• Batavia Wastewater Treatment Plant Field Trip

    Batavia Wastewater Treatment Plant 9 Treadeasy Ave, Batavia, NY, United States

    Why a wastewater treatment plant? Open water and a great location mean that this spot appears regularly on the fall birding mailing lists.

  • Durand Eastman Park Field Trip

    Durand Eastman Park Lakeshore Boulevard, Rochester, NY, United States

    Waxwings, winter finches, and lingering migrants are possible as well as Snowy Owl. We may visit Irondequoit Bay to look for waterfowl.

  • Niagara River Field Trip

    Niagara River Old Fort Niagara, Youngstown, NY, United States

    Looking for special gulls and waterfowl. The Niagara River area is famous for the variety and number of gulls in winter. Can you pick out the rarities? This is a joint trip with the Buffalo Ornithological Society.

  • Conesus Lake Area Field Trip

    Conesus Lake Area Vitale Park, Big Tree Road, NY, United States

    We’ll be looking for Tundra Swan, Canvasback, Redhead, and other waterfowl.

  • Beginner Trip: Nations Road

    Nations Road 2658-2682 Nations Rd, Avon, NY, United States

    Sharpen your skills on wintering hawks and Short-eared Owl. Other wintering birds such as Horned Lark, Snow Bunting, and Lapland Longspur are often present.

  • Lakeshore Plains West Field Trip

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

    A driving tour of the farm fields and open lands to the west of Rochester, this trip will search for Snow Bunting, Lapland Longspur, Northern Shrike, and hawks in the plains and country roads of western Monroe and Orleans counties.

  • Avon and Lima Rural Tour Field Trip

    Nations Road 2658-2682 Nations Rd, Avon, NY, United States

    We’ll search the Nations Road area, looking for Northern Shrike, hawks, Snow Bunting, and other birds of the fields and farmland in winter.

  • NEW! Winter Waterfowl and Other Possibilities

    Irondequoit Bay Outlet 5000 Culver Road, Rochester, NY, United States

    We will meet at Irondequoit Bay Outlet at 8:30 a.m. to look for Long-tailed Ducks, mergansers, scaup and others that may be present.