Winter Waterfowl and Other Possibilities – Registration Opens February 7, 2021
We 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.
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Irondequoit Bay Outlet 5000 Culver Road, Rochester, NY, United States
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March Meeting via Zoom!: Matt Young – “From Finches to FiRN (the Finch Research Network)”
Many area birders have been fortunate and delighted to observe Common Redpolls, as well as a sprinkling of other winter finches this season; colorful visitors from the North.
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Lake Shore Marshes East Wildlife Management Area Field Trip – Registration Opens March 6, 2021
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 Sparrows.
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Beginner Birder Trip: Owl Woods & Hawk Watch Site – Registration Opens March 20, 2021
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 Owls generally put in an appearance, too, although they’re quite shy and great at hiding.
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April Meeting via Zoom!: Alicia Rae Brunner, Cornell University – “Findings on Migratory Bird Behavior Under a Changing Climate”
Alicia Rae Brunner will first talk about her Masters project, in which she studied Swainson's Warbler winter ecology in Jamaica and demonstrated how individuals modified their space use in response to rainfall change throughout the nonbreeding season.
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Woodcock Courtship Flight at Braddock Bay Bird Observatory Field Trip – Registration Opens April 2, 2021
Braddock Bay Bird Observatory 10 Braddocks Avenue, Hilton, 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 zigzagging noisy frenzy, only to start the cycle anew. An amazing sight!
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High Acres Nature Area Field Trip – Registration Opens April 10, 2021
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 – Registration Opens April 14, 2021
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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Braddock Bay Hawk Lookout Field Trip – Registration Opens April 18, 2021
Braddock Bay Park 199 East Manitou Road, Greece, NY, United StatesThis trip is for the spring hawk flight and migrating songbirds. This is a joint trip with the Buffalo Ornithological Society.
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Taylor Marsh Field Trip – Registration Opens April 24, 2021
Taylor Marsh Allens Hill Road & Nighan Hill Road, Honeoye, NY, United StatesTaylor Marsh is a preserve owned by the Bergen Swamp Preservation Society and located in Ontario County north of Honeoye Lake. It is best known for marsh birds, including both local bittern and Virginia Rail. However, the star attraction is the 2-3 Sandhill Cranes that have been present in this area all year around for many years.
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Four Mile Creek Preserve, Webster, NY Field Trip – Registration Opens April 25, 2021
Four Mile Creek Preserve Phillips & Lake Road, Webster, NY, United StatesWe will look for spring migrants along the approximately 2 to 3 miles of gently rolling hiking trails. The trails will most likely be muddy, so appropriate footwear is recommended.
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Camp Beechwood and Olga Fleisher Wildlife Preserve Field Trip – Registration Opens April 27, 2021
Beechwood State Park Campground, Sodus, NY, United StatesCamp Beechwood is on the shoreline of Lake Ontario in Wayne County and should attract warblers, vireos, thrushes and other migrants. It also boasts a robust Bank Swallow colony.
