The New York State Ornithological Association's next field trip will feature a tour of the Roger Tory Peterson Institute of Natural History (www.rtpi.org) in Jamestown, NY along with a field experience led by the Institute's bird experts. RTPI currently houses most of the late Roger Tory Peterson's papers, books, and art work. A field trip to nearby grassland habitat will search for Henslow's Sparrow as well as other grassland associated birds. The tour and field trip are planned for Saturday, July 12, 2014. A presentation will be held at the institute at 7 pm on Friday, July 11, 2014. During this presentation, RTPI staff will overview the Institute's holdings and purposes as well as preview the field experience planned for Saturday morning.
Friday's presentation is open to all who are interested. For a quality experience, it is necessary to limit the RTPI tour and field trip to 25 participants; therefore first preference is given to those who are individual, student, or family members of NYSOA or youth members (accompanied by a parent) of the NYS Young Birders Club (NYSYBC). Those who are not in one of the above categories may register for the RTPI tour and field trip and will be accommodated should there be space available. For membership information, please visit the NYSOA web site at www.nybirds.org or the NYSYBC web site at www.nysyoungbirders.org. Jamestown is located in southwestern New York State approximately 60 miles south of Buffalo, NY off Interstate 86/Southern Tier Expressway. Visit RTPI's contact page (http://rtpi.org/contact/) for our location and additional information. There are several motels located within a few minutes of RTPI including Comfort Inn, Hampton Inn, and Red Roof Inn. Preregistration is required. For more information and to register, please contact Tim Baird via e-mail at [email protected], or by phone at: 716-945-2539. -- Scott Kruitbosch Conservation & Outreach Coordinator Roger Tory Peterson Institute of Natural History 311 Curtis Street Jamestown, NY 14701-9620 Tel. (716) 665-2473 ext. 224 [email protected] www.rtpi.org <http://www.rtpi.org> RTPI Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/pages/Roger-Tory-Peterson-Institute-of-Natural-History/64893237046> RTPI Twitter <https://twitter.com/RTPInstitute> -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
