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The primary mission of the Great South Bay Audubon Society is to advocate for the conservation of habitats for native birds and other native wildlife on Long Island.
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UPDATE: 1/25/2012 Breakfast and Birding Pics and Recap
January 21st was our winter birding and breakfast at Connetquot
River State Park Preserve. It was also our first snow fall of the
season. Surprisingly eighteen people showed up including two kids
who also brought their parents. These Birding & Breakfast programs
usually draw large numbers of people; it seems the collaboration of
Great South Bay Audubon Society, Friends of Connetquot, and the NY
State Park’s Environmental Office is working well. Annie McIntyre
from the Environmental Office presented an informative PowerPoint
introduction to birding while we enjoyed the breakfast sponsored by
the Friends of Connetquot and supplied by Pamela Hunter, Lauren
Schnal, and Emily Efstration, all part of the Environmental Office
staff. The bagels, cake and donuts with coffee, tea, hot chocolate
and juice were delicious. Volunteer Christine Hartmann braved the
snow as well in order to bring three Northern Bobwhite quails Cathy
Wilvert has kept—from her quail reintroduction program at Connetquot
Preserve—for educational purposes such as this. Everyone enjoyed the
opportunity to view these elusive birds up close.
See the report page
for pictures, a full recap and a list of species sighted
on the day.
UPDATE: 1/24/2012 Young Naturalists Club February Meeting
Sunday, February 5, 2012, 1:15 - 2:45 PM, at
Brookside County Park: The Young Naturalists
Club will be hosting a class on American Kestrels. Join
us to learn about this beautiful raptor -- its
population, habitat and behavior -- and about GSBAS'
involvement in the American Kestrel Nestbox Project
headed by Audubon NY. Class to be followed by a nature
walk, weather permitting. To attend please RSVP to
info@gsbas.org or to 631-581-1731.
See the Young Naturalists Club
page for more.
UPDATE: 1/17/2012 New Nature Walks Announced
Nine new mid-week field trips have been announced. Details
can be found on the Nature Walks page.
UPDATE: 1/2/2012 January General Membership
Meeting Information
Join us on January 19th at 8:00 for an
insightful presentation by Peter Priolo with
wonderful photographs about the ornithological
research experience and breeding ecology of Terns on
Great Gull Island. See
the program page for more details.
UPDATE: 12/30/2011 Two New Articles in Bob Grover's Conservation Issues
Two new articles have been posted in Bob Grover's
Conservation Issues. Skeptic Confirms: The Heat Is On
and Journal Faux Pas.Visit
Bob's Conservation Issues page to read the full
articles.
UPDATE: 12/30/2011 Trinity Starts Display of Rare Audubon Book Pages
HARTFORD, Conn.— Trinity College has started a special project to
display every page of its rare edition of "Birds of
America," John James Audubon's illustrated field guide on
identifying and documenting birds.
The large book is in a protected display case at Trinity's
Watkinson Library, where its head curator will turn
one page each week for viewing until the last one is
displayed.
That will take more than eight years,
and the process will start again in 2020.
The Captree CBC was conducted for the 50th time on December 18,
2011. Shai Mitre has provided a thorough recount and species list.
Click here for all the details.
Upcoming Meetings, Programs, Events and More
GSBAS's General Membership Meeting -
Thursday, January 19, 2012 - An insightful presentation by Peter
Priolo with wonderful photographs about the ornithological
research experience and breeding ecology of Terns on Great Gull
Island. More Info...
Young Naturalists Club Meeting -
Sunday, February 6, 2012
- The Young Naturalsists club meets the first Sunday of every
month from 1:00 to 3:00pm at Brookside County Park in Sayville.
The Young Naturalists Club focuses on learning about nature and
stewardship of a natural area. Outdoor activities include
crafting nature boxes and pinecone feeders, nature scavenger
hunts, hiking the trails, gardening, and maintaining
bird-feeding stations. More Info...
GSBAS - P.O.
Box 267, Sayville, NY 11782 · 631-563-7716