Back to Ithaca for a birding BioBlitz! We'll be going for a stroll around Sapsucker Woods with the knowledgeable Anna (@chimney.swift) from Onondaga Audubon (@onondagaaudubon) with two goals in mind: spotting and hearing as many birds as possible, and documenting any cool flora & fauna we find in the name of citizen science!

Cornell is home to two other popular naturalist apps: Merlin and eBird! It's cool that these useful tools for ornithology were developed right here in CNY.

iNaturalist on the Android Play Store

iNaturalist on the iOS App Store

📅 Date: Sunday, October 4th 2026 at 10am

📍 Meeting Spot: Cornell Lab of Ornithology, 159 Sapsucker Woods Rd, Ithaca, NY 14850 (Google Maps Directions)

Carpooling:

If you need help getting to the trail or want to offer a ride, feel free to message us at [email protected] or DM us on Instagram @cnyhiking and we’ll do our best to connect folks.

Accessibility & Notes:

This will be a relatively short trail and a slower paced walk than our usual hikes.

Feel free to shoot us a message if you have any questions!

Hope to hike with you soon! 💚

– The CNY Hiking Team

Our Last Two Events!

Stewardship Work Day at Baltimore Woods

Big thanks to everyone who made it out to Baltimore Woods for a beautiful morning of pulling invasive shrubs on a forested portion of the Bluebird Trail! As we move into fall it's nice to appreciate those cooler days still warmed by some sun, and the bright yellow fields of goldenrod 💛

Bottom Right ID: A Swallowtail butterfly caterpillar (a real life Caterpie)

Hike at Morgan Hill State Forest

It was a cloudy morning with a cold drizzle of rain, but the forest was green and alive 💚 Big thanks to everyone who came out to enjoy a walk through some of Morgan Hill State Forest's rustic trails. We spotted a lot of cool mushrooms, walked through an old graveyard, checked out Shackam Pond, and more!

Bottom Right ID: A juvenile Eastern Newt