***CANCELLED*** Oatka Creek Park Field Trip
Woods and meadow provide great habitat for nesting species such as Indigo Bunting, Eastern Towhee, Blue-winged Warbler and Field Sparrow.
Woods and meadow provide great habitat for nesting species such as Indigo Bunting, Eastern Towhee, Blue-winged Warbler and Field Sparrow.
This 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.
Join 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.
We 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.
This 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!
We will walk the mowed grassy trails of the 65-acre property of RBA member Linda Roca.
We’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.
This 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.
This 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.
We will look for nesting bluebirds, Grasshopper and Vesper Sparrows as well as Eastern Meadowlarks, Bobolinks, and woodpeckers.
We'll be looking for breeding birds across a wide variety of habitats. Come learn about the 3rd New York State Breeding Bird Atlas and how to go atlassing and contribute data.
A trip to this unique place is by special permit from the Bergen Swamp Preservation Society and will feature nesting birds. The mix of vegetation zones provides secluded nesting habitat for the usual western N.Y. species as well as those more characteristic of the Canadian zone such as Blue-headed Vireo, Hermit Thrush, Magnolia, Blackburnian, Black-and-white, Canada and Nashville Warblers.