DOAS News

Build Bluebird Nest Boxes to Help DOAS

Are you handy with a hammer and saw? DOAS is seeking bluebird nest boxes to provide to members and friends through our DOAS retail program

March 10, 2024

Summer 2024 Internships

Each Summer, Delaware-Otsego Audubon Society operates a summer day camp program, originally established by DOAS Board Member and local environmentalist, the late Dr. John New,

January 16, 2024

Christmas Bird Count Dates Announced – See Calendar

November 2, 2023

2023 Fall Raffle Items

Purchase Raffle Tickets Here (Drawing on 10/20) ———— Register to Attend the Charter Dinner on 10/20. ———— Register to attend the program portion of the

August 28, 2023

2023 Charter Dinner Raffle Sales

We have eight great donations this year for our Charter Dinner Raffle! Thank you to all our donors and local artists who have contributed. The

August 28, 2023

Charter Dinner 55 years! October 20

Details coming soon!

August 3, 2023

Save the Date: 10/7 – OPEN HOUSE AT HAWKWATCH

With live birds of prey – 10am-2pm – details coming soon!

August 3, 2023

Project WET Educator Workshop – July 13, 2023

Please join DOAS Board Director, Susan O’Handley for a FREE one-day workshop for educators in using Project WET, a 592 page, internationally-renowned, K-12 curriculum and

June 27, 2023

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

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.

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

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

January 19, 2023

We’re Hiring Summer Camp Staff

The Delaware Otsego Audubon Society camp program (nature themed) runs 9:30am-3pm for two to three four-day camp weeks during the Summer at our Franklin Mtn.

December 6, 2022

DEADLINE EXTENDED: Important Action Needed for Golden Eagles

Comment period is extended to December 29, 2022 PLEASE SHARE WIDELY! There are new rules being proposed by USFWS for incidental take of Eagles (Bald

November 17, 2022

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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.

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