Join OCAS Board member Walter Jahn for a SPRING BIRDS PRESENTATION 6/9 at 2:30 PM at Mamakating Environmental Education Center or online at zoom link:https://sunyorange.zoom.us/j/94439196244 Click here for a map of the Mamakating Environmental Education Center

Join OCAS Board member and biologist Walter Jahn for a presentation on summer birds and their food chains on Monday, 6/17 from 5:30 to 6:30 in the SUNY Orange Rowley Center room 017 (Middletown campus) or at the following Zoom link:https://sunyorange.zoom.us/j/94439196244 Click here for a map of the SUNY Orange Rowley Center in Middletown NY

Sanctuary Steward Dr. Walter Jahn will be stationed with a spotting scope near the benches along the Heritage Trail which look out over the 6 1/2 Station Sanctuary wetland (about half a mile from the trail intersection with 6 1/2 Station Road on the Goshen side). If you happen to be out for an evening […]

Join Orange County Audubon and the Chester Conservation Advisory Council for an evening walk up the trail at Knapp's View. Bobolinks and other grassland birds are among the most vulnerable in New York State and this park is a crucial habitat. Those who wish may join us after at nearby Oceane Vineyards for dinner or […]

Feel free to join the ragtag Audubon militia at the sanctuary kiosk (not the Heritage Trail side; the Sanctuary side) which will begin by fighting the oppression of the water chestnut along the shore and in the muddy waters. Please bring boots and gloves as we remove this aquatic invasive from the shoreline & water […]

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 Chester Public Library. Click here to register Click here for a map of […]

Join OCAS Board member Diane Tuttle for a Pop Up Field Trip to the Winding Waters Trail on Oil City Road in Pine Island NY this Saturday, July 27th at 9:30am. Meet in the parking lot. Email info@orangecountynyaudubon.org with any questions. Click here for a map of the Winding Waters Trail

Christian Cooper is a New York Times best-selling author, with his debut memoir, Better Living Through Birding.  He is also the host and a consulting producer for National Geographic TV's hit series "Extraordinary Birder with Christian Cooper." Practically born with a pair of binoculars in his hands, he served as president of the Harvard Ornithological Club […]

Join Walter Jahn, biologist and OCAS board member, as he speaks about the environmental issues facing birds. Participants may join in person at the SUNY Orange Rowley Center room 017, Middletown campus, or via Zoom at the following link: https://sunyorange.zoom.us/j/94439196244 Click here for a map of the SUNY Orange Rowley Center

August evenings are a wonderful chance for a nature walk along the Bashakill. Come join us on Wednesday August 14th from 5 to 6:15 PM as we meet at the boat launch along South Road (opposite the winery) for an evening exploration. Click here for a map of the Bashakill boat launch