Iroquois National Wildlife Refuge Field Trip – Registration Open Sept 20
We’ll look for migrant ducks and various passerines in this “get to know Iroquois in autumn” trip.
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Iroquois National Wildlife Refuge Iroquois National Wildlife Refuge, NY, United States
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Whiting Road Nature Preserve – Registration Opens Sept. 26!
Whiting Road Preserve 403 Whiting Road, Webster, NY, United StatesThis preserve includes about 240 acres of land that is made up of a variety of birding habitats. This results in decent birding lists throughout the year. The trails are well marked and maintained.
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October Meeting via Zoom!: Gary Lee – “Birds that have Moved North with Climate Change, and Boreal Birds that have Gone Off the Radar During the Same Time”
Gary N. Lee, a former forest ranger and long-time resident birder from Inlet, NY, in the Adirondacks, will present on “Birds that have moved north with climate change, and boreal birds that have gone off the radar during the same time.” –Just in time for some fall birding!
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Hamlin Beach State Park Field Trip – Cancelled
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.
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Batavia Wastewater Treatment Plant Field Trip – Cancelled
Batavia Wastewater Treatment Plant 9 Treadeasy Ave, Batavia, NY, United StatesWhy a wastewater treatment plant? Open water and a great location mean that this spot appears regularly on the fall birding mailing lists.
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Durand Eastman Park Field Trip – Registration Open Oct 24
Durand Eastman Park Lakeshore Boulevard, Rochester, NY, United StatesWaxwings, winter finches, and lingering migrants are possible. We may visit Irondequoit Bay to look for waterfowl.
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Niagara River Field Trip – Cancelled
Niagara River Old Fort Niagara, Youngstown, NY, United StatesJoin us on our birding venture along the Niagara River in both the US and Canada. We will start at Lake Ontario and work our way south to the Falls. Our focus will be on waterfowl and gulls, including Bonaparte’s Gull and Little Gull, with possible late migrating Common Tern, with additional stops for Red-headed Woodpecker, Black Vulture and late migrating passerines.
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November Meeting via Zoom!: Rick Wright – “A Field Guide to the Toucans of Europe “
Join Rick Wright for an amusing and richly illustrated tour through the earliest literature of the toucans, aracaris, and other big-nosed birds of the American tropics.
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Conesus Lake Area Field Trip – Registration Opens Nov. 28
Conesus Lake Area Vitale Park, Big Tree Road, NY, United StatesWe’ll be looking for Tundra Swans, Canvasback, Redhead and other waterfowl.
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Beginner Trip: Nations Road – Registration Opens Nov 29!
Nations Road 2658-2682 Nations Rd, Avon, NY, United StatesSharpen your skills on wintering hawks and Short-eared Owls. Other wintering birds such as Horned Larks, Snow Buntings, and Lapland Longspurs are often present.
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December Meeting via Zoom!: Ken Rosenberg – “3 Billion Birds Lost: The Disappearance of North American Birds and What We Can Do About It”
In 2019, a landmark publication in Science documented the loss of 3 billion birds from the North American avifauna over the past 50 years. Lead author Ken Rosenberg will describe the scientific results of this study, the unprecedented attention it received in the media and the public, and efforts over the past year to respond to this loss and bring back the birds.
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Rochester Christmas Bird Count – Sunday, December 20th, 2020
Join us for the 121th Christmas Bird Count of the National Audubon Society and the 117th Rochester CBC. If you cannot bird in the field, watch your feeder and phone results to the area leader.
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