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Delaware-Otsego Audubon Society (DOAS)

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

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Members can get involved in many different ways.  Please consider some of the following – your participation makes us stronger!
  • Volunteer to help wherever needed. Our Finance, Conservation, Hospitality and Membership Committees could use help. Contact Andy Mason.
  • Provide rides to programs. Contact Andy Mason.
  • Provide refreshments at programs. Contact Kathryn Davino.
  • Help maintain trails at the sanctuary. Contact Andy Mason.
  • Plant Black Maple seeds from the trees in our Burlington wetland. Contact Tom Salo.
  • Survey plants in our Burlington wetland. Contact Tom Salo.
  • Write an article for The Belted Kingfisher. Contact Janet Potter.
  • Lead a field trip. Contact Andy Mason.
  • Present a program for DOAS. Contact Becky Gretton.
  • Volunteer to present information on a subject of your choice. We often get requests from schools and nursing homes. Contact Andy Mason.
  • Count birds during the regional May Big Day Bird Count. Contact Charlie Scheim.
  • Count birds during the Oneonta Christmas Bird Count. Contact Sandy Bright.
  • Count birds during the Delaware County Upper Region Christmas Bird Count. Contact Pam Peters.
  • Count birds during the Fort Plain Christmas Bird Count. Contact Charlie Scheim.
  • Count waterfowl during the statewide waterfowl count in January. Contact Andy Mason.
  • Participate in raptor counts at the Franklin Mountain Hawk Watch. Contact Andy Mason or Tom Salo.
  • Help us lobby decision makers. Contact Andy Mason.
  • Get involved in Citizen Science Projects like The Great Back Yard Bird Count and Birds in Forested Landscapes through the Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Contact any of the above by email at info@doas.us – please include the name of the person you are reaching out to.  

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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.
Becky Gretton
Becky GrettonDOAS Co-President
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.
Andy Mason
Andy MasonDOAS Co-President
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.
Susan O'Handley
Susan O'HandleyDOAS Co-President
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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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