Iroquois National Wildlife Refuge Field Trip
Iroquois National Wildlife Refuge Iroquois National Wildlife Refuge, NY, United StatesWe’ll look for migrant ducks, owls, and various passerines in this “Get to Know Iroquois in Autumn” trip.
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Durand Eastman Park Field Trip
Durand Eastman Park Lakeshore Boulevard, Rochester, NY, United StatesWe’ll be looking for thrushes and other migrants. Durand can be surprising this time of year.
October: Julie Hart – “NY Breeding Bird Atlas III: Engaging all birders from 2020-2024”
The Clover Center of the Arts and Spirituality/The Baptist Temple 1101 Clover Street, Rochester, NY, United StatesIt has been 20 years since the last breeding bird atlas in New York State and a lot has changed! The third atlas will take place from 2020-2025 and involve thousands of volunteers from across the state.
Hamlin Beach State Park Field Trip
We’ll start off walking wooded and brushy areas of the park, looking for thrushes, sparrows, and maybe a half-hardy warbler or two. After that, we’ll stop by the lake watch to view ducks on the water and in flight, learning about the Lake Watch process as we share scopes.
RBA Young Birder Event: LaSalles Landing & Lucien Morin Park
LaSalles Landing Park 1080 Empire Blvd., Webster, NY, United StatesWe’ll start by searching LaSalles Landing Park and the south end of Irondequoit Bay for waterfowl, gulls, and possible lingering shorebirds.
Batavia Wastewater Treatment Plant Field Trip
Batavia Wastewater Treatment Plant 9 Treadeasy Ave, Batavia, NY, United StatesWhy 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 StatesWaxwings, winter finches, and lingering migrants are possible as well as Snowy Owl. We may visit Irondequoit Bay to look for waterfowl.
November: Lucy Winters Durkin – “John James Audubon: Birds in Paint and Print”
The Clover Center of the Arts and Spirituality/The Baptist Temple 1101 Clover Street, Rochester, NY, United StatesThe images from John James Audubon's Birds of America are familiar to most birders, but a significant portion of Audubon's work remains almost unknown - the written text that originally accompanied the illustrations.
RBA Young Birder Event: Durand Eastman Park & Irondequoit Bay
Durand Eastman Park Lakeshore Boulevard, Rochester, NY, United StatesWe’ll start by taking a walk through Durand Eastman Park. We’ll likely see a mix of winter passerines like woodpeckers, robins, chickadees, titmice, Cedar Waxwings, finches and cardinals, but with a little luck they’ll be supplemented by something special.
Birds and Brews @ Knucklehead Craft Brewing
Knucklehead Craft Brewing 426 Ridge Road, Webster, NY, United StatesJoin the Rochester Birding Association for the last Birds & Brews of the year! We will be meeting at Knucklehead Craft Brewery this month.
Niagara River Field Trip
Niagara River Old Fort Niagara, Youngstown, NY, United StatesCANCELLED due to predicted icy road conditions.
RBA Young Birder Event: Christmas Bird Count for Kids
Braddock Bay Bird Observatory 10 Braddocks Avenue, Hilton, NY, United StatesFor 119 years, adults have counted birds every winter as part of the annual Christmas Bird Count, and now it’s time for kids to join the fun! The Christmas Bird Count for Kids is a family-friendly bird-watching event that builds bird identification skills and contributes to scientific bird count data.
