Though it looks like a bird’s knee is bending backwards…
what is bending backward is actually its ankle. Below its ankle is an extended foot bone, leading to the toes. A bird’s real knee is
October 18, 2019
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Hawkwatch Record Year…
was in 2003 with a total of 6,546 raptors documented. Our average is around 5,000 birds.
October 17, 2019
DOAS News Messages
Survival by Degrees: 389 Bird Species on the Brink – DOAS News Release
National Audubon Society’s New Report on Climate Change and Its Impacts on North American Birds (and People) America’s birds are at greater risk to climate
October 11, 2019
Why Birds Matter – Susan O’Handley
In addition to being indicators for environmental health, birds matter because they allow people all over the world to enjoy and appreciate nature. Caring about
October 9, 2019
Why Birds Matter – Andy Mason
Birds have always been an early warning system for our environment–the “canary in the coal mine.” It was the decline in bird species high on
October 9, 2019
Why Birds Matter – Becky Gretton
Birds are important because of the role they play in the natural world as pollinators and seed disbursers, assisting with the balance of nature by
October 9, 2019
Strange Stories at the Oneonta History Center on October 26
The Greater Oneonta Historical Society (GOHS) brings “Strange & Surprising Stories . . . and How To Tell Them” to the Oneonta History Center, 183
October 7, 2019
DOAS News Messages
Northern Goshawk in Maryland, NY
From DOAS Board Director, Dorian Huneke: My sister, Allison, was visited this morning by an immature male Northern Goshawk. She first spotted it in
October 3, 2019
Bald Eagle Trapped in Reservoir Saved by State Officer
From The Daily Star, October 3, 2019 – featuring Andy Mason, Co-President, Delaware-Otsego Audubon Society.
October 3, 2019
We envision a healthy world where people and wildlife thrive and natural resources are protected.
The mission of Delaware-Otsego Audubon Society is to protect our natural environment and connect people with nature
to benefit birds and other wildlife through conservation, education, research and advocacy.
Delaware-Otsego Audubon Society
P.O. Box 544
Oneonta, NY 13820
(607) 397-3815
info@doas.us
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