***Cancelled*** May 14, 2020 Member Meeting
The Clover Center of the Arts and Spirituality/The Baptist Temple 1101 Clover Street, Rochester, NY, United StatesThe May 14, 2020 RBA Member meeting is CANCELLED.
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***CANCELLED*** Powder Mills Park & BANC Sanctuary Joint Field Trip with Burroughs Audubon Nature Club
Powder Mills Park 199 Park Road, Pittsford, NY, United StatesOn the east side, Powder Mills Park is a mature woodland park that can be productive for many species of late-migrating or nesting warblers and other songbirds. Baltimore Orioles, Rose-breasted Grosbeaks, Scarlet Tanagers, Pileated Woodpeckers and Red-tailed Hawks have all nested there in the past years.
***CANCELLED*** Manitou Beach Preserve Field Trip
Manitou Beach Preserve Manitou Beach Preserve, Manitou Beach Rd, Hilton, NY, United StatesOur trip to this lakeside treasure should rack up good numbers of warblers, flycatchers, and other spring arrivals. Owned by the Genesee Land Trust, the Manitou Beach Preserve consists of 5 acres of field and hedgerow, shrub, and cattail wetlands extending into Braddock Bay.
***CANCELLED*** Oatka Creek Park Field Trip
Oatka Creek Park Quaker Road & Union Street, Garbutt, NY, United StatesWoods and meadow provide great habitat for nesting species such as Indigo Bunting, Eastern Towhee, Blue-winged Warbler and Field Sparrow.
***CANCELLED*** Thousand Acre Swamp Field Trip
Thousand Acre Swamp Jackson Road and Penfield Center Road, Penfield, NY, United StatesThis easy 2.5 mile walk goes through a variety of habitats, resulting in a variety of breeding bird species and migrants. The habitats include swampy woods, drier woods, a marshy area, meadows, and a pond.
Virtual Backyard Birding Seminar – May 21 @ 7:00pm
Virtual Venue NYJoin the Rochester Birding Association for an Online Seminar this Thursday via Zoom. This month our topic will be Backyard Birds, and how to attract them to your yard.
***CANCELLED*** Iroquois National Wildlife Refuge Field Trip
Iroquois National Wildlife Refuge Iroquois National Wildlife Refuge, NY, United StatesWe will search for Prothonotary Warblers, Yellow-throated Vireos, Cerulean Warblers, and other nesting birds at this local natural treasure. We’ll drive to various spots in the refuge and take an easy walk along one of the very scenic trails.
***CANCELLED*** Norway Road Field Trip
Norway Road Norway Road, Murray, NY, United StatesThis unassuming trip usually racks up one of the longest bird lists of the year. From nesting Cerulean Warbler to Purple Martin along the lake, this trip showcases roadside birding in spectacular fashion!
***CANCELLED*** New!! Taylor Road – Headwaters of Irondequoit Creek
Taylor Road - Headwaters of Irondequoit Creek 66 Taylor Road, Honeoye Falls, NY, United StatesWe will walk the mowed grassy trails of the 65-acre property of RBA member Linda Roca.
***CANCELLED*** Canadice Lake Field Trip
Canadice Lake Canadice Lake, NY, United StatesWe’ll go down the east side of the lake for a variety of nesting passerines, especially warblers and vireos. Mostly we’ll drive and park along the road.
***CANCELLED*** Ganondagan State Historic Site State Park Field Trip
Ganondagan State Historic Site 1488 NY-444, Victor, NY, United StatesThis trip has generated large species lists due to the many habitat types we will travel through. We will start from the parking lot to the longhouse and the meadowlark field and then head down a wide trail through woods, shrubland, wetland to an overlook in grassland.
***CANCELLED*** Letchworth State Park Field Trip
Letchworth State Park Mt. Morris Dam Overlook, NY, United StatesThis trip frequently boasts more birds than any other RBA field trip. Of course, it gets an early start! We’ll look for birds not frequently seen on other trips, such as Acadian Flycatcher and Barred Owl.
