Public Programs
May 2022
Cerulean Warbler
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Birdathon 2022
Saturday May 14th ALL DAY
Birdathon brings people together to raise funds to protect birds while watching birds. Everyone is welcome – expert birders, casual birdwatchers and beginners! Like a walk-a-thon, Birdathon participants (Birdathoners) collect pledges and donations from friends, family members, and coworkers for finding and counting bird species. As a participant, decide if you want to bird solo, on a team, or if you'd rather conduct a Bird-at-home-a-thon. Once you have that decided, you can register. Then gather per species pledges or direct donations and go birding on May 14th! More details to come. Join us!
Saturday May 14th ALL DAY
Birdathon brings people together to raise funds to protect birds while watching birds. Everyone is welcome – expert birders, casual birdwatchers and beginners! Like a walk-a-thon, Birdathon participants (Birdathoners) collect pledges and donations from friends, family members, and coworkers for finding and counting bird species. As a participant, decide if you want to bird solo, on a team, or if you'd rather conduct a Bird-at-home-a-thon. Once you have that decided, you can register. Then gather per species pledges or direct donations and go birding on May 14th! More details to come. Join us!
Least Bittern
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Evening Birding Hike – Beaver Island East Marsh
Tuesday May 24th from 6-8PM
Spring Migration is underway and the birds are returning to their summer nesting grounds! Join Audubon Naturalist Tom Kerr for an evening birding hike along the Niagara River at the Beaver Island East Marsh. Meet at the East River Road Parking Lot. Donations are gratefully accepted.
Tuesday May 24th from 6-8PM
Spring Migration is underway and the birds are returning to their summer nesting grounds! Join Audubon Naturalist Tom Kerr for an evening birding hike along the Niagara River at the Beaver Island East Marsh. Meet at the East River Road Parking Lot. Donations are gratefully accepted.
Veery
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Early Morning Birding Hike – Beaver Meadow
Saturday May 28th from 8-10AM
Join Audubon Naturalist Tom Kerr for an early morning hike at Beaver Meadow. Spring has arrived and dozens of songbird species are beginning to arrive on their summer nesting grounds. We’ll find as many as we can in the different habitats of Beaver Meadow! Non-members $12/BAS Members $8.
Saturday May 28th from 8-10AM
Join Audubon Naturalist Tom Kerr for an early morning hike at Beaver Meadow. Spring has arrived and dozens of songbird species are beginning to arrive on their summer nesting grounds. We’ll find as many as we can in the different habitats of Beaver Meadow! Non-members $12/BAS Members $8.
Ovenbird - www.allaboutbirds.org
Beginner Birding - Margery Gallogly Nature Center
Saturday May 28th from 1:00PM to 2:30PM
Join Buffalo Audubon and Western New York Land Conservancy for a beginner birding hike in the Margery Gallogly Nature Center. Meet in the south-west corner of Assumption Cemetery Waterproof footwear is recommended. Binoculars will be provided. Donations are gratefully accepted.
Saturday May 28th from 1:00PM to 2:30PM
Join Buffalo Audubon and Western New York Land Conservancy for a beginner birding hike in the Margery Gallogly Nature Center. Meet in the south-west corner of Assumption Cemetery Waterproof footwear is recommended. Binoculars will be provided. Donations are gratefully accepted.
June 2022
BAA Public Observatory Night
Saturday, June 4th from 8-11PM
Join members of the Buffalo Astronomical Association for a live and in-person event as they take you on a telescopic tour of our solar system, our Milky Way galaxy and the universe! BAA will have the observatory at Beaver Meadow open rain or shine. In the event of a snowstorm or other weather event that forces cancellation, visit the BAA facebook page for updates. www.buffaloastronomy.com
Saturday, June 4th from 8-11PM
Join members of the Buffalo Astronomical Association for a live and in-person event as they take you on a telescopic tour of our solar system, our Milky Way galaxy and the universe! BAA will have the observatory at Beaver Meadow open rain or shine. In the event of a snowstorm or other weather event that forces cancellation, visit the BAA facebook page for updates. www.buffaloastronomy.com
Allenberg Bog Excursion
Sunday, June 19th from 9AM-3:30PM
Join Daemen College Professor of Biology Brenda Young to experience the wonders of a northern peat bog with a quaking mat and open bog pond. Pack a lunch & water. Be prepared for wet and mucky conditions and biting flies by wearing a hat, long pants, long-sleeved shirt, and closed-toe footwear (old sneakers recommended; knee-high boots may suffice but no guarantee water may not top them in spots). Participants should have good mobility for walking on unstable substrates, and be in good health for a strenuous walk. Rain-or-shine event. Meet at Tim Hortons, 65 Buffalo Street (Rt 62), Gowanda, at 9:00am. Space is limited. Reserve your spot early! Ages 14+. Non-Members $20/BAS Members $15
Sunday, June 19th from 9AM-3:30PM
Join Daemen College Professor of Biology Brenda Young to experience the wonders of a northern peat bog with a quaking mat and open bog pond. Pack a lunch & water. Be prepared for wet and mucky conditions and biting flies by wearing a hat, long pants, long-sleeved shirt, and closed-toe footwear (old sneakers recommended; knee-high boots may suffice but no guarantee water may not top them in spots). Participants should have good mobility for walking on unstable substrates, and be in good health for a strenuous walk. Rain-or-shine event. Meet at Tim Hortons, 65 Buffalo Street (Rt 62), Gowanda, at 9:00am. Space is limited. Reserve your spot early! Ages 14+. Non-Members $20/BAS Members $15
Join us for the Buckhorn Island Bio-Blitz!
Buckhorn Island Bio-Blitz Meeting – Grand Island Memorial Library
Tuesday, June 7th from 6:30-8:30PM
Join us at the Grand Island Memorial Library to learn everything you need to know about participating in the Buckhorn Island Bio-Blitz on Saturday June 11th. We’ll go over how to use apps for recording the plants and wildlife you see, such as iNaturalist and eBird.
Tuesday, June 7th from 6:30-8:30PM
Join us at the Grand Island Memorial Library to learn everything you need to know about participating in the Buckhorn Island Bio-Blitz on Saturday June 11th. We’ll go over how to use apps for recording the plants and wildlife you see, such as iNaturalist and eBird.
Naturalist Tom Kerr holding Katydid at Buckhorn Island
Buckhorn Island Bio-Blitz – Buckhorn Island State Park
Saturday June 11th from 8AM-4PM
Join us for a celebration of our local plants and wildlife! We’ll spend the day identifying and recording as many species of trees, wildflowers, birds, insects, mammals, amphibians, and anything else we find at Buckhorn Island State Park. Drop in for an hour or pack a lunch and spend the whole day! What is a bio-blitz? A bio-blitz is a community-science effort to record as many species within a designated location and time period as possible. Bio-blitzes are great ways to engage the public to connect to their environment while generating useful data for science and conservation.
Saturday June 11th from 8AM-4PM
Join us for a celebration of our local plants and wildlife! We’ll spend the day identifying and recording as many species of trees, wildflowers, birds, insects, mammals, amphibians, and anything else we find at Buckhorn Island State Park. Drop in for an hour or pack a lunch and spend the whole day! What is a bio-blitz? A bio-blitz is a community-science effort to record as many species within a designated location and time period as possible. Bio-blitzes are great ways to engage the public to connect to their environment while generating useful data for science and conservation.