Hamlin Beach State Park Field Trip
We will gather at Braddock Bay Park and drive to Hamlin Beach State Park where we will be looking for migrating waterfowl as we work our way back east.
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Hamlin Beach State Park 1 Camp Hill Road, Hamlin, NY, United States
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March: Greg Lawrence – “Restoring Wetlands for Birds: An overview of ongoing wetland restoration projects in the Braddock Bay WMA and how they’ll impact bird communities”
The Clover Center of the Arts and Spirituality/The Baptist Temple 1101 Clover Street, Rochester, NY, United StatesThe Braddock Bay Wildlife Management Area (WMA) includes a series of large barrier beach wetlands on the south shore of Lake Ontario, just northwest of Rochester. A combination of lake-level regulation, introduction of invasive species, increased development on adjacent land, pollution, and other factors led to degradation of these coastal wetlands over the last 100 years.
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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.
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RBA Young Birder Event: Field Notes with the Careys
Private Home Call Andrea Patterson (Cell 585-490-5361) for the address, Rochester, NY, United StatesThe Careys live on the Ganargua Creek in Farmington, and their backyard is a fantastic woodlot filled with wintering birds.
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Birds and Brews @ Sager Beer Works
Sager Beer Works 46 Sager Drive, Suite E, Rochester, NY, United StatesWhat do you do when the birding day is done? You get together and talk about birding!
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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.
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April: Luke DeGroote – “Clear and present danger: Bird-window collisions”
The Clover Center of the Arts and Spirituality/The Baptist Temple 1101 Clover Street, Rochester, NY, United StatesSmack! That's the sound of a bird hitting a window—and you've probably heard it often. Collisions with windows cause millions of bird fatalities every year. But now there's new hope for birds thanks to scientists at Powdermill Nature Reserve.
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Owl Woods (“Pear Orchard”) Woodcock Courtship Flight Field Trip
Owl Woods 349 Manitou Beach Road, Rochester, NY, United StatesThis will be an evening trip for woodcock courtship flight. If you’ve never seen this spectacle, prepare to be amazed: birds call noisily from the ground in grassy fields before spiraling rapidly up high, descending back down in a zig-zagging noisy frenzy only to start the cycle anew.
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High Acres Nature Area Field Trip
High Acres Nature Area (HANA) 425 Perinton Parkway, Fairport, NY, United StatesOver 130 bird species have been observed at HANA including more than 70 that nest in the diverse habitats found there. During this field trip we expect to see at least 40 species returning to nest or on their way to northern nesting grounds.
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Highland Park Field Trip
Highland Park Reservoir Avenue, Rochester, NY, United StatesWe'll be looking for spring migrants and lovely flora. This walk would be gorgeous even without the birds, but it does have birds in abundance!
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Beginner Birder Trip: Lakeshore Warbler Hotspots
Lakeshore Warbler Hotspots 30 Long Pond Road, Greece, NY, United StatesThe shoreline of Lake Ontario is a haven for migrating warblers and other passerines. We’ll look for those early warblers, such as Palm and Yellow-rumped Warblers, to whet our appetites for the weeks to come.
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RBA Young Birder Event: Owl Woods & North Marina
Owl Woods 349 Manitou Beach Road, Rochester, NY, United StatesApril is a great time for migrating raptors and passerines, and we’ll take advantage of the timing by taking a walk through the Owl Woods.
