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***Cancelled*** May 14, 2020 Member Meeting

The Clover Center of the Arts and Spirituality/The Baptist Temple 1101 Clover Street, Rochester, NY, United States

The May 14, 2020 RBA Member meeting is CANCELLED.

***CANCELLED*** Powder Mills Park & BANC Sanctuary Joint Field Trip with Burroughs Audubon Nature Club

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. Baltimore Orioles, Rose-breasted Grosbeaks, Scarlet Tanagers, Pileated Woodpeckers and Red-tailed Hawks have all nested there in the past years.

***CANCELLED*** Manitou Beach Preserve Field Trip

Manitou Beach Preserve Manitou Beach Preserve, Manitou Beach Rd, Hilton, NY, United States

Our trip to this lakeside treasure should rack up good numbers of warblers, flycatchers, and other spring arrivals. Owned by the Genesee Land Trust, the Manitou Beach Preserve consists of 5 acres of field and hedgerow, shrub, and cattail wetlands extending into Braddock Bay.

***CANCELLED*** Oatka Creek Park Field Trip

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.

***CANCELLED*** Thousand Acre Swamp Field Trip

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

This easy 2.5 mile walk goes through a variety of habitats, resulting in a variety of breeding bird species and migrants. The habitats include swampy woods, drier woods, a marshy area, meadows, and a pond.

***CANCELLED*** Iroquois National Wildlife Refuge Field Trip

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

We will search for Prothonotary Warblers, Yellow-throated Vireos, Cerulean Warblers, and other nesting 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.

***CANCELLED*** Norway Road Field Trip

Norway Road Norway Road, Murray, NY, United States

This unassuming trip usually racks up one of the longest bird lists of the year. From nesting Cerulean Warbler to Purple Martin along the lake, this trip showcases roadside birding in spectacular fashion!

***CANCELLED*** Canadice Lake Field Trip

Canadice Lake Canadice Lake, NY, United States

We’ll go down the east side of the lake for a variety of nesting passerines, especially warblers and vireos.  Mostly we’ll drive and park along the road. 

***CANCELLED*** Letchworth State Park Field Trip

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 and Barred Owl. 

***CANCELLED*** Bergen Swamp Field Trip

Bergen Swamp Hessenthaller Road, Bergen, NY, United States

A trip to this unique place is by special permit from the Bergen Swamp Preservation Society and will feature nesting birds.  The mix of vegetation zones provides secluded nesting habitat for the usual western N.Y. species as well as those more characteristic of the Canadian zone such as Blue-headed Vireo, Hermit Thrush, Magnolia, Blackburnian, Black-and-white, Canada and Nashville Warblers. 

***CANCELLED*** Barnhart’s Camp and Keeney Swamp Field Trip

Shop 'n Save - Nunda 9045 State Route 408, Nunda, NY, United States

Travel throughout the diverse landscapes of Northern Allegany County, 20 minutes south of Letchworth State Park.  Grassland, woodland, pond and swampland species such as Prairie and Mourning Warblers, Eastern Bluebirds, Pied-billed Grebes, and maybe a bittern or two should be seen.  This trip generally goes all day so we can see as much as possible! 

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