try out each hotspot (even when unexpectedly cold and windy) for about half an hour to an hour, but are also flexible in being willing to move on to the next location if the birds are quiet. As a beginner, attending a COG trip is such a privilege, to learn from the expertise of the experienced birders and see the birds in different habitats, and share in the joy of discovering new places and finding birds like Blue-faced Honeyeaters."

So have a look at eBird and see where it could take you!

Attached is a list with some suggestions but I am very happy for you to come up with new ideas.  If you can help, please email me with venue and some possible dates (or dates when you will not be available).

Many thanks

Sue Lashko

Field trip organiser

Field trips from July to December 2025.docx
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