Oatka Creek Park Field Trip – Registration Opens May 10, 2022

Oatka Creek Park Quaker Road & Union Street, Garbutt, NY, United States

Woods and meadow provide great habitat for nesting species such as Indigo Bunting, Eastern Towhee, Blue-winged Warbler and Field Sparrow. This will cover about 3 miles of mostly flat trails.

Thousand Acre Swamp Field Trip – Registration Opens May 12, 2022

Thousand Acre Swamp Jackson Road and Penfield Center Road, Penfield, NY, United States

Thousand Acre Swamp is a preserve owned by the Nature Conservancy of Western New York. It has a bird checklist of 120 species. This level 2.5-mile walk on uneven, sometimes muddy trails, goes through varied habitats, resulting in a variety of breeding bird species and migrants.

Iroquois National Wildlife Refuge Field Trip – Registration Opens May 14, 2022

Iroquois National Wildlife Refuge Iroquois National Wildlife Refuge, NY, United States

We will search for Prothonotary Warblers, Yellow-throated Vireos, Cerulean Warblers, and other birds at this local natural treasure. We’ll drive to various spots in the refuge and take an easy walk along one of the very scenic trails.

Norway Road Field Trip – Registration Opens May 15, 2022

Norway Road Norway Road, Murray, NY, United States

This unassuming trip usually racks up a long bird list. From nesting Cerulean Warblers to Purple Martins along the lake. This trip showcases roadside birding in spectacular fashion!

Taylor Road – Headwaters of Irondequoit Creek – Registration Opens May 17, 2022

Taylor Road - Headwaters of Irondequoit Creek 66 Taylor Road, Honeoye Falls, NY, United States

We will walk the woods and mowed grassy trails of the 65-acre property of RBA member Linda Roca.  Hedgerows, fields, Irondequoit Creek, brushy habitat, and woods should be productive for thrushes, late warblers, and woodpeckers among others.

Birds and Brews @ Three Heads Brewing

Three Heads Brewing 186 Atlantic Avenue, Rochester, NY, United States

Birds & Brews is a casual evening for members to get together and share birding stories, compare travel destinations, and catch up all while having a pint of Rochester’s finest ale.  

New! Sandra L. Frankel Nature Park (Brickyard Trail) – Registration opens May 21, 2022

Sandra L. Frankel Nature Park (Brickyard Trail) 1239 Westfall Road, Rochester, NY, United States

The Brickyard Trail is a wide, flat, fine gravel, multi-use trail situated between Elmwood Avenue and Westfall Road in Brighton (across from the east end of Buckland Park). It contains woods at both ends and ponds and marsh in the middle, providing good bird habitat.

New! Wyoming County Fields and Forest Field Trip – Registration Opens May 22, 2022

New Compehner Farm 6340 Lagrange Rd, Wyoming, NY, United States

This is a great opportunity to explore an upland region of northeastern Wyoming County including New Compehner Farm (6340 LaGrange Road Wyoming, NY 14591). We will look for migrating and resident warblers, a variety of native sparrows, hopefully returning cliff swallows, both oriole species and open country birds, in a nice mixture of open fields and wooded habitats and bird friendly plantings.

Ganondagan State Historic Site State Park Field Trip – Registration Opens May 28, 2022

Ganondagan State Historic Site 1488 NY-444, Victor, NY, United States

This trip has generated large species lists due to the many habitat types we will travel through. We will start from the parking lot to the longhouse and walk wide mown or packed dirt trails through the meadowlark field and then head down through woods, shrub land, and wetland to an overlook in grassland.

Letchworth State Park Field Trip – Registration Opens May 29, 2022

Letchworth State Park Mt. Morris Dam Overlook, NY, United States

This trip frequently boasts more birds than any other RBA field trip. Of course, it gets an early start! We’ll look for birds not frequently seen on other trips, such as Acadian Flycatcher

Annual RBA Picnic @ Burroughs Audubon Nature Club – Rain or Shine!

Burroughs-Audubon Nature Club 301 Railroad Mills Road, Pittsford, NY, United States

Don't miss the Annual RBA Picnic, held at the Burroughs-Audubon Nature Club in Victor, New York! Rain or Shine! Contact Wanda Thistle to make reservations and reserve your spot!

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