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February 2020
2020 Great Backyard Bird Count
The Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC) is a free, fun, and easy event that engages bird watchers of all ages in counting birds to create a real-time snapshot of bird populations. Participants are asked to count birds for as little as 15 minutes (or as long as they wish) on one or more days of the four-day event and report their sightings online at birdcount.org. Anyone can take part in the Great Backyard Bird Count, from beginning bird watchers to…
Find out more »HeatSmart Otsego – Feb 21, 2020
Bennett Sandler of Heat Smart Otsego will educate home and business owners about renewable, clean heating and cooling technologies such as heat pumps and modern wood burning technologies on Friday, February 21, 2020, 7:30 at the Elm Park Methodist Church, 401 Chestnut St. in Oneonta, NY. The program is free and refreshments will be available.
Find out more »NY Breeding Bird Atlas Training Session
NY Breeding Bird Atlas III Underway Workshop for Volunteers Scheduled for Feb. 22 in Oneonta The third NY State Breeding Bird Atlas has begun, and birders, naturalists, landowners and others are needed to help document the presence of species across the state over the next five years of this important effort. A training session for field volunteers is scheduled for Sat., Feb. 22, 10:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. at the Elm Park Methodist Church, 401 Chestnut St., Oneonta. Lunch will be provided…
Find out more »March 2020
The Joys of Atlasing
It has been 20 years since the last breeding bird atlas in New York State and a lot has changed! The third atlas will take place from 2020-2024 and involve thousands of volunteers from across the state. Join Delaware-Otsego Audubon Society on Friday, March 20, 7:30pm, as we present Julie Hart, Project Coordinator for the NY Breeding Bird Atlas. Learn about the history of the Breeding Bird Atlas, the importance of atlas data, and how you can get involved. Find…
Find out more »Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge – Spring Migration 2020
Join Audubon on a trip to Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge on 3/28/20 On Saturday, March 28, Delaware-Otsego Audubon Society will lead a birding field trip to Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge to view migratory waterfowl and shorebirds on their annual journey to their breeding grounds. Our trip will involve traveling by car to different hot-spots on the refuge and also other parts of the wetlands complex. The Montezuma Wetlands Complex is a globally significant Important Bird Area because of the incredible…
Find out more »April 2020
Woodcock Walk at Parslow Road – Tuesday April 7
On Tuesday, April 7 from 7:00 to 8:30 PM, join Otsego Land Trust and Delaware-Otsego Audubon Society for a Woodcock Walk at the Parslow Road Conservation Area. DOAS Member and local environmental educator Chris DeCesare, joined by DOAS Member and Otsego Land Trust Board Member, Joe Homburger, will lead a walk to observe the spring mating ritual of the woodcock. The woodcock usually spends its time hidden on the forest floor probing for earthworms in moist soil, but on…
Find out more »Slogs through Bogs: Beauty, Loss, and Preservation
Image: Carnivorous purple pitcher plant; Image by Lilly Schelling, NYS Office of Parks and Recreation, Historic Preservation. Bogs and wetlands are arguably the richest habitat environments in our region. Join Delaware-Otsego Audubon Society on Friday, April 17 for a special program that will feature the life that is found at one of our local bogs. The program will be presented by Dr. Donna Vogler, Professor of Biology at SUNY Oneonta. Dr. Vogler teaches courses in Ecology, Wetlands, and Ethnobotany. She earned…
Find out more »May 2020
“World Travels” with Gail and Nelson DuBois
Image: Keel-billed Toucan, CC0; Join the Delaware Otsego Audubon Society on Friday, May 15 for a special program, "World Travels" with Gail and Nelson DuBois. We will spend the evening traveling with them to favorite locations, as they share photos and stories with all. Enjoy the journey in the comfort of the Elm Park Methodist Church, 401 Chestnut St., Oneonta, NY where refreshments will be provided. The DuBoises always bring wonder and excitement to our public meetings. Please join us!…
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