Register -- Call (609) 261-2495 to sign up a week prior to the event. Fees for members range from $7 to $15 and for non-members from $10 to $20 and you may pay by credit card over the phone.

Weather -- Field trips take place under all but the severest weather conditions.  Dress according to the weather conditions in comfortable, non-flashy quiet outdoor clothing. Protect skin from deer flies, ticks, and other pests in the summer time.

Water/Lunch -- Field trips range from 3-5 hours and are rarely near facilities for purchasing meals.  Bring your own water and lunch accordingly unless otherwise indicated in the calendar.

Binoculars/scopes -- Bring binoculars for birding.  For information on selection and purchase of binoculars click here or here.  If you need to borrow a pair of binoculars, let the volunteer that takes your registration know that.  Field scopes are used in large open spaces for getting better views of birds.  Usually the guide and others in the group will have their scopes to share for field trips driving around wetlands such as Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge or at sod farms and grasslands found in Salem County.

Field Guides -- To help identify birds, a field guide is essential.  Check out the ones at the Nature Store at Rancocas.  There is a wide selection.  If you are able to review the birds expected to be seen in the habitats for each field trip, your birding adventure will be even more enjoyable.

Cell Phones -- are useful before and after the field trip but can interrupt the birding experience for others if used during the walks into the woods.