Orange County Audubon Society

Welcome to the Website of New York’s Orange County Audubon Society 

Advancing the public’s awareness of conservation for
the benefit of Birds and all wildlife.

WELCOME TO ORANGE COUNTY AUDUBON

We are a Member Chapter of the National Audubon Society.
Our primary focus is birds and bird habitat, and our chapter works
to foster appreciation for and conservation of all aspects of the environment.

We steward 5 sanctuaries of bird and wildlife refuge in Orange County, NY.
You can call us by our acronym: OCAS.

About OCASJoin UsOur Sanctuaries 

                               UPCOMING EVENTS:

 

Pop-Up Field Trip at Knapp’s View

Friday, June 9th at 4pm

Join OCAS Board Member Diane Tuttle for a field trip to Knapp’s View in Chester, NY. We hope to see the bobolinks!

Click here for map of Knapp’s View

Email info@orangecountynyaudubon.org to register

 

Fungi & Their Diverse Interactions with Other Living Things

Monday, June 12th, 2023 at 5:30pm

Dr. Walter Jahn will describe how fungi interact with other living things (from plant roots to gut microbes to worm hunting lassos and more). The event can be attended in person at the Middletown Campus of Orange County Community College in the Rowley Center room 017 or on zoom.

Click here for map of the Rowley Center

Click here for Zoom link

 

Aquatic Invertebrates – Cohosted with the Mamakating Environmental Education Center

Thursday, June 15th, 2023 at 6:30pm

After a brief introduction of aquatic invertebrates including  microscopes which at the Mamakating Environmental Education Center (762 S Rd, Wurtsboro, NY ) at 6:30 PM 6/15, attendees can regroup along the Basha Kill on Haven Road to collect their own samples.

Click here for map of the Mamakating Environmental Education Center

Birding for Kids – Cohosted by the Mamakating Library

Saturday, June 17th, 2023 at 11:00am

Join Dr. Walter Jahn, board member of the Orange County Audubon Society, as he introduces basic bird identification for children. As part of this event, the Orange County Audubon Society will be donating a Birding Backpack for use by the children of the Mamakating Library.

Please call the Mamakating Library at 845-888-8004 to register.

Click here for map of the Mamakating Library

NYS Bird Breeding Atlas III

Sunday, July 16th at 8am

We are currently in the fourth year of the New York State Breeding Bird Atlas III. Volunteer citizen scientists across the state have been recording breeding behaviors of our local bird species in order to better inform conservation efforts and assess the status of species. Breeding behaviors might include courtship, nest building, parents carrying food, and presence of fledglings.
Spend the morning atlasing with NY BBA regional coordinator Wendy Tocci. We’ll explore and observe bird breeding behaviors at Winding Waters Trail which is located in Unionville CE, one of the survey’s priority blocks.
Email info@orangecountynyaudubon.org to register. 

 

Birding for Kids – Cohosted by the Montgomery Free Library

Saturday, August 5th, 2023 at 10:30am

Join Diane Tuttle, board member of the Orange County Audubon Society, as she introduces basic bird identification for children. As part of this event, the Orange County Audubon Society will be donating a Birding Backpack for use by the children of the Montgomery Free Library.

Please call the Montgomery Free Library at 845-457-5616 to register.

Click here for map of the Montgomery Free Library

We hope to see you soon!

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BECOME A MEMBER

Click below to Join or Renew your Orange County Audubon Society membership today. 
Join OCAS and receive email updates (scroll down for email sign up) about these and our other events.

Thank you for your continued support of OCAS, your local Audubon Chapter. We appreciate each donation and membership, as well as your love of birds and bird habitat.

Northern Flicker
Red-Bellied Woodpecker on a tree stump in Warwick New York
Red-Bellied Woodpecker on a tree stump in Warwick New York
Red-Bellied Woodpecker on a tree stump in Warwick New York
Red-Bellied Woodpecker on a tree stump in Warwick New York

FIELD TRIPS

Our field trips (not hikes), although designed primarily for bird watching, are intended to create interest in flora, fauna, and all natural beauty in Orange County and vicinity. The public is always welcome.

Click here for our Field Trips.

OUR SANCTUARIES

OCAS maintains 5 wildlife refuges, totaling some 300 acres, in Goshen, Warwick, and Montgomery.  Many of these sanctuaries are open to the public during daylight hours for bird watching and the quiet study of nature, including photography and painting.

Click here for more about OCAS sanctuaries in Orange County.