GSBAS - P.O. Box 267 · Sayville, NY 11782 · 631-563-7716
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GSBAS UPCOMING EVENTS

Horseshoe Crab Monitoring Workshop

Wednesday, April 11th - 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm

Studying Horseshoe CrabsWith funding from a grant from Audubon New York, the New York City and Huntington/Oyster Bay Audubon Societies are co-hosting a horseshoe crab monitoring workshop on Wednesday, April 11th from 7 to 8:30 pm. The workshop will take place at the Cold Spring Harbor Library and Environmental Center (95 Harbor Road, Cold Spring Harbor NY 11724).

New York State DEC has been systematically monitoring horseshoe crabs at various sites on Long Island for several years and is very keen to have Audubon members participate in this program. NYC Audubon has been coordinating the monitoring in Jamaica Bay for DEC since 2009, as part of our efforts to understand how shorebirds use the bay and improve stopover habitat there. The workshop will cover all aspects of the monitoring on Long Island, including where additional assistance is needed. Horseshoe crab monitoring starts up in early May and ends in late June or early July.

The room at the library is able to accommodate a relatively large group, but we are asking all participants to register for the workshop to ensure the setup is appropriate and for catering purposes (yes, we will be providing a light dinner). The workshop is open to all Audubon members.

Please direct all questions and send your registration information to John Rowden at New York City Audubon, email: jrowden@nycaudubon.org, phone: 212.691.7483.

To register, please include:

  • Name
  • Phone Number
  • Email address
  • Local Audubon Chapter membership/affiliation

GSBAS' Annual Dinner

Monday, May 7th
6:00 pm Cocktail Party / 7:00 pm Dinner

Where:  Captain Bill’s Bayview House, Bay Shore.  Dinner tickets are $44 per person and include:  hot and cold hors d’oeuvres, appetizer, salad, choice of three entrees (vegetarian entrée is also available), dessert, soda, coffee or tea.  There will be a cash bar.

Guest Speaker:  Dr. Robert DeCandido has been studying the owls, kestrels and other raptors of the LI-NYC area since 1980s, when he discovered nesting Barn Owls and Great Horned Owls in Pelham Bay Park in the Bronx. In the 1990s, he began the efforts to re-introduce the Eastern Screech-owl to Central Park. All through that time he has studied the history of owls in our area, from once common species such as nesting Short-eared Owls (Brooklyn) and Barred Owls (Long Island, Staten Island and the Bronx) to rare visitors such as the Great Grey Owl (Long Island), the Hawk-owl (Bay Ridge, Brooklyn), and the Boreal Owl (Central Park, Manhattan). Further afield, along with Deborah Allen, he has done raptor migration work in Asia, including helping to discover a globally significant watch site in southern Thailand, and the status of 5 critically endangered vulture species in Nepal. Scientific and popular publications on their research are available upon request. At home in NYC, Bob and Deborah lead bird walks in Central Park: www.BirdingBob.com.

Donations of nature related items to be used as raffle prizes would be greatly appreciated.  Please bring your donation to our Thursday general meeting, Brookside County Park on a Wednesday or Sunday between 1:00 and 3:00 pm, or by making arrangements with dinner co-chair Judy Davis at 631-277-5179 or princessjudyann@optonline.net.  We look forward to seeing you at this fun filled event!


2012 Hog Island Audubon Camp in Maine - Registration open!

The National Audubon Society has opened registration for their legendary 6-day birding programs for adults, teens and families at the historic Audubon Camp in Maine on Hog Island. Pete Dunne, Scott Weidensaul, Steve Kress, Lang Elliott, Don Kroodsma, Bill Thompson III and many more expert ornithologists, naturalists, educators and authors will be in residence during the 2012 sessions. Website: http://hogisland.audubon.org

Hog Island Audubon Camp is run by the Seabird Restoration Program (Project Puffin) of the National Audubon Society. All summer programs include field trips to nearby Eastern Egg Rock, where Dr. Steve Kress and his team of biologists have successfully restored an island colony of Atlantic Puffins, and Roseate, Arctic and Common Terns. Immerse yourself in the joy of birding with expert-led workshops, lively evening presentations, saltwater birding tours and trips to diverse habitats on the Maine coast. Roger Tory Peterson was the camp’s first birding instructor in 1936 and many of America’s finest naturalists, including Rachel Carson, have spent time on the 330-acre wildlife sanctuary, located in mid-coast Maine, on Muscongus Bay. Participants live in restored wooden buildings dating back to the early 1900’s and are treated to three fabulous meals each day, prepared by chef extraordinaire Janii Laberge.

2012 Programs:

  • Maine Seabird Biology & Conservation - June 3-8 & Sept 9-14
  • Joy of Birding - June 10-15 & June 24-29
  • Field Ornithology - June 17—22
  • Coastal Maine Bird Studies for Teens - June 17—22 & June 24—29
  • Sharing Nature: An Educator's Week- July 19—24
  • Family Camp - August 19—24
  • Audubon Chapter Leadership Program - August 26—31
  • Living on the Wind: Fall Migration and Monhegan Island - September 16—21

There is a $25 'snowbird' discount for registrations received by January 15th (all programs except Maine Seabird Biology & Conservation).

Most programs sell out months in advance, so it is worth registering early. Nearly 100 scholarships are offered each year by local Audubon Chapters and birding clubs - see the website for applications.

For more information or to enroll, visit http://hogisland.audubon.org or
call 607-257-7308 x 14. You may also contact Erica Marx, registrar, at hogisland@audubon.org.


GSBAS' Adopt-a-Quail Program

The GSBAS’ Adopt-A-Quail Program gives members an opportunity to aid the Northern Bobwhite Quail Restoration Project at Connetquot River State Park Preserve. The goal of this project is to restore the quail population to a self-sustaining level while educating the community about wildlife and the environment, as well as naturally reducing the tick population within the preserve.

The Northern Bobwhite Quail Restoration Project was started in 2006 by local resident, Cathy Wilvert. Cathy is a registered nurse, avid horsewoman, and nature lover who is concerned about the lack of ground birds and the high number of ticks at the preserve. With help from her husband, Ken, and four daughters, Theresa, Megan, Jennifer, and Emily, Cathy has been working steadily raising the chicks and releasing them in the preserve.

Your Adopt-A-Quail donation goes towards the purchase of a Northern Bobwhite Quail chick and its care until release day.

Click here to download the adoption form.


GSBAS - P.O. Box 267, Sayville, NY 11782 · 631-563-7716
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