Join us this September for a weekend of celebrating the birds and birders
of New York State! The 2025 *New York State Ornithological Association*
<https://nybirds.org/> Conference, hosted by the *Cayuga Bird Club*
<http://www.cayugabirdclub.org/>, will be held *September 19-21, 2025* in
Ithaca, NY. The conference dates coincide with Fall migration, and field
trips will be offered to a variety of area birding hot spots, including
Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge. There will be a variety of social and
educational activities, including tours at the Cornell Lab Visitor Center,
vendors, a silent auction, NY Breeding Bird Atlas celebration, a paper
session with short talks, and a Bird ID challenge presented by members of
the NYS Young Birders Club.
Friday’s Welcome Reception will be followed by a presentation by Dr.
Adriaan Dokter on *BirdCast -- A Large-scale Perspective on Bird Migration*
.
Saturday evening’s banquet will feature keynote speaker Peter Kaestner, who
will present a pictorial journey through his lifetime of birding to become
the first person to see 10,000 bird species around the world, *In Search of
the Orange-tufted Spiderhunter*.
The conference is open to the public and attendance is encouraged for
anyone with an interest in New York State birds, birding, and conservation.
Early Bird Registration before June 30th is $70. The conference
registration fee will go up to $85 July 1 – August 31. Young birders 21 and
under may register for $5, thanks to youth sponsorship provided by Visit
Ithaca <https://www.visitithaca.com/>.
For more information and a complete conference schedule, please visit
*www.nysoa2025.org* <https://www.nysoa2025.org/>.
