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

Research

Ornithological research plays an important role in understanding conservation and ecology.  Studies of bird populations, habitats, and flyways can help with assessment of the overall health of the environment and help us understand the ecosystem of a particular region.  Research helps identify factors that affect our birds and enables us to better understand the relationship between species within a habitat.

DOAS has coordinated a number of different research efforts.  Some are annual events; some are targeted at specific species.

Raptor Research: 

Migration Counts and transect studies:

Eastern Golden Eagles are a small isolated at-risk population.  For general information on Golden Eagles, please refer to this article: The Golden Eagle – New York’s Other Eagle (NYS Conservationist, December 2014)

Bird Counts

The general public can assist with research through some of the above programs as well as through various Citizen Science projects.  Citizen Science projects are typically used for data collection.  Some of these include the annual Christmas Bird Count (in our area, DOAS oversees three areas – Otsego County, Delaware County and the Fort Plain region), Project Feederwatch (through Cornell Lab of Ornithology), and the Great Backyard Bird Count (a collaborative project that runs for a weekend each February.

To get involved with any of the above programs, please email us with a message at DOAS or speak with one of our board members at a member meeting!

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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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