Four Mile Creek Preserve, Webster, NY Field Trip
Four Mile Creek Preserve Phillips & Lake Road, Webster, NY, United StatesWe will look for early spring migrants along the hiking trails.
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Camp Beechwood and Olga Fleisher Wildlife Preserve Field Trip
Beechwood State Park Campground, Sodus, NY, United StatesThis park on the shoreline of Lake Ontario in Wayne County should attract warblers, vireos, thrushes, and other migrants and also boasts a robust Bank Swallow colony.
Cobbs Hill Park Field Trip
Cobbs Hill Park Culver Road and Norris Drive, Rochester, NY, United StatesWith spring in full swing, come to one of Rochester's best kept birding secrets: Cobbs Hill Park's Washington Grove. Colorful warblers and other spring migrants arrive in masses to this urban oasis of tall stately trees.
Thousand Acre Swamp Field Trip
Thousand Acre Swamp Jackson Road and Penfield Center Road, Penfield, NY, United StatesThis 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.
Taylor Marsh Field Trip
Taylor Marsh Allens Hill Road & Nighan Hill Road, Honeoye, NY, United StatesTaylor Marsh is a preserve owned by the Bergen Swamp Preservation Society, in Ontario County north of Honeoye Lake. It is best known for marsh birds, including both local bittern and both local rail species.
Ontario Pathways Field Trip
Ontario Pathways 2011-2077 New York 96, Clifton Springs, NY, United StatesIn a joint venture with the Eaton Birding Society, we'll look for warblers and other spring migrants along this level, rails-to-trails pathway in Ontario County. This well-maintained trail is an established favorite for wildlife viewing and scenic views.
May: Suan Hsi Yong – “Who goes there? Birding with Infrared Thermography”
The Clover Center of the Arts and Spirituality/The Baptist Temple 1101 Clover Street, Rochester, NY, United StatesInfrared Thermography allows one to see the temperature of everyday objects. It can highlight warm objects against a cooler background, making it a great tool for finding birds and other warm-blooded animals.
Manitou Beach Preserve Field Trip
Manitou Beach Preserve Manitou Beach Preserve, Manitou Beach Rd, Hilton, NY, United StatesOur trip to the lakeside treasure should rack up good numbers of warblers, flycatchers, and other spring arrivals. Owned by the Genesee Land Trust, Manitou Beach consists of 5 acres of field and hedgerow, shrub and cattail wetlands extending into Braddock Bay.
Amy’s Pond & Woodsmith — Genesee Land Trust Conservation Easements Field Trip
Amy's Ponds - Genesee Land Trust and Conservation Easements 484 Lake Road, Ontario, NY, United StatesThis is a field trip to the private property of Janet Smith for spring migrants, early nesters, and waterfowl. Two adjacent easements make up 187 acres that include two large ponds, mature woodland, and open fields all within 0.5 mi. of Lake Ontario.
Oatka Creek Park Field Trip
Oatka Creek Park Quaker Road & Union Street, Garbutt, NY, United StatesWoods and meadow provide great habitat for nesting species such as Indigo Bunting, Eastern Towhee, Blue-winged Warbler, and Field Sparrow.
Lucien Morin Park (formerly Ellison Park Wetlands) Field Trip
Lucien Morin Park 1135 Empire Boulevard, Webster, NY, United StatesWe will meet at 8:30 a.m. in the Lucien Morin Parking lot off Empire Blvd. in Penfield. The parking lot is on the south side of Empire Blvd. just east of the bridge over Irondequoit Creek at the south end of Irondequoit Bay.
Powder Mills Park & BANC Sanctuary (Joint Field Trip with Burroughs Audubon Nature Club)
Powder Mills Park 199 Park Road, Pittsford, NY, United StatesOn the east-side, Powder Mills Park is a mature woodland park that can be productive for many species of late migrating or nesting warblers and other songbirds; Blue-winged Warbler, Baltimore Oriole, Rose-breasted Grosbeak, and Scarlet Tanager have all nested there.
