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  • Beginner Birder Trip: Charlotte, Braddock Bay, and Lakeshore Fields

    Charlotte / Ontario Beach Park Charlotte Park, 4800 Lake Avenue, Rochester, NY, United States

    Warmer weather is on its way and with it, bird activity picks up. We’ll check water for ducks, fields for inland birds, and watch the skies for raptors as well.

  • Hamlin Beach State Park Field Trip

    Hamlin Beach State Park 1 Camp Hill Road, Hamlin, NY, United States

    We will gather at Braddock Bay Park and drive to Hamlin Beach State Park where we will be looking for migrating waterfowl as we work our way back east.

  • Lake Shore Marshes East Wildlife Management Area Field Trip

    Lakeshore Marshes East Wildlife Management Area Broadway Road, North Wolcott, NY, United States

    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 Sparrow.

  • Beginner Birder Trip: Owl Woods & Hawk Watch Site

    Owl Woods 349 Manitou Beach Road, Rochester, NY, United States

    We’ll look primarily for our smallest visiting owl, the Northern Saw-whet, which returns to this spot on a yearly basis. Long-eared Owl generally put in an appearance, too, although they’re quite shy and great at hiding.

  • Owl Woods (“Pear Orchard”) Woodcock Courtship Flight Field Trip

    Owl Woods 349 Manitou Beach Road, Rochester, NY, United States

    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 zig-zagging noisy frenzy only to start the cycle anew.

  • High Acres Nature Area Field Trip

    High Acres Nature Area (HANA) 425 Perinton Parkway, Fairport, NY, United States

    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.

  • Highland Park Field Trip

    Highland Park Reservoir Avenue, Rochester, NY, United States

    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!

  • Beginner Birder Trip: Lakeshore Warbler Hotspots

    Lakeshore Warbler Hotspots 30 Long Pond Road, Greece, NY, United States

    The shoreline of Lake Ontario is a haven for migrating warblers and other passerines. We’ll look for those early warblers, such as Palm and Yellow-rumped Warblers, to whet our appetites for the weeks to come.

  • Braddock Bay Hawk Lookout Field Trip

    Braddock Bay Park 199 East Manitou Road, Greece, NY, United States

    This trip is for the spring hawk flight and migrating songbirds. This is a joint trip with the Buffalo Ornithological Society.

  • Cobbs Hill Park Field Trip

    Cobbs Hill Park Culver Road and Norris Drive, Rochester, NY, United States

    With spring in full swing, come to one of Rochester's best kept birding secrets: Cobbs Hill Park's Washington Grove. Colorful warblers and other spring migrants arrive in masses to this urban oasis of tall stately trees.

  • Warbler Wednesdays

    Lucien Morin Park 1135 Empire Boulevard, Webster, NY, United States

    Whether you're a new or aspiring birder who wants help finding and identifying the most colorful birds of spring, or an experienced birder who is looking for a quick trip on the way home from work, Warbler Wednesdays are a perfect respite for busy people.

  • Taylor Marsh Field Trip

    Taylor Marsh Allens Hill Road & Nighan Hill Road, Honeoye, NY, United States

    Taylor Marsh is a preserve owned by the Bergen Swamp Preservation Society and located in Ontario County north of Honeoye Lake. It is best known for marsh birds, including both local bittern and Virginia Rail. However, the star attraction is the 2-3 Sandhill Cranes that have been present in this area all year around for many years.