Avon and Lima Rural Tour Field Trip

Nations Road 2658-2682 Nations Rd, Avon, NY, United States

We’ll search the Nations Road area, looking for Northern Shrike, hawks, Snow Bunting, and other birds of the fields and farmland in winter.

Lakeshore Plains West Field Trip

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

A driving tour of the farm fields and open lands to the west of Rochester, this trip will search for Snow Buntings, Lapland Longspurs, Northern Shrikes, and hawks in the plains and country roads of western Monroe and Orleans Counties.

***CANCELLED***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. 

Beginner Trip: Nations Road – Registration Opens Nov 29!

Nations Road 2658-2682 Nations Rd, Avon, NY, United States

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. 

Lakeshore Plains West Field Trip – Registration Opens January 24, 2021

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

A driving tour of the farm fields and open lands to the west of Rochester, this trip will search for Snow Buntings, Lapland Longspurs, Northern Shrikes, and hawks in the plains and country roads of western Monroe and Orleans Counties.

Beginner Trip: Nations Road – Registration Opens November 28, 2021

Nations Road 2658-2682 Nations Rd, Avon, NY, United States

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.

Lakeshore Plains West Field Trip – Registration Opens January 23, 2022

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

A driving tour of the farm fields and open lands to the west of Rochester, this trip will search for Horned Larks, Snow Buntings, Lapland Longspurs, Northern Shrikes, falcons (possible Merlin or Peregrine) and hawks (hoping for Rough Legged and Northern Harriers) in western Monroe and possibly into Orleans County.

Braddock Bay Hawk Lookout Field Trip – Registration Opens April 23, 2022

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

This trip is for the spring hawk flight and migrating songbirds. We will be working to identify distant raptors and meet some great new people, too! This requires a short walk across grass to the viewing platform.

Beginner Birder Trip – Nations Road

Nations Road 2658-2682 Nations Rd, Avon, NY, United States

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.

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