Resources
Everything You Need to Get Started
We have many partner organizations, without whom we could not do the work we do. Here, we have compiled a list of our partners and some resources we think you'll find very useful. CVAS is committed to increasing diversity, equity, and inclusion in our conservation and education programs and to welcoming all who wish to work and learn with us. Any person, regardless of age, race, religion, ability, or gender identity, who is interested in wild life study, protection, and conservation, may be enrolled as a member upon receipt of the first payment of dues.
Partners
- National Audubon Society
- Audubon Council of New York State
- Audubon New York
- New York State Ornithological Association
- Carantouan Greenway
- New York State Young Birders Club
- Chemung River Friends
- Tanglewood Nature Center & Museum
- Spencer Crest Nature Center
- Susquehanna Valley Audubon Society
- Cayuga Bird Club
- New York Department of Environmental Conservation
- Cornell Lab of Ornithology
- Wild Birds Unlimited
- Birds & Beans Bird Friendly Coffee
- Finger Lakes Land Trust
- Go FingerLakes
- Friends of the Montezuma Wetlands Complex
- The Plantsmen Nursery
- New York State Bluebird Society
- Wild Ones Native Plants, Natural Landscapes
Downloads
The following documents are available for you to download from our website:
- CVAS Membership Application
- eBird Tri-Fold Brochure
- Spencer Trail Map
- Chemung Valley Birding Checklist
- Why Do Birds Matter?
Helpful Tips, Tricks, and Info
These are resources that we think you'll find useful and fun in your birding adventures.
Bird Watching
- Audubon Important Bird Areas (IBA)
- Live Bird Migration Maps
- Migratory Birds Tracking Map
- Ask a Biologist's Beginning Birders' Guide
- Bird Watching Helps Children Become Nature-wise
- How to Look at a Bird
- Birding Code of Ethics
- The Audubon Guide to North American Birds
- Live Bird Cameras Around the World
- Handbook of Field Methods for Monitoring Landbirds [PDF]
- Breeding Season Dates [PDF]
- Bird Watching Tips
Backyard Birding
- Buying Seeds? Attract and Protect Birds with Native Plants
- Hawks of New York
- Eagles of New York
- Go Finger Lakes | Free guide to the best local hikes, bikes, paddles, and outdoor adventures.
- 10 Plants for a Bird-Friendly Yard
- Winterize Your Yard for Birds
- 10 Tips for Photographing Birds
- Attract Hummingbirds to Your Yard
- Hints on Haunts [PDF]
- Wild Things Sanctuary
- Track Monarch Butterfly Migration