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SUMMARY:Beginner Birder Trip – Nations Road
DESCRIPTION:Sharpen your skills on wintering hawks and Short-eared Owls. Other wintering birds such as Horned Larks\, Snow Buntings\, and Lapland Longspurs are often present. This trip is a combination of driving and viewing at stops along roads. Length about .5 mile walking along the road. Restroom facilities are available at Tops. \nMeet at 2:00 p.m. at the Tops Plaza in Avon on Routes 5 and 20\, 2 miles west of I-390. The roads in this area are narrow and busy. Please plan to carpool from Tops\, as the number of cars allowed will be limited to ten. Bring binoculars\, dress warmly and in layers. Spotting scopes and FRS radios would be very useful. \nLeader: John Boettcher 585-671-9639 and co-leaders Niki Banke 585-317-3751 and Robert Crandall 585-278-3455 \nNote: This is a field trip for beginners. New birders should feel free to join these trips regardless of experience level: bring binoculars if you have them. The pace & focus of Beginner Trips may not be satisfying for experienced birders. Our Beginner Trips focus on teaching identification skills\, learning new habitats\, and answering questions. Experienced birders are welcome but may be pressed into service as educators \n  \nRBA Field Trip Guidelines \nAll field trips go rain/snow or shine unless there is a travel advisory issued. Trips run approximately 2 to 4 hours. Bring binoculars. Wear weather appropriate clothing and sturdy shoes. Please arrive at the designated meeting location 10 minutes before the start time of the trip. Colds\, flu\, and COVID are still around–if you’re not feeling well\, please stay home. Please carpool when possible! \nWaive and Release from Liability: By participating in this field trip you acknowledge that you assume all risks and hazards incidental to the activities of the event. You further release\, absolve\, hold harmless\, defend and indemnify the Rochester Birding Association\, Inc. and all individually named organizers\, leaders\, and participants of the event. In case of injury\, you hereby waive all claims against all organizers\, leaders\, and participants. \nPhoto/Video Waiver: If you do not consent to have your image used by the RBA in the manner next described\, upon arrival at the trip\, please write “no photo” after your name on the sign-in Field Trip Roster. Otherwise\, by attending this field trip you hereby grant permission to the Rochester Birding Association to take and publish photos or videos of you in connection with the event listed above\, with or without your name\, and for any lawful purpose including\, for example\, such purposes as publicity\, illustration\, advertising\, and web content.
URL:https://rochesterbirding.org/event/beginner-birder-trip-nations-road-4/
LOCATION:Nations Road\, 2658-2682 Nations Rd\, Avon\, NY\, 14414\, United States
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SUMMARY:December:  Roger J. Masse\, Ph.D. - "Young Forest Bird Conservation"
DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, December 10\, 2026\n – Roger J. Masse\, Ph.D.\n\n\nDuring this seminar\, Roger will be discussing issues related to young forest bird conservation in the Northeast\, USA.  Young forest bird conservation has been the focus of many recent initiatives across New York and the broader Northeast.  Populations of these species\, such as Eastern towhee\, blue-winged warbler\, and American woodcock require active habitat management to thrive on contemporary landscapes.  During his presentation\, Roger will outline historical forest change in the Northeast\, discuss why young forests are important\, overview examples of young forest initiatives\, and summarize the types of species that benefit from young forest management.\n\n\n\nBiography: \n\n\nDr. Roger J. Masse is a broadly-trained wildlife biologist with particular interests in undergraduate education\, wildlife habitat use and management\, and birds.  He earned a BS in Wildlife Biology from University of Vermont\, a MS in Natural Resources from Delaware State University\, and a PhD in Environmental Science from University of Rhode Island.  A common theme throughout his formal training was an interest in studying birds.  In Vermont\, he worked with grassland songbirds during an undergraduate research experience; in Delaware\, he studied wood thrush populations and other forest-breeding birds; in Rhode Island\, he studied habitat use and behavior of American woodcock and other young forest birds.  Roger currently works as an associate professor of wildlife management at SUNY Cobleskill where he provides his students with hands-on experience related to wildlife studies including songbird and American woodcock capture\, measurement\, and banding among other topics.\n\n\n\n\nLook for the Zoom link in your email a few days prior to the meeting. The Zoom Room will open at 6:45 PM.  Don’t wait until the last minute to sign on\, you might be left out!
URL:https://rochesterbirding.org/event/december-roger-j-masse-ph-d-young-forest-bird-conservation/
LOCATION:Asbury First Methodist Church\, 1050 East Avenue\, Rochester\, NY\, 14607\, United States
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