Beginner Birder Trip: Mendon Ponds Park Songbird Trail
Mendon Ponds Park 95 Douglas Road, Honeoye Falls, NY, United StatesThis trip will be a leisurely winter walk featuring some very close looks at our winter passerines!
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Avon and Lima Rural Tour Field Trip
Nations Road 2658-2682 Nations Rd, Avon, NY, United StatesWe’ll search the Nations Road area, looking for Northern Shrike, hawks, Snow Bunting, and other birds of the fields and farmland in winter.
Birds and Brews @ Mortalis Brewing Company
Mortalis Brewing Company 5660 Tec Drive, Avon, NY, United StatesJoin the Rochester Birding Association for the first Birds and Brews of 2020! The first event of the year will coincide with the Nations Rd birding trip on Saturday, January 25th.
Lakeshore Plains West Field Trip
Braddock Bay Park 199 East Manitou Road, Greece, NY, United StatesA driving tour of the farm fields and open lands to the west of Rochester, this trip will search for Snow Buntings, Lapland Longspurs, Northern Shrikes, and hawks in the plains and country roads of western Monroe and Orleans Counties.
February Meeting: RBA Member Night Presentations
The Clover Center of the Arts and Spirituality/The Baptist Temple 1101 Clover Street, Rochester, NY, United StatesWe enjoyed some wonderful presentations at the Annual Dinner in early January. But since there's never enough time to include everyone, we continue with more presentations this month. Come see what else your fellow birders have been up to!
Winter Waterfowl and Other Possibilities
Irondequoit Bay Outlet 5000 Culver Road, Rochester, NY, United StatesWe will look for Long-tailed Ducks, mergansers, scaup and others that may be present. We will then drive over to Summerville and Charlotte to see what is in the river.
Birds and Brews @ Bill Gray’s Seabreeze Taproom
Bill Gray's Seabreeze Tap Room 4870 Culver Road, Rochester, NY, United StatesFebruary's Birds & Brews will take place after the Winter Waterfowl Tour on Sunday, February 16th. Meet at 12 noon at at Bill Gray's Tap Room. All are welcome!
March Meeting: Christina Hoh, NYSDEC Biologist, Avon NY – “Monitoring New York’s Winter Raptors”
The Clover Center of the Arts and Spirituality/The Baptist Temple 1101 Clover Street, Rochester, NY, United StatesDear RBA members. Our meeting tonight at 7:30 at the Baptist Temple, 1100 Clover Street, Rochester, will go on as planned. Your health and well-being are our concern. Please consider the following: If you are not feeling well, please stay home. If it has been less than 14 days since returning from a trip where the corona virus has been active, please stay home.
Lake Shore Marshes East Wildlife Management Area Field Trip
Lakeshore Marshes East Wildlife Management Area Broadway Road, North Wolcott, NY, United StatesThis 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.
CANCELLED ** Birds and Brews @ Sager Beer Works
Sager Beer Works 46 Sager Drive, Suite E, Rochester, NY, United StatesJoin the Rochester Birding Association for Birds & Brews this March!
CANCELLED ** Beginner Birder Trip: Owl Woods & Hawk Watch Site
Owl Woods 349 Manitou Beach Road, Rochester, NY, United StatesWe’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.
***CANCELLED***April Meeting: Jean Iron – “The Nature of Arctic Birds “
The Clover Center of the Arts and Spirituality/The Baptist Temple 1101 Clover Street, Rochester, NY, United StatesArctic birds have a special attraction for birders and are amongst our most sought-after species. In this presentation, Jean will take us north to look at birds whose exceptional endurance and lifestyle are determined by the relentless forces of nature.
