Please join us virtually for our monthly meeting at 7pm on Thursday, March 4th where Bradley Wilkinson will talk about his research tracking brown pelican movement to gain insight on threats facing the species. Please use this link to obtain a link to the Zoom meeting: https://forms.gle/w24waXSyKmiEdUHi6. More details below:

The Oconee Rivers Audubon Society was horrified to learn of the reported sexual assault committed by a well-known member of the birding community. We support and stand with Aisha White and all other survivors of rape and sexual assault. We wish Aisha, all survivors, and BIPOC birders healing and justice. Safe access to the benefits of birds and nature is our highest priority. ORAS will not tolerate activities or behaviors that threaten the wellbeing and safety of any birder, and we are reflecting on ways to achieve this.

National Audubon official statement: https://www.audubon.org/news/audubon-responds-serious-allegations-against-prominent-birder 

The Oconee Rivers Audubon Society has opened the Spring 2021 application cycle for the Conservation Grants. The purpose of the grant is to support local research, community service, and education activities related to conservation of wildlife and their habitat. Please visit the ORAS Conservation Grant page: http://oconeeriversaudubon.org/grant for more information on the application process and past funded projects. 

Get your binoculars ready for the Great Backyard Bird Counts! This annual event is a collaboration between National Audubon Society, Cornell Lab of Ornithology, and Birds Canada to learn about the status of bird populations in the world by taking a "snapshot" of where they are and what they are doing using citizen science.The event will run from Friday, February 12th through Monday, February 15th. To participate, locate a place where you can find birds and record what you see for at least 15 minutes, then share your observations using the Merlin Bird ID app or eBird. Anyone can participate! Follow this link to learn more about the event: https://www.birdcount.org/

Please join us for our monthly meeting on Thursday, February 4th at 7pm where UGA PhD student, Cody Cox, will talk about his research predicting how different bird species might respond to reforestation efforts in Costa Rica. The meeting will be held via Zoom. To receive a link to the meeting, please fill out this form: https://forms.gle/A4y2t8nPAZt1Mu9E9.

 (Photo: Cody Cox)    (Photo: Cody Cox)

Please join us on Thursday, December 3rd at 7pm for our monthly meeting where Gabe Andrle from the Georgia Audubon Society will talk about how to create backyard wildlife sanctuaries. The meeting will be held virtually via Zoom. Please follow this link to sign up to receive the meeting link: https://forms.gle/2sNxHYF7bFA6p26U8. More details below:

Please join us at 7pm next Thursday, November 5th for our monthly meeting where Eric Margeneau, a PhD student at West Virginia University, will talk about his research on habitat suitability of energy rights-of-way for songbird communities in the central Appalachian region. The meeting will be held virtually. To attend, please sign up to receive a zoom link using this form: https://forms.gle/TnyVAfFCMVkwxRAP8. Please see below for more details about the meeting.

Please help us by nominating K-12 Black students and/or classroom/programs in Athens-Clarke County who would benefit from receiving a set of binoculars from the Binoculars for Young Black Birders Program! This program was made possible by the generous donations from the fundraiser organized by ORAS, UGA EcoReach and Lilly Branch Audubon Society over the summer. See flyer below for more information and link to the nomination form: