Quick, three beers! A Night of Birds and Brews with RBA
Three Heads Brewing 186 Atlantic Avenue, Rochester, NY, United StatesJoin Rochester Birding Association members on Wednesday, September 5th from 7:00-9:00 pm for Birds and Beers!
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Beginner Trip: Charlotte & Badgerow Park
Charlotte / Ontario Beach Park Charlotte Park, 4800 Lake Avenue, Rochester, NY, United StatesWe’ll be looking for shorebirds, warblers, and other fall migrants in Greece and environs. Badgerow Park is a small area that offers good vantage points along pleasant trails, with the occasional surprise rarity.
Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge Field Trip
Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge, Seneca Falls, NY, United StatesWe’ll be looking for migrating waterfowl and shorebirds. Bald Eagle and other migrants are likely.
September: Janet Allen – “Creating a Bird-Friendly Yard”
The Clover Center of the Arts and Spirituality/The Baptist Temple 1101 Clover Street, Rochester, NY, United StatesDo you enjoy watching birds in your yard? Learn some interesting facts about some favorite backyard birds and how to provide food, water, cover, and places for them to raise their young.
Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge Field Trip
Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge, Seneca Falls, NY, United StatesWe’ll be looking for waterfowl and migrating shorebirds.
Ganondagan State Historic Site
Ganondagan State Historic Site 1488 NY-444, Victor, NY, United StatesWe'll start near the longhouse and the meadowlark field and then head down a wide trail through the woods, shrub land, wetland, and to an overlook in grassland. The round trip is 1.5 miles and is suitable for most.
New York State Ornithological Association 71st Annual Meeting – 2018
RIT Inn and Conference Center 5257 West Henrietta Road, Henrietta, NY, United StatesThe 71st annual meeting of the New York State Ornithological Association (NYSOA) will be held October 5 – 7, 2018 in Henrietta, New York. This meeting will be hosted by the Burroughs Audubon Nature Club (BANC) and the Rochester Birding Association (RBA).
October: Kyle Horton – “Using Radar to Quantify and Forecast Migratory Patterns”
The Clover Center of the Arts and Spirituality/The Baptist Temple 1101 Clover Street, Rochester, NY, United StatesThe notion of hundreds of millions, if not billions, of migratory birds passing in and out of broad geographic areas is of considerable public and ecological interest – and of conservation concern. Capturing and quantify these large-scale movements has remained a principle challenge.
Iroquois National Wildlife Refuge Field Trip
Iroquois National Wildlife Refuge Iroquois National Wildlife Refuge, NY, United StatesWe’ll look for migrant ducks, owls, and various passerines in this “Get to Know Iroquois in Autumn” trip.
Hamlin Beach State Park Field Trip
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.
Batavia Wastewater Treatment Plant Field Trip
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.
November: Kevin McGowan – “Think Like a Bird: How to Understand Bird Behavior”
The Clover Center of the Arts and Spirituality/The Baptist Temple 1101 Clover Street, Rochester, NY, United StatesBirds are fascinating to watch, and not just because they are beautiful. Did you ever see a bird do something funny and ask yourself, “Now why did that bird do that?”
