DOAS News

2021 Big Day Bird Count Results

The results of our DOAS Big Day Count are in! Overall, we assembled 18 teams of 33 total birders this spring, with 7 teams of one, 10 teams of two,

May 19, 2021

May 2021 Kingfisher

The May 2021 Issue of the Belted Kingfisher is now available online.Click the image below to view the pdf.

May 18, 2021

Electric Vehicle Car Show Comes to Oneonta, May 22

Delaware-Otsego Audubon Society (DOAS) is hosting an Electric Vehicle (EV) Car Show on Saturday, May 22, 2021 from 10AM-2PM. The show will be held at the Damaschke Field parking lot,

May 14, 2021

Electric Car Show 2021 – REGISTRATION

Saturday, May 22, 2021 at Damaschke Field Parking Lot, Neahwa Park, Oneonta, NY Presented by Delaware-Otsego Audubon Society as part of the 2021 Climate Action Leadership Program. Electric Car Owners

April 6, 2021

Delaware-Otsego Audubon Society (DOAS) is excited to announce participation in this year’s Virtual Earth Festival, presented in collaboration with the Otsego County Conservation Association (OCCA), featuring a variety of events

April 5, 2021

Request for Proposals - Eastern Bluebirds, Image by Dave Poortvliet, Audubon Photography Awards, 2016

DOAS Requests Proposals for Climate Action Projects

Delaware-Otsego Audubon Society (DOAS) seeks to identify and help fund local projects that address climate change through the Audubon in Action 2021 Community Climate Action grant program. Applications for funding

March 31, 2021

Rocky the Owl shirts available to benefit DOAS

The Village Printer in Oneonta has created “Rocky the Owl” T-shirts and hooded sweatshirts to commemorate the adventures of the Saw-whet Owl rescued from the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree which

February 16, 2021

Share Your Favorite Bird Photos

IMPORTANT – THE DATE FOR THIS PROGRAM HAS BEEN SHIFTED TO MAY 21st at 7:30pm (Online), when we will feature favorite photos from our members and friends! We have some

February 12, 2021

2021 Optics Raffle

Congratulations to our Winners! https://youtu.be/QFqndZRNQHc Thank you to all who purchased raffle tickets and to our program sponsors at Wild Birds Unlimited in Johnson City! Barry and Sue Stevens are

January 26, 2021

DOAS Tracked Eagle Crosses Border on New Year’s Eve

Report by Tom Salo, DOAS Director and Research Coordinator – Jan 2021 DOAS currently has 2 Golden Eagles with working GPS tracking devices. Marie’s device has a failing battery. It

January 6, 2021

January 2021 Kingfisher

The January 2021 Issue of the Belted Kingfisher is now available online.Click the image below to view the pdf.

January 4, 2021

Bald Eagle Cannonsville - Photo by Rod Sutton

Self-guided Eagle Trip

Since this winter’s DOAS field trip to view Bald Eagles and other birds has been cancelled by Covid concerns, we are providing details and a map of the route generally

December 21, 2020

FREE Program for Members, Educators and Homeschool Parents

Coming up in late March 2021, Delaware-Otsego Audubon Society will be offering FREE access to this very special program to all our members through a special opportunity provided by the

December 17, 2020

November 2020 Kingfisher

The November 2020 Kingfisher is now available online! Click the image below to view the pdf version.

November 11, 2020

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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.

2021 Christmas Bird Counts

The annual Christmas Bird Count, begun in 1900, is the oldest and one of the largest citizen science projects in the Western Hemisphere. This will be our local Audubon’s 53rd

October 21, 2021

Statewide Waterfowl Count on January 16

The NY State Ornithological Association’s annual statewide waterfowl count is scheduled for Sunday, Jan. 16, 2022. DOAS covers Otsego Lake and the Susquehanna River above Unadilla, the Unadilla River, and Cannonsville

October 14, 2021

Eagle Trip for DOAS Members

This winter’s field trip to view wintering Bald Eagles around the Delaware County rivers and reservoirs is scheduled for Saturday, January 15, 2022. Eagles concentrate around open water in the