BIRDING AT THE SONNY BOON MEMORIAL TRAIL

Dan Casey will be leading three Sunday morning bird walks along the Sonny Boon Memorial Trail in
Somers during this spring migration season. The paved trail follows a portion of the old railroad bed along
Somers Slough and offers excellent views of waterfowl as well as a wide variety of land-birds reliant on
the diverse riparian habitat. Indeed, 157 species have been reported at this eBird hotspot
(https://ebird.org/hotspot/L1390990). These round-trip walks will be one mile each way, and will last
approximately 2 hours, starting at 8 am. Attendance is limited to 10 people.

Please call Dan at 406-270-5941 to reserve spots on the attendance list.
Walks will be held on the following dates:
24 April: Waterfowl, early migrants (e.g. swallows, Nashville Warbler, Spotted Towhee)
8 May: Increasing numbers of new arrivals (e.g. Western Tanager, Yellow Warbler)
22 May: Most breeding species back on territories (e.g. Gray Catbird, Black-headed Grosbeak)