DELAWARE-OTSEGO AUDUBON SOCIETY CALENDAR OF EVENTS

photo by Tom Salo

February 17, 2012 — DOAS Program: Successful Local Bluebird Projects. Speakers will be: John Davis: Cooperstown Golf Course and Bluebirds, Scott Fielder: The Plains Bluebird Project, and Gail DuBois: Backyard Bluebirds. The program will begin at 7:30 PM at the Elm Park Methodist Church, 401 Chestnut Street, Oneonta. Refreshments will be served. For more information contact Program Chairman Eleanor Moriarty at (607) 435-2054.

February 17-20, 2012 — Great Backyard Bird Count. The Great Backyard Bird Count is an annual four-day event that engages bird watchers of all ages in counting birds to create a real-time snapshot of where the birds are across the continent. Anyone can participate, from beginning bird watchers to experts. It takes as little as 15 minutes on one day, or you can count for as long as you like each day of the event. It’s free, fun, and easy — and it helps the birds. The GBBC is a joint project of The Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Audubon, and Bird Studies Canada.

February 21, 2012 — DOAS Board Meeting at 7 PM at the Elm Park Methodist Church, 401 Chestnut Street, Oneonta.

February 25, 2012 — Short-eared Owls Field Trip led by Bob Donnelly. This will be a late afternoon field trip to southern Montgomery County looking for Short-eared Owls and other winter grassland birds. There have been numerous owls around this winter, so if the weather is good we should see some. We will depart at 3:30 PM from the parking lot at the Cornell Cooperative Extension at 123 Lake Street at the edge of Cooperstown. There will be minimal walking, but dress appropriately for cold windy weather. For more information, contact Bob Donnelly, (607) 264-8156.

March 16, 2012 — DOAS Program: Montezuma Birding Habitats by Frank Moses, Director of the New York State Audubon Center at Montezuma. The program will begin at 7:30 PM at the Elm Park Methodist Church, 401 Chestnut Street, Oneonta. Refreshments will be served. For more information contact Program Chairman Eleanor Moriarty at (607) 435-2054.

March 20, 2012 — DOAS Board Meeting at 7 PM at the Elm Park Methodist Church, 401 Chestnut Street, Oneonta.

March 24, 2012 — Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge Trip. This is our annual trip to see Montezuma NWR's big flocks of migrating ducks, snow geese, and if lucky the Sandhill Cranes. Meet at 7:30 AM in the Dietz Street parking lot across from the YMCA in Oneonta. Participants may also be picked up en route through the Cooperstown area. This trip is all day; dress for the weather, which could be quite cold.  Please pack lunch — we break for lunch at the wonderful Audubon Center at Montezuma. For more information contact Eleanor Moriarty at (607) 435-2054.

April 7, 2012 — Lake Otsego Waterfowl Trip. The annual spring waterfowl trip around Lake Otsego and environs will leave from Cooperstown's Lake Front Docks at the foot of Fair Street at 8 AM sharp. Co-leaders will be Matt Albright, Bob Donnelly and John Davis. Sponsored by the Delaware-Otsego Audubon Society for several years, the trip has always attracted many area birders. Cars will be pooled and radio connected, and the trip will last until around noon. For more information, contact John Davis at (607) 547-9688.

April 17, 2012 — DOAS Board Meeting at 7 PM, location to be decided.

April 20, 2012 — DOAS Program: The Everglades - Florida Jewels by birders and activists Scott and Denise Stoner. The program will begin at 7:30 PM at the Elm Park Methodist Church, 401 Chestnut Street, Oneonta. Refreshments will be served. For more information contact Program Chairman Eleanor Moriarty at (607) 435-2054.

May 13, 2012 — South Hill State Forest Field Trip. Meet at the Pine Lake parking lot in Davenport at 8:00 AM. For more information contact Eleanor Moriarty at (607) 435-2054.

May 18, 2012 — DOAS Program: Welcome Back Warblers by photographer Warren Green. The program will begin at 7:30 PM at the Elm Park Methodist Church, 401 Chestnut Street, Oneonta. Refreshments will be served. For more information contact Program Chairman Eleanor Moriarty at (607) 435-2054.

June 10, 2012 — Mountaintop Arboretum (Tannersville) Field Trip. Meet in Stamford at the Rite-Aid parking lot at 7:30 AM. This will be an all day trip. A stop for lunch is planned. For more information contact Eleanor Moriarty at (607) 435-2054.

All events are free and open to the public.

To save your money and to help save the planet, we encourage carpooling for all events.

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