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  • April: Fred Stoss – “Climate Change: Is It All for the Birds, or What?”

    The Clover Center of the Arts and Spirituality/The Baptist Temple 1101 Clover Street, Rochester, NY, United States

    Climate Change: Is It All for the Birds, or What? Come find out at the RBA monthly meeting on Thursday, April 12 at 7:00 pm at the Clover Center. Fred Stoss, a local scientist and librarian with more than 35 years of experience in dealing with issues of climate change, and who trained under Al Gore’s “The Climate Project” will present.

  • Owl Woods (“Pear Orchard”) Woodcock Courtship Flight Field Trip

    Owl Woods 349 Manitou Beach Road, Rochester, NY, United States

    This 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 zig-zagging noisy frenzy only to start the cycle anew.

  • Trails at High Acres Nature Area (Perinton Ponds Area) Field Trip

    High Acres Nature Area (HANA) 425 Perinton Parkway, Fairport, NY, United States

    Over 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.

  • Braddock Bay Hawk Lookout Field Trip

    Braddock Bay Park 199 East Manitou Road, Greece, NY, United States

    This trip is for the spring hawk flight and migrating songbirds. This is a joint trip with the Buffalo Ornithological Society.

  • Highland Park Field Trip

    Highland Park Reservoir Avenue, Rochester, NY, United States

    We'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!

  • Beginner Birder Trip: Lakeshore Warbler Hotspots

    Lakeshore Warbler Hotspots 30 Long Pond Road, Greece, NY, United States

    Learn the basics of identifying our most colorful migrants on this trip, which will stop at several areas where these birds tend to congregate in spring.

  • Cobbs Hill Park Field Trip

    Cobbs Hill Park Culver Road and Norris Drive, Rochester, NY, United States

    With 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 States

    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.

  • Taylor Marsh Field Trip

    Taylor Marsh Allens Hill Road & Nighan Hill Road, Honeoye, NY, United States

    Taylor 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 States

    In 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.