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  • Young Birder Event: Hamlin Beach Lakewatch

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

    Dust off your scopes, because this month we're going on a lakewatch! Join us as we work with local expert Andy Guthrie to find migrating waterfowl, gulls, and passerines at Hamlin Beach State Park.

  • Iroquois National Wildlife Refuge Field Trip

    Iroquois National Wildlife Refuge Iroquois National Wildlife Refuge, NY, United States

    We’ll look for migrant ducks, owls, and various passerines in this “Get to Know Iroquois in Autumn” trip.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • November: Andrea Patterson – “A Bird in the Hand”

    The Clover Center of the Arts and Spirituality/The Baptist Temple 1101 Clover Street, Rochester, NY, United States

    Come hear Andrea Patterson, President, Education Director and Newsletter Editor for BBBO, talk about the joyful moments, surprising revelations, and occasional heartbreak of birding in the hand.

  • 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.

  • Young Birder Field Trip: Durand Eastman Park

    This month we'll start by taking a walk through Durand Eastman Park. We'll likely see a mix of common winter passerines like woodpeckers, robins, chickadees, titmice, Cedar Waxwings, finches and cardinals, but with a little luck they'll be supplemented by something special.

  • Afternoon Owl Trek Field Trip

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

    By the day after Thanksgiving, wintering owls may have returned to the area while our resident owls remain close to their home turf. We’ll be looking for Eastern Screech-, Great Horned, Snowy and Short-eared Owl primarily in this trip that may involve driving between counties to get to where the owls are!

  • 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.

  • Christmas Bird Count for Kids – Saturday, December 9th, 2017

    Mendon Ponds West (Wild Wings Parking Lot - Pond Road) 27 Pond Road, Honeoye Falls, NY, United States

    For 117 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.

  • 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.