Delaware-Otsego Audubon Society (DOAS)
Established in 1968 – A Chapter of the National Audubon Society since 1970
DOAS NEWS
5 Day Outdoor & Environmental Education Training, June 10 to 14, 2024
Delaware-Otsego Audubon Society (DOAS) will host a 5-day Intensive Outdoor and Environmental Education Training this June (6/10-6/14) in Oneonta, NY
DOAS Summer Day Camp 2024
Registration is Now Available for Audubon Day Camp 2024John G. New Audubon Summer Day Camp For more information contact: Susan
2024 Camp (& EE) Programs – Details Soon
Email S.OHANDLEY@DOAS.US with a message so we can email you as soon as information is available. We are looking forward
UPCOMING PROGRAMS
May
11may8:00 am10:00 amOneonta Susquehanna Greenway Bird Walk8:00 am - 10:00 am(GMT-04:00)
Event Details
Join DOAS Board Director, Charlie Scheim and Member Sandy Bright on Saturday, May 11 at 8:00am for a walk to view returning migrant birds on
Event Details
Join DOAS Board Director, Charlie Scheim and Member Sandy Bright on Saturday, May 11 at 8:00am for a walk to view returning migrant birds on the Susquehanna Greenway Trail. This is an easy hike on unpaved but level ground which may be slightly muddy. No restrooms are available. There are a few benches along the way.
Participants will meet at 8 a.m. in the parking lot by the fields near the school district bus garage, just past the transfer station for a two-hour walk to view returning migrant birds on the Greenway trail, located on Silas Lane, off Rte. 205 in Oneonta. Contact Charlie Scheim at 607-434-4880 or scheimc@hartwick.edu for more information.
Time
May 11, 2024 8:00 am - 10:00 am(GMT-04:00)
Organizer
Delaware-Otsego Audubon Society
12may8:00 am10:00 amSpring Bird Walk at the DOAS Sanctuary8:00 am - 10:00 am(GMT-04:00)
Event Details
Join DOAS Co-President, Andy Mason on Sunday, May 12 at 8:00am for a spring bird walk. Returning migrants at this location should include warblers, vireos, orioles, tanagers, and
Event Details
Join DOAS Co-President, Andy Mason on Sunday, May 12 at 8:00am for a spring bird walk. Returning migrants at this location should include warblers, vireos, orioles, tanagers, and possibly waterfowl and raptors. The walk will last approximately two hours, and will require some hill-climbing and hiking over uneven and possibly muddy ground. A handicapped accessible port-a-john is available on site. Participants willl meet at 8am at the DOAS Sanctuary, park on the left side of the driveway on Grange Hall Road Spur. For further information, contact Andy Mason, 607- 267-8491. Directions to the DOAS Sanctuary can be found at the doas website: https://doas.us
Image: Black-throated Blue Warbler, Photo by Lorraine Minns, Audubon Photography Awareds 2016.
Time
May 12, 2024 8:00 am - 10:00 am(GMT-04:00)
Location
DOAS Sanctuary and Franklin Mountain Hawkwatch
52 Grange Hall Road Spur
Organizer
Delaware-Otsego Audubon Society
15may8:00 am10:00 amRiddell State Park Bird Walk8:00 am - 10:00 am(GMT-04:00)
Event Details
Join long-time birders and DOAS members Suzanne Gaynor and Sarah Root on Wednesday, May 15 from 8:00-10:00am at lower Riddell State Park. This will be
Event Details
Join long-time birders and DOAS members Suzanne Gaynor and Sarah Root on Wednesday, May 15 from 8:00-10:00am at lower Riddell State Park. This will be a mostly-flat, half-mile walk along field hedgerows, along the Schenevus Creek, and through mature forests. A raised railroad bed makes it possible to see treetop warblers and other special migrant birds more readily than usual. We expect to see and hear a good variety of birds throughout. Meet at 8am in the parking lot just north of I-88’s Exit 17, off Rt 28 North. Wear sturdy footwear and be prepared for one wet spot in the trail. There are a few benches along the trail, and an outhouse at the parking lot. Contact Sarah Root at 607-433-2831 or sarah@radiantalignment.com for more information.
The walk will be on unpaved paths through forest and field, with some slight inclines or declines. The path may be muddy in places. There is a rest room at the parking area and a few benches along the way.
Image Above: Aud_APA-2019_Eastern-Towhee_A1-9473-5_TS_Photo-Jesse-Gordon
Time
May 15, 2024 8:00 am - 10:00 am(GMT-04:00)
Organizer
Delaware-Otsego Audubon Society
Event Details
On Friday, May 17, 2024, at 7:30pm, Delaware-Otsego Audubon Society will host Dr. Carmen Greenwood, Professor and Insect Ecologist at SUNY Cobleskill at the Elm
Event Details
On Friday, May 17, 2024, at 7:30pm, Delaware-Otsego Audubon Society will host Dr. Carmen Greenwood, Professor and Insect Ecologist at SUNY Cobleskill at the Elm Park United Methodist Church in Oneonta, NY for a special presentation about the American Burying Beetle. Attendees are encouraged to arrive between 7:00 and 7:20pm for the program. The program is FREE and open to the public. Refreshments will be available.
The American Burying Beetle is an iconic figure in the history of the Endangered Species Act. Learn how this species, once prevalent throughout the eastern U.S. and Canada, was lost, and how a dedicated team of researchers is working to bring it back to its historic homeland.
This program is available via Zoom. Pre-registration is required at the link below.
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR THE ZOOM PROGRAM.
About the Presenter
Carmen M. Greenwood, Ph.D. Professor and Insect Ecologist at SUNY Cobleskill has been working on insect conservation for 15 years. She received her B.S. in Biology at Western Carolina University, M.S. in Environmental Studies at Longwood University and Ph.D. in Entomology at North Carolina State University.
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Time
May 17, 2024 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm 7:30pm Eastern(GMT-04:00)
Organizer
Delaware-Otsego Audubon Society
18mayAll DayDOAS Big Day Bird Count 2024(All Day: Saturday)(GMT-04:00)
Event Details
Saturday, May 18 is this year’s Big Day for DOAS. The Big Day is a group effort in which birders, working alone, in pairs, or in small
Event Details
Saturday, May 18 is this year’s Big Day for DOAS.
The Big Day is a group effort in which birders, working alone, in pairs, or in small groups, can maintain social distance and adopt infection-avoidance procedures while enjoying the outdoors. We will try to locate as many bird species as we can in a single fun day on Saturday May 20. Birders can spend any amount of time they choose within that 24 hours, and report on their efforts to the Big Day coordinator, Charlie Scheim.
Everyone is welcome, novice or experienced. If you are interested and have not participated before, please contact Charlie at 607-434-4880 (voice or text) or scheimc@hartwick.edu to get information on joining in the fun.
DOAS Bird Checklist – revised 2020.
DOAS BIG DAY BIRD COUNT RULES (Modified from ABA):
A Big Day Count is a single-team effort in which the primary objectives are (1) to identify as many bird species as possible during a single calendar day and (2) to strive to have all team members identify all species recorded.
Counting
- Count only species listed in a recognized field guide.
- Birds must be conclusively identified by sight or sound. Use common sense: if in doubt about the bird’s identity, don’t count it.
- An introduced species may be counted.
- Birds counted must be alive, wild, and unrestrained. Domestic species are not to be included. Birds attracted to tape-recorders or feeders may be counted. Injured birds may be counted if wild and unrestrained. Eggs do not count as birds.
Time – All counting must be within a single 24-hour period, on a single calendar day, determined by where the Count begins or ends.
Area– Any geographic area within the region served by DOAS may be covered. A team’s coverage area may overlap that of other teams.
Travel – Travel may be by any means, provided that all participants remain within direct voice-contact distance during all travel (except for separate motorized travel or for “timeouts” for gas, food, rest, etc.).
Participants
- Any number of participants may constitute a team.
- Nonparticipating companions may accompany the team and may record or may drive vehicles.
Conduct
Each participant must:
- remain within direct voice-contact distance of all other participants at all times, except during time-outs.
- make every reasonable effort to identify personally and to help other team members identify every species counted by the team.
- count only birds personally and unquestionably identified.
- review the Big Day Count Rules before the start of the Count.
Outside Information
- During the Count, teams must make every reasonable effort to avoid receiving bird-finding help from nonparticipants.
- Any information received prior to the Count may be used during the Count.
- Ethics– Each participant should strive to maintain proper birding ethics at all times.
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Time
May 18, 2024 All Day(GMT-04:00)
Location
Various Locations as per DOAS
Some Favorite Photos from our Facebook Page
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Delaware-Otsego Audubon Society
P.O. Box 544
Oneonta, NY 13820
(607) 397-3815
info@doas.us
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