NY Breeding Bird Atlas
If you ever watch birds in New York, you can be a part of the Breeding Bird Atlas! Whenever you go birding—be it in your backyard, at your summer camp, or in your favorite park—every sighting counts!
Important Etiquette for Owling in Winter
Owls are exciting and enigmatic creatures, and a sightings of them are coveted by birders young an old, avid and casual. At least seven species of owls can be seen regularly here in Rochester, including: Eastern Screech Owl Short-eared Owl Northern Saw-whet Owl Great horned Owl Barred Owl Long eared Owl These special creatures are large, intelligent, and they are well aware of your presence and actions. Read more...
Jan 22, 2022
Avon and Lima Rural Tour Field Trip - Registration Opens January 15, 2022
We’ll search the Nations Road area, looking for Northern Shrikes, hawks, Snow Buntings, and other birds of the fields and farmland in winter. We’ll be mostly driving, with frequent stops along the road.
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Jan 30, 2022
Lakeshore Plains West Field Trip - Registration Opens January 23, 2022
A driving tour of the farm fields and open lands to the west of Rochester, this trip will search for Horned Larks, Snow Buntings, Lapland Longspurs, Northern Shrikes, falcons (possible Merlin or Peregrine) and hawks (hoping for Rough Legged and Northern Harriers) in western Monroe and possibly into Orleans County.
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Feb 10, 2022
February Meeting via Zoom with Speaker Jennifer Rycenga - "Initiators and Novices: Birders and Community-Science"
Jennifer Rycenga will describe the special skills that birders bring to the community-science world, and the ways that learning about other taxa can help improve your birding skills.
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