New York State Ornithological Association


For the birders and birds of the Empire State   

Calendar of EventsLast Updated  4/18/08
Annual MeetingCurrent Field Trips 4/18 Past Field TripsOther Events
 
Annual Meeting

One of the most popular events on the NY birder's calendar. Held at a different location in New York State each year, it is an opportunity for birders from all over the state to meet, exchange ideas, socialize, and bird together. The annual business meeting, a papers session, identification workshops, and a banquet with a prominent speaker are part of the event. And, yes, some great field trips!

The 59th Annual Meeting was hosted by the Delaware-Otsego Audubon Society the weekend of September 29 - October 1, 2006 at the Morris Hall Conference Center of SUNY at Oneonta, NY.

Looking ahead:   

    
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The 61st Annual Meeting will be hosted by the Rochester Birding Association the weekend of September 19-21, 2008 at the Marriott Rochester Airport in Rochester, NY.  The featured speaker will be Peter Harrison, author of over a dozen books including Seabirds:  An Identification Guide.  More information will be posted as it becomes available.

Read reports and view photos taken at these Annual Meetings:   

    
2007 - Batavia   ADDED 11/18/2007
    
2006 - Oneonta SPACERLillian Stoner Award Recipient Brian Glidden's Report
    
2005 - Albany
    
2004 - Ithaca
    
2003 - Chautauqua
    
2002 - Owego

Read the Minutes of these Annual Meetings:

    
59th Annual Meeting, 2006
    
58th Annual Meeting, 2005
    
57th Annual Meeting, 2004  
    
56th Annual Meeting, 2003  
    
55th Annual Meeting, 2002
 
54th Annual Meeting, 2001

Field Trips   4/17/08

Local Club/Organization Field Trips

As a service to members of NYSOA, we publish some of the scheduled field trips of our member clubs/organizations. The intent is to inform all NYSOA members about availability of trips to a variety of good birding areas within New York State. This will allow interested people to participate in field trips with birders who are knowledgeable about an area and the birds likely to be present. It is important for anyone interested in participating in a field trip with a group that you check the sponsoring club/organization's website using the link provided to confirm date/time and to find information about availability, any cost, restrictions, etc.

Note:  Many member clubs/organizations around the state offer exciting field trips regularly, and we can list only a few of them.  For information on additional trips in the areas that interest you, take a look at our Member Clubs/Organizations page, where you will find a map of New York State and a list of bird clubs/organizations in each region, along with contact information and links to individual club/organization websites.

Boreal Owl, Amherst Island, Ont by Gary Zylkuski

 
Member clubs/organizations that would like NYSOA to announce a field trip in NY Birders and on this website, please contact the well in advance of the trip so that the announcement can be included with adequate notice.
 

Date
Location / Description
For More Information
Apr. 20, 2008
Sunday
Braddock Bay Hawk Lookout
This trip combines birders from the Buffalo Ornithological Society and the Rochester Birding Association for observing the spring hawk flight along the south shore of Lake Ontario. Migrating songbirds are also an attraction.
Leaders: Bob Spahn (585-671-5690) and Mike Zebahazy
May 3, 2008
Saturday
Jamaica Bay National Wildlife Refuge
The Huntington Audubon Society and the Volunteers For Wildlife will join to visit Jamaica Bay, internationally known as a premier birding spot in the United States. Leader: Stella Miller (516-695-0763)

Huntington Audubon Society
&
Volunteers for Wildlife

May 11, 2008
Sunday

Central Park
The Great South Bay Audubon Society will lead a trip to New York City’s famous spring birding scene—Central Park. Leader: Peter Murphy Contact: Great South Bay Audubon Society (631-563-7716)

May 24, 2008
Saturday

Bashakill Wildlife Management Area
Ralph T. Waterman Bird Club will visit this prime wetland complex in Sullivan County for late spring migrants and resident birds. Leaders: Ken and Carol Fredericks (845-452-7619)
May 24, 2008
Saturday

Vanderwhacker Mt. Trail Wetlands
Three-quarters of a mile hike on the trail to Vanderwhacker Mountain in Essex County will lead to a wetlands created by beaver. Expected birds include: Olive-sided Flycatcher, Canada Warbler, Rusty Blackbird, and Lincoln’s Sparrow. This is a joint trip of the High Peaks Audubon Society/Saint Lawrence Audubon Society and the Laurentian Chapter of the Adirondack Mountain Club. Leader: Joan Collins (315-261-4246)

High Peaks Audubon Society
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St. Lawrence Audubon Society
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Laurentian Chapter of the Adirondack Mountain Club

June 7, 2008
Saturday
Garden City Bird Sanctuary, 8am
From a neglected and trash filled stormwater basin, a protected nine acre nature preserve is flourishing. Please join us for a stroll around this beautiful sanctuary.  Information:  516-695-0763  Directions:  from the east:  Jericho Turnpike West.  Make left onto Denton Avenue South in Garden City.  Denton becomes Tanners Pond Road.  Look for sign for sanctuary on right.  Park on street.  Coming from the west, make right onto Denton.

Huntington Audubon Society

June 14, 2008
Saturday
Slide Mountain
June 14, 2008 A hike up the Catskills’ highest peak in Ulster County will search for Mourning Warbler and Bicknell’s Thrush among other things. This hike sponsored by the Edgar A. Mearns Bird Club. Leader: Christine Guarino (845-798-8314)
Edgar A. Mearns Bird Club

  Read about past field trips (and see some photos, too!)                      

 

Other Events  

New York State Breeding Bird Atlas Exhibit, October 3, 2008 through May 2009, New York State Museum.  An exhibit on New York’s Breeding Bird Atlas project is scheduled to open at the New York State Museum on October 3, 2008. The exhibit will include information on the usefulness of atlases, how data collection is accomplished, and the results from the 2000-2005 atlas in New York. Original artwork will be included along with bird mounts, tools of atlasing, stories of atlasers, and a “virtual atlasing” kiosk. An opening reception will be scheduled in November or December.

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