Genesee Valley Audubon Society (GVAS)

Genesee Valley Audubon Society is a 501(c)(3) Not-for-Profit organization serving the communities of Western New York State in Monroe County and parts of Genesee, Livingston and Ontario Counties. The Vision of Genesee Valley Audubon Society (GVAS) is to promote environmental conservation. Our Mission is to educate and advocate for protection of the environment , focusing on birds, wildlife and habitat.

Upcoming GVAS Programs

April Meeting,
Dessert, Auction and Big Year Birds

Wednesday, April 25, 2012 7:30pm

Brighton Town Hall, Downstairs Meeting Room
2300 Elmwood Ave., Brighton

Join us for a look at the Big Year Birds that the GVAS Board team will have on their list to that point. We hope the Falcon Watcher team will join us to bring us up to date on their list and on the falcons. We will be serving dessert, coffee and juice. We will also have a silent auction of small items, books, a necklace, and other great items, so come armed with dollar bills.

The Basics of Birding Course

GVAS will be offering a great birding class this spring.

Basics of Birding.

Western New York is one of the top regions in the country for birdwatching, hosting an incredible diversity of breeding and migrant species. This in-depth class will help you identify and appreciate the many species of birds, through the use of slides, hands-on equipment, and field trips.

May-June 2012 Meadowlark now available

Submitted by Jon on Sun, 04/22/2012 - 10:34am.

Check out the latest Meadowlark for event details. The latest issues of the Meadowlark is now available online.

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GVAS Big Year 2012

GVAS Board team list of birds spotted in Monroe County by team members.

44 total
9 Feb
35 Jan

1Canada Goose
Mute Swan
Mallard
White-winged Scoter
Longed-tailed Duck
Common Goldeneye
Bufflehead*
Hooded-Merganser*
Common Merganser*
1Bald Eagle*
Northern Harrier*
Cooper's Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Peregrine Falcon*
American Coot
Ring-billed Gull
Herring Gull
Greater Black-backed Gull
Rock Pigeon
2Morning Dove
Eastern Screech-0wl*
Snowy Owl
Short-eared Owl
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker

Join Genesee Valley Audubon Society or Renew your Membership. Click here.

If you want to join or renew your membership to Genesee Valley Audubon Society and the National Audubon you can do so here.

Click the following link to take you to the National Audubon Society site to join or renew and you will be automatically renewed at the local level. Fill in our chapter ID as R21.

https://ssl.palmcoastd.com/pcd/app/index.cfm?imagid=10102&ipage=chapter_...

Thanks for taking the time to join/renew your membership! See you soon at our next event.

GVAS Big Year 2012

Submitted by Jon on Sat, 02/18/2012 - 11:21am.

Join the Fun!
Did you see the movie “The Big Year” released this fall? Or maybe you attended our October program “Extreme Birder” with Lynn E. Barber. Both are about people traveling the country in attempts to see rare birds and counting as many different species as they can see in one year. The GVAS Board has decided to do a Big Year in 2012; however, we have limited ourselves to Monroe County.

GVAS in search of a Board Member and President.

Submitted by Jon on Sun, 01/15/2012 - 9:35pm.

The Board of Genesee Valley Audubon Society is looking for one new board member who is willing to take on a lot: we want a new President. We are prepared to send you to the Chapter Leadership Camp on Hog Island, August 26 – 31. We need someone who is prepared to be President for two years, someone to help us inspire our members to become more involved and to reach out to the community.