Protecting our Environment...Connecting People with Nature...For Birds & Wildlife

Delaware-Otsego Audubon Society (DOAS)

Established in 1968 – A Chapter of the National Audubon Society since 1970

Bird Boxes

DOAS will occasionally have bird boxes for sale. Boxes are made by volunteers and friends to benefit the organization.

To order: Contact DOAS to let us know you wish to purchase a bird box and we can arrange to bring it to an upcoming program or coordinate delivery to a nearby location.

Currently available are the following:

Kestrel Boxes

Kestrel boxes are currently available for $30 each. These boxes are sometimes used by Wood Ducks, Hooded Mergansers and Screech Owls. Each comes with wood shavings for placing inside after siting.

SOLD OUT – Bluebird Boxes

Bluebird Boxes are available for $15 – each comes with wood shavings for placing inside after siting.

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Why Birds Matter...

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 eating insects. They also clean up things that would go unattended otherwise. Birds are important TO ME because of the kinship that I feel with another living species, and the joy that they bring to me year around. Encountering spring migrants feels brand new every time! I feel responsibility for their well-being and take care not to disturb their nesting with unnecessary sounds, disturbance or habitat destruction. I respect the incredible work they do to bring about future generations.

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 the food chain that tipped us off to the dangers of DDT and other chemicals. More recently, high altitude and high latitude birds are demonstrating the first definitive effects of global change. If science had been more advanced in the 1800s, the extinction of the Passenger Pigeon could have served as a warning about habitat destruction. This not just about protecting the birds–although that is a worthy goal–but all of these threats will ultimately reach the human race.

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 birds often leads to caring about their habitats and creates a stewardship ethic to protect our natural resources. Birds connect communities.

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RECENT NEWS

A Message to Members and Friends regarding the Audubon Name Change

To our members, friends, supporters, volunteers & communities: You may or may not be aware of the controversy over use of the Audubon name for the various entities including the

May 1, 2023

Native Plant Sale 2023 (Order Pickup on 6/3)

Pre-orders are taking place now through April 30. We expect to have a limited supply of extra plants available for sale on the pick-up date. PLANT PRE-ORDER PICK UPSATURDAY, JUNE

March 15, 2023

Electric Vehicle Car Show 2023

Saturday, June 3, 2023at Damaschke Field Parking Lot, Neahwa Park, Oneonta, NY 11:00 am to 2:00 pm Presented by Delaware-Otsego Audubon Society The DOAS Native Plant Sale Pre-order Pickup will also be

March 15, 2023

Optics Raffle 2023

We send a very special Thank You to Barry and Sue Stevens, formerly from the Wild Birds Unlimited store in Johnson City. SALES ARE NOW CLOSED. THANK YOU ALL

January 19, 2023

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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