Hamlin Beach State Park Field Trip
Starting at Hamlin Beach State Park we will be looking for migrating waterfowl. We will move to Braddock Bay Hawk Watch in hopes of spotting Rough-legged and Red-shouldered Hawk and eagles.
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Lake Shore Marshes East Wildlife Management Area Field Trip
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 Sparrow.
Durand Eastman Park & Lakeshore Field Trip
Irondequoit Bay Outlet 5000 Culver Road, Rochester, NY, United StatesWe'll begin the morning at Irondequoit Bay Outlet looking for migrant waterfowl and gulls. After a thorough search we will move on to Durand Eastman Park for early migrants or lingering winter visitors.
Beginner Trip: Owl Woods & Hawk Watch Site
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 Owl generally put in an appearance, too, although they’re quite shy and great at hiding.
Marie Read: Birds of the Mono Lake Basin
Brighton Town Hall 2300 Elmwood Avenue, Brighton, NY, United StatesNationally known bird photographer, Marie Read, takes us on a journey exploring the birdlife of the Mono Lake Basin. Marie’s stunning photography, featured in her recently released book Sierra Wings: Birds of the Mono Lake Basin, reveals the fascinating lives of the birds that breed or migrate through this spectacular birding hotspot.
Owl Woods Woodcock Courtship Flight Field Trip
Owl Woods 349 Manitou Beach Road, Rochester, NY, United StatesAn 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 (HANA) Field Trip
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.
Four Mile Creek Preserve, Webster, NY Field Trip
Four Mile Creek Preserve Phillips & Lake Road, Webster, NY, United StatesThis is our first field trip to this new preserve. We will look for early spring migrants along the hiking trails.
Braddock Bay Hawk Lookout Field Trip
Braddock Bay Park 199 East Manitou Road, Greece, NY, United StatesWe'll be looking 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 StatesLooking for spring migrants and lovely flora. This walk would be gorgeous even without the birds, but it does have birds in abundance!
Lucien Morin Park (formerly Ellison Wetlands) Field Trip
Lucien Morin Park 1135 Empire Boulevard, Webster, NY, United StatesThe park has trails through a mixture of habitats attractive to spring migrants. At the end to the trip we will look for the Bald Eagle nest on the Bay.
Beginner Trip: Lakeshore Warbler Hotspots
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.
