Projects
We support habitat restoration and management, wildlife conservation, and enhancement projects at the Montezuma Wetlands Complex.
Ongoing Programs
What’s New
13th Annual Montezuma Audubon Center Wildlife Festival
2019 Winter Wonderland Programs: Montezuma Audubon Center
2019 Winter Wonderland Programs Are you looking for something fun and exciting to do this winter? The Montezuma Audubon Center’s programs are a great way to explore the winter wonderland with friends and family! Join us for hot cocoa and snowshoe programs to explore...
read moreDrone Pics of Northern Montezuma – Fall 2018
Update October 29, 2018 – Current conditions at Northern Montezuma WMA, with Howland Island marshes being the exception, are generally dryer than normal. Seneca River water levels are currently rising, but remain low, with some associated impoundments being relatively...
read moreHappy Owl-Ween at the MAC
Aerial Images of Northern Montezuma WMA Marshes
Check out the aerial images (and follow them as they are updated) to get a birds-eye view often hidden from below.
read moreRadar Showing Montezuma’s Birds Taking Flight
The National Weather Service in Binghamton, NY tweeted a radar image that shows more than rain approaching. #Rain approaching from the south. Also note the feature to the north. Migratory #birds taking off from the Montezuma Wildlife Refuge. pic.twitter.com/j3Jt43tXR2...
read moreDrone Pics of Northern Montezuma
We put the drone up Friday for her first workout and took a few pics. It's tough getting whole marsh pics at places like Marten's Tract or Guys Marsh without flying higher than is legal or being at an angle that makes it tough to pic out detail. You can see in some...
read moreNinth Annual Robert DeRoo Memorial Conservation Dinner and Youth Hunt
The DeRoo Youth Conservation Event celebrated its ninth year providing youngsters with the opportunity to actually partake in hunting experiences for pheasant, waterfowl, and whitetail deer. The entire event took place over a two weekend period starting with the conservation dinner at the Montezuma Audubon Center (MAC) on Friday September 30th.
read moreRail Banding Project 2016
One project accomplished in 2016 was the launch of a multi-year rail banding study. Rails are common in the Montezuma Marshes, but they are secretive and infrequently encountered. The goal of the study is to uncover important information about their secret lives – to better understand, especially, the movement and habitat utilization of rails in the Northern Montezuma Wildlife Management Area marshes.
read moreThe 20th Annual Muckrace Musings
A great turnout of enthusiastic birders enjoyed the ‘Big Day’, 24-hour birding event and premier fund-raising effort of the Friends of the Montezuma Wetlands Complex. This was the 20th annual Muckrace and it continues to provide good times for birders of all skills and ages.
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