• Beginner Trip: Charlotte & Badgerow Park

    Charlotte / Ontario Beach Park Charlotte Park, 4800 Lake Avenue, Rochester, NY, United States

    We’ll be looking for shorebirds, warblers, and other fall migrants in Greece and environs. Badgerow Park is a small area that offers good vantage points along pleasant trails, with the occasional surprise rarity.

  • 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.

  • Sold out! Rochester Warbler Workshop: Finding & Identifying the Crown Jewels of Spring

    Lakeview Community Church 30 Long Pond Rd, Greece, NY, United States

    Join regional birding experts Kevin Griffith and Bob Marcotte for a Saturday workshop designed to enrich and enhance your experience with warblers this season. We’ll cover warbler identification, song, resources and conservation in the classroom. Participants are then invited to their choice of special field trips led by Kimberly Sucy and other talented Rochester birders throughout the month of May.

  • Amy’s Pond & Woodsmith Field Trip

    Amy's Ponds - Genesee Land Trust and Conservation Easements 484 Lake Road, Ontario, NY, United States

    A field trip to the private property of Janet Smith for spring migrants, early nesters, and waterfowl. Two adjacent easements make up 187 acres that include two large ponds, mature woodland, and open fields all within 0.5 mi. of Lake Ontario.

  • Camp Beechwood and Huckleberry Swamp Field Trip

    Beechwood State Park Campground, Sodus, NY, United States

    This park on the shoreline of Lake Ontario in Wayne County should attract warblers, vireos, thrushes, and other migrants and also boasts a robust Bank Swallow colony.

  • 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.

  • Island Cottage Woods, Firehouse, and Lake Shore Field Trip

    Island Cottage Woods Island Cottage Road & Edgemere Drive, Rochester, NY, United States

    West Side hotspots are highlighted in this multi-stop trip for migrants of various kinds: from warblers to snipe, we’ll show you where to look for spring birds on the west side. Will the Bobolink be back?

  • Powder Mills Park & the Auburn Trail Field Trip

    Powder Mills Park 199 Park Road, Pittsford, NY, United States

    On the east-side, Powder Mills Park is a mature woodland park that can be productive for many species of late migrating or nesting warblers and other songbirds; Blue-winged Warbler, Baltimore Oriole, Rose-breasted Grosbeak, and Scarlet Tanager have all nested there.