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January 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.
Find out more »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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Winter Waterfowl and Other Possibilities – Registration Opens February 6, 2022
Starting at Irondequoit Bay Outlet, we will look for beautiful Long-tailed Ducks, mergansers, scaup and other ducks. We will also concentrate on locating wintering gulls like the occasional Lesser Black Backed, Iceland and Glaucous gulls.
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Lake Shore Marshes East Wildlife Management Area Field Trip – Registration Opens March 5, 2022
This extensive driving tour of the large natural area to our northeast always turns up some great birds! We’ll look for unusual ducks, late winter birds, and interesting migrants like Fox Sparrows.
Find out more »Hamlin Beach State Park Field Trip – Registration Opens March 12, 2022
We will gather at Braddock Bay Park and drive to Hamlin Beach State Park where we will look for waterfowl. Driving back east, we will look through fields for migrant waterfowl and lingering winter field birds. We will stop at Owl Woods in search of migrating owls.
Find out more »Beginner Birder Trip: Owl Woods & Hawk Watch Site – Registration Opens March 19, 2022
We’ll look primarily for our smallest visiting owl, the Northern Saw-whet, which returns to this spot on a yearly basis. Long-eared Owls generally put in an appearance, too, although they’re quite shy and great at hiding.
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Woodcock Courtship Flight at Owl Woods Field Trip – Registration Opens April 2, 2022
This will be an evening trip for woodcock courtship flight. If you’ve never seen this spectacle, prepare to be amazed: birds call noisily from the ground in grassy fields before spiraling rapidly up high, descending back down in a zigzagging noisy frenzy, only to start the cycle anew. An amazing sight!
Find out more »High Acres Nature Area Field Trip – Registration Opens April 9, 2022
Over 130 bird species have been observed at HANA including more than 70 that nest in the diverse habitats found there. During this field trip we expect to see at least 40 species returning to nest or on their way to northern nesting grounds.
Find out more »Highland Park Field Trip – Registration Opens April 13, 2022
We'll be looking for spring migrants and lovely flora. This walk would be gorgeous even without the birds, but it does have birds in abundance!
Find out more »Braddock Bay Hawk Lookout Field Trip – Registration Opens April 23, 2022
This trip is for the spring hawk flight and migrating songbirds. We will be working to identify distant raptors and meet some great new people, too! This requires a short walk across grass to the viewing platform.
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