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www.hobaudubon.org 1 March April 2016 Volume 4, No. 4 HuntingtonOyster Bay Audubon Society A chapter of the National Audubon Society Serving Huntington and Northern Oyster Bay Townships "The Messenger" Documentary Screening at Cinema Arts Centre Huntington-Oyster Bay Audubon is proud to partner with the Cinema Arts Centre in Huntington for a screening of The Messenger on Tuesday, March 8 at 7:30 PM Su Rynard’s wide-ranging and contemplative documentary explores our deep-seated connection to birds and warns that the uncertain fate of songbirds might mirror our own. Moving from the northern reaches of the Boreal Forest to the base of Mount Ararat in Turkey to the urban streets of New York, The Messenger brings us face-to-face with a remarkable variety of human-made perils that have devastated thrushes, warblers, orioles, tanagers, grosbeaks, and many other airborne music-makers. These include hunting, light pollution, high-rise collisions, pipelines, pesticides, and loss of migratory habitats. On one level, The Messenger is the artful story about the mass depletion of songbirds on multiple continents, and about those who are working to turn the tide. On another level, The Messenger is an engaging, visually stunning, three-act emotional journey, one that mixes its elegiac message with hopeful notes and unique glances into the influence of songbirds on our own expressions of the soul. The film will be followed by a brief discussion on what you, the audience member, can do to help birds. A reception will follow the discussion. Please join us for this special event. WHEN: Tuesday, March 8 at 7:30 PM WHERE: Cinema Arts Centre, Huntington, NY HOW MUCH: $10 CAC Members | $15 Public Includes guest speakers and reception TICKETS: Can be purchased on the Cinema Arts Centre website (cinemaartscentre.org) or at the door. Killdeer Inside This Issue Winners ................................................. 2 From the President ................................... 3 LI Green Homes and Earth Day Activities .......... 4 Bird Friendly Communities........................... 5 Meetings and Events .................................. 6 Field Trips and Activities ............................ 7 Children’s Program ................................... 8

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March – April 2016

Volume 4, No. 4

Huntington–Oyster Bay Audubon Society A chapter of the National Audubon Society

Serving Huntington and Northern Oyster Bay Townships

"The Messenger" Documentary Screening

at Cinema Arts Centre

Huntington-Oyster Bay Audubon is proud to partner with the Cinema Arts Centre in Huntington for a screening of The Messenger

on Tuesday, March 8 at 7:30 PM

Su Rynard’s wide-ranging and contemplative documentary

explores our deep-seated connection to birds and warns that

the uncertain fate of songbirds might mirror our own.

Moving from the northern reaches of the Boreal Forest to

the base of Mount Ararat in Turkey to the urban streets of

New York, The Messenger brings us face-to-face with a

remarkable variety of human-made perils that have

devastated thrushes, warblers, orioles, tanagers, grosbeaks,

and many other airborne music-makers. These include

hunting, light pollution, high-rise collisions, pipelines,

pesticides, and loss of migratory habitats. On one level,

The Messenger is the artful story about the mass depletion

of songbirds on multiple continents, and about those who

are working to turn the tide. On another level, The

Messenger is an engaging, visually stunning, three-act

emotional journey, one that mixes its elegiac message with

hopeful notes and unique glances into the influence of

songbirds on our own expressions of the soul.

The film will be followed by a brief discussion on what

you, the audience member, can do to help birds. A

reception will follow the discussion. Please join us for this

special event.

WHEN: Tuesday, March 8 at 7:30 PM

WHERE: Cinema Arts Centre, Huntington, NY

HOW MUCH: $10 CAC Members | $15 Public –

Includes guest speakers and reception

TICKETS: Can be purchased on the Cinema Arts Centre

website (cinemaartscentre.org) or at the door.

Killdeer

Inside This Issue

Winners ................................................. 2

From the President ................................... 3

LI Green Homes and Earth Day Activities .......... 4

Bird Friendly Communities........................... 5

Meetings and Events .................................. 6

Field Trips and Activities ............................ 7

Children’s Program ................................... 8

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Take a Chance on Wildlife Raffle

Congratulations to our winners! Second prize winner is

Susanne Fordham, first prize went to Vinnie Schiappa, and

the grand prize to John Esposito! Thank you to everyone

that supported this fundraiser and thank you to John

Esposito for donating back $300 to HOBAS.

Second prize includes gift certificates to the following:

Rothmann's Steakhouse Brunch: up to $100

Wild Honey Restaurant Dinner for 2: up to $100

Fairway Market: $75

Jack Halyards Restaurant: $50

Mara's Homemade Restaurant: $50

Stella Blue Bistro: $25

Zorba the Greek: two luncheons

First Prize includes gift certificates to the following:

Rothmann's Steakhouse Brunch: up to $100

Harbor Mist Restaurant: $100

Syosset Car Wash five super washes: value $100

Your Family Auto three oil changes: value $105

Sapsuckers Hops & Grubs Dinner for 2: up to $75

Phil's Pizza of Syosset: $25

Batata Cafe: $20

Grand Prize:

$600 cash

WCS: Private Bronx Zoo tour for up to 6 people

Pentax Z Series Binoculars: approximate value $400

Bangz Hair Salon: $90

Haiku Restaurant: $50

Kerbers Farm: $25

Cinema Arts Centre: 2 tickets

Family Membership to Cold Spring Harbor Museum

American Littoral Society Jamaica Bay Ecology Cruise

2 tickets for 2016 season: value $110

Ash and Kee Fine Jewelers: $50

Sage Bistro Moderne: $40

Thank you to all the donors for the best prizes we have ever

had for one of our fundraisers!

MEMBERSHIP MEETINGS Cold Spring Harbor Public Library

7:00 PM Refreshments

7:30 PM Speaker

Wednesday, April 13, 2016

Warblers: Gems of the Avian World with Lloyd Spitalnik

Wednesday, May 11, 2016

Details not finalized. Check May

newsletter and www.hobaudubon.org.

See page 6 for details.

The mission of the Huntington-Oyster Bay

Audubon Society is to increase community

awareness about the environment and to

encourage others to enjoy and protect birds and

other wildlife in their natural habitats.

Killdeer is the newsletter of the

Huntington-Oyster Bay Audubon Society

P.O. Box 735

Huntington, NY 11743-0735

a chapter of the National Audubon Society and is

published five times a year.

Officers

President Stella Miller 516-695-0763

Vice President Simone DaRos 516-987-7136 Secretary Charlotte Miska 516-922-9710

Treasurer Cathy Fitts 631-427-8623

Newsletter

Editor Charlotte Miska 516-922-9710

For Distressed Wildlife Call

Volunteers for Wildlife 516-674-0982

You can find us on the Web at

www.hobaudubon.orgH

e-mail us at [email protected]

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Message from the President

Stella Miller

As I am writing this, the ground is

covered in snow, the biting wind

is howling, and the temperature is

a whopping 19 degrees, with a

wind chill of 3 degrees. The

forecast calls for the temperatures

to plummet even further. It is

hard to imagine that spring is

around the corner, but it is – I promise. Or, at least I hope!

Speaking of the spring (and summer), I want to let you

know about some exciting developments here at

Huntington-Oyster Bay Audubon (HOBAS). To start, we

have two events honoring Earth Day in April.

On April 9th

, we will be partnering with the Caumsett

Foundation for an early Earth Day Celebration at Caumsett

State Park. Volunteers will have their choice of three

activities: raking thatch and tossing seed in the restoration

field, erecting string fencing for Piping Plovers on the

beach, or installing string fencing for Butterfly Hill and

Bull Pen to protect grassland birds and Baltimore

Checkerspot butterflies. Hard hats will be worn by the

latter two groups, so if you have ever fantasized about

wearing a hard hat and goggles, these are two activities

you don’t want to miss! Group size is limited to just 40

participants, so be sure to register early.

On April 23rd

, we will hold a special Earth Day English

Ivy pull at Shu Swamp. The Shu Crew works hard, but

has fun and we will have extra tasty goodies after the pull.

There is no limit to the group size, the more the merrier, so

please, bring a friend or two. Information on how to

register for these events is on page 4 and on our website.

In addition to these two Earth Day events, we are excited

to announce a partnership with Sagamore Hill National

Historic Site. We will be funding an educational native

habitat garden at the former home of President Theodore

Roosevelt, as well as providing information for the

signage. This garden will be utilized for educational

purposes by Theodore Roosevelt Sanctuary and Audubon

Center educators to conduct programs with the For the

Birds! classes, as well as HOBAS. The For the Birds!

students will plant the garden in the spring. Thus far we

have raised $3,000 for the garden from two grants ($2,500

from the William C. and Joyce C. O’Neil Charitable Trust

and $500 from a chapter collaborative grant) and hope to

raise up to another $2,000 for the project.

Our second collaborative project is a Birding Blitz on May

29th

at the site. Teams of birders will head out at dawn

(some of us will be out there before dawn) to survey and

tally bird species. After birding we will celebrate

Memorial Day weekend by enjoying a compilation picnic

(just as we do at the Christmas Bird Counts) at Sagamore

Hill. The data collected will compared to Roosevelt’s data

from 1879. We will be publishing some of his notes in an

upcoming issue of the Killdeer. Believe me when I say

they are fascinating. If you are interested in taking part in

this fun event, please reach out to me at

[email protected]. Team leaders are needed!

In addition to these two initiatives, we hope to host a non-

native plant pull for Invasive Species Awareness Week at

the Sagamore Hill in July. Details are still to be worked

out, but keep an eye out for more information as we draw

closer to summer.

In addition to our partnership with the National Park

Service, we are contributing native plants to a Schoolyard

Habitat at Oakwood Primary School in Huntington. Funds

for this were raised through a $1,000 chapter collaborative

grant. These wonderful patches of wildlife habitat are

places where students learn about wildlife ecology,

connect with nature, and develop creativity, curiosity, and

caring for the environment. We are hoping that other

schools in the area will follow suit by creating their own

native gardens since schoolyard habitats such as these have

the power to impact lives and influence future actions.

Conservation of tomorrow lies in the hands of today’s

young people.

With that in mind, I want to leave you with something that

one of our volunteers, Amanda, said to me in December.

Amanda was a missionary who had been volunteering on a

weekly basis at our various service days. I always make it

a point to talk about why we are doing what we are doing

and to bring to attention the sounds and sightings of birds

as we work. My hope is always that a volunteer’s interest

will be piqued by the sight of an Indigo Bunting or the

song of a Yellow Warbler or the fluttery flight of a

monarch butterfly. Amanda had to leave her mission early

to be at her terminally ill mother’s side. She called me the

morning she was flying home, asking to see me before she

left for the airport. As we hugged and said goodbye, tears

in our eyes, I will never forget what she said to me, “I want

to thank you for bringing birds to my life. I never really

paid attention to them before, but every time I see one

now, I do pay attention and for that I am so grateful to you

and to HOBAS.” That simple statement reminded me of

why our work is so important. It is only through

connecting people to nature that we will continue to

protect it.

Please take a young person on a hike or birding. Let them

see the beauty and wonder of nature. In doing so, you are

taking a mighty step towards protecting our planet and its

wild places for future generations. In doing so, you will be

fostering a future steward of our planet.

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Long Island Green Homes Stella Miller

In keeping with our

mission as a leader

in promoting clean

renewable energy

on Long Island, we

want to make all of

our members aware of an exciting non-profit collaborative

partnership that has recently launched. The Long Island

Green Homes Initiative is a new effort that is helping

Long Islanders improve their homes and use energy more

wisely in their everyday lives. Via one-on-one support

from an experienced Energy Navigator, Long Island

homeowners are connected with local, certified contractors

who assess their home for free to identify money-saving

and energy efficient improvements. In addition to

reducing your home’s carbon footprint and saving you

money, the Long Island Green Homes Initiative stimulates

job growth and business opportunities, right here on LI.

It starts with a FREE home energy assessment conducted

by trained and experienced Home Performance contractors

that have been certified by the Building Performance

Institute (BPI). To arrange an assessment, just fill out

the web form on longislandgreenhomes.org or call 800-

567-2850. A Long Island Green Homes Energy Navigator

will arrange the assessment for you, and again, it is FREE

for Long Island homeowners. The assessment provides

you with a top-to-bottom look at where your home is

wasting energy (electric, heating system, insulation, air

sealing). You will receive a comprehensive report

identifying the root cause of any drafts, inconsistent

temperatures, heating and cooling system failures, or other

problems you may be experiencing, including hidden

health and safety issues. You can then take advantage of

financial incentives, as well as low interest financing to

improve and modernize your home. Average savings for

Long Island homes that have gone through the program are

about $1,000 per year, so projects pay for themselves.

Navigators will pre-qualify your family and assist you

every step of the way. From identifying rebates, discounts,

and financing, to ensuring that you understand precisely

what your household is eligible for in the process. Energy

Navigators work for the non-profit partnership so they are

there to help, not make a sale. Additional programs exist

for low and moderate-income families.

Long Island Green Homes is a project of the Sustainability

Institute at Molloy College in partnership with Long Island

Towns, community-based organizations, and the New

York State Energy Research and Development Authority

(NYSERDA), which have teamed up to help spread the

word about these free energy-saving programs.

Volunteers Needed

Earth Day Celebrations Call 516-695-0763 to register.

Caumsett State Park Saturday, April 9, 2016 at 9:00 AM Rain date is April 16

Join Huntington-Oyster Bay Audubon for an early

Earth Day celebration at Caumsett State Park. There

will be three teams conducting the following work:

1. Rake, Bag, Rake, and Toss – Volunteers will rake

portions of restoration field that have heavy

amounts of old vegetation clippings. Once cleared

of clippings, volunteers will rake the area again,

toss native seed, and tamp down.

2. Installing String Fencing – Put up string fencing

around Butterfly Hill and Bull Pen field to protect

Baltimore checkerspot butterflies and grassland

birds. Participants will wear hard hats, goggles,

and gloves. If you have ever dreamed of wearing

a hard hat and goggles, this task is for you!

3. Piping Plover String Fencing – If we have

enough volunteers and time, we will put string

fencing for Piping Plovers on the beach. Hard

hats, goggles, and gloves will be provided.

Registration is an absolute must, as we have room

for a maximum of 40 volunteers!

Directions: From Main Street (Route 25A) in the

village of Huntington, turn onto West Neck Road and

follow north until you see the park on your left. There

may be a parking fee for those that do not have an

Empire Pass.

Invasive Species Pull at Shu Swamp

Saturday, April 23, 2016 at 9:00 AM

Join the Shu Crew for this very special Earth Day pull

as we work to restore one of the finest preserves on

Long Island by controlling nonnative invasive English

ivy. Wear clothes and shoes you don’t mind getting

muddy and please bring garden gloves and insect

repellent if you have them. Tasty snacks, beverages,

and extra gloves will be provided. Directions: From

25A take 106 north to Oyster Bay. Make left onto

Lexington Ave, then another left onto West Shore

Road. Directly after Mill Pond (on the left) make a

left, go up the hill on Mill Hill Road. Make a right on

Beaver Brook Road, which becomes Frost Mill Road.

Shu Swamp is on the left, just before a railroad trestle.

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Bird Friendly Communities

Audubon is committed to transforming our communities

into places where birds flourish.

Native Plants for Birds Restoring native plant habitat is vital to preserving

biodiversity. By creating native plant gardens, each patch

of habitat becomes part of a collective effort to nurture and

sustain the living landscape for birds and other animals.

Over the past century urbanization has taken intact,

ecologically productive land and fragmented and

transformed it with lawns and exotic ornamental plants. In

that time the continental United States has lost a staggering

150 million acres of habitat and farmland to urban sprawl,

and that trend is not slowing. The modern obsession with

highly manicured “perfect” lawns alone has created a

green, monoculture carpet across the country that covers

more than 40 million acres. The human-dominated

landscape no longer supports functioning ecosystems, and

the remaining isolated natural areas are not large enough to

sustain wildlife.

American Goldfinch on Cone Flowers

Native plants are those that occur naturally in a region in

which they evolved. They are the ecological basis upon

which life depends, including birds and people. Without

these natives and the insects that co-evolved with them,

local birds cannot survive. Unfortunately, most of the

landscaping plants available in nurseries are alien species

from other countries. These exotic plants not only sever

the food web, but many have become invasive pests,

outcompeting native species and degrading habitat in

remaining natural areas.

Landscaping choices have meaningful effects on the

populations of birds and the insects they need to survive.

Homeowners, landscapers, and local policy makers can

benefit birds and other wildlife simply by selecting native

plants when making their landscaping decisions.

Simple Steps to Create a Native Plant Garden

Like us, birds need food, water, and shelter. By choosing

locally native plants, you can transform any outdoor space

into a bird sanctuary that also saves resources such as

water and combats climate change. Use the steps below to

create and maintain a bird-friendly habitat that brings

colorful birds, sweet melodies, vibrant colors, and more of

nature's gifts close.

1. Select a site that's practical to convert into a

garden and allow room to expand. Consider:

Do you have full sun? Partial sun? Shade? Is the

soil rocky, loamy, sandy, clay, or gravel? Does is

drain well? Is your site flat or hilly? Near water?

Learn what's optimal from your local native plant

society.

2. Plant in spring or fall months and on cooler days.

Follow planting instructions carefully and get tips on

mulching around plants. Water only as needed when

young plants are adapting to their new habitat.

3. Prepare your garden well to save headaches later.

You may need to dig up lawn, remove invasive plants,

and add organic compost to the soil. An easy method

is to lay down newspaper at least six sheets deep, with

plenty of overlap; wet it down; cover it with 4 to 6

inches of mulch, and let it sit until you are ready to

plant. Use deep edging to keep out lawn grass.

4. Plan for a variety of shapes, sizes, and kinds of

plants to give vertical structure to your garden.

Cluster the same plant species together.

Design for color palettes and seasonal blooms.

Add habitat features like hollowed boulders that

catch rainwater for birds to drink and bathe in.

5. Steward your native plant garden with tender

loving care.

Pull up noxious and invasive weeds.

Enhance with brush piles that hide birds and shelter

other wildlife too.

Leave dead trees and branches.

6. Focus on plants that support high variety and

quantity of bird food.

Red tubular flowers – columbine, jewelweed, and

bee balm serve up nectar for hummingbirds.

Native sunflowers, asters, and coneflowers produce

seeds for songbirds.

Bushes with berries ripen at different times, so

include a seasonal variety to sustain birds: dogwood

and spicebush; cedar and holly trees.

Birding and Natural History

Field Trip Leaders Needed

Are you interested in sharing your knowledge of birds, nature, and birding hotspots with others? HOBAS is looking for new field trip leaders to join our team. You do not have to be an expert to lead a trip and field trips

can cover any aspect of the natural world – not just birds. Volunteer to lead a field trip by sending an email to [email protected].

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MEETINGS AND EVENTS

Membership meetings and most activities of the Huntington-Oyster Bay Audubon Society are free to members and nonmembers.

Meetings are held the second Wednesday of the month at the Cold Spring Harbor Library except for the months of July and August.

Our refreshments will be set up and ready for you at 6:45 PM so that you will have ample time for socializing. The program starts

promptly at 7:30. For full program descriptions as well as speaker biography, please go to www.hobaudubon.org.

Wednesday, March 16, 7:15 PM – Meeting of the Board of

Directors at the Cold Spring Harbor Library.

Monday, April 4 – Deadline for May-Aug Killdeer.

Wednesday, April 13, 7 PM – Membership meeting at the

Cold Spring Harbor Library. Warblers: Gems of the Avian

World with Lloyd Spitalnik. Warblers. The very word

causes birders to begin salivating each spring as their

thoughts turn to the birds that can best be described as avian

eye candy. This very diverse group of active little birds

truly are gems of the bird world. Plumages include

beautiful color combinations of blue, grey, green, orange,

brown, chestnut, yellow, and black. Their songs are just as

diverse, ranging from melodic songs to trills to insect

sounding buzzes. These beautiful birds occur in a vast

array of habitats, from shrublands to wet, bottomland

forests. Join us tonight as Lloyd discusses these beautiful

songsters, and feast your eyes on his astonishingly beautiful

photographs! Lloyd Spitalnik, a well-known birder and

accomplished photographer, lives and works in New York

City and the surrounding area. His photographs have

appeared in Audubon, Natural History, Birder's World, and

Birding (ABA) magazines, as well as in The New York

Times and New York Daily News. He also has images

published in WWF Songbird calendars and various

Audubon trail guides.

Wednesday, April 20, 7:15 PM – Meeting of the Board of

Directors at the Cold Spring Harbor Library.

Save the Date – Sunday, May 29 Birding Blitz and Picnic at Sagamore Hill

Data collected will be compared to a journal entry of

Teddy Roosevelt from 1879. A picnic for participants

will follow the bird count. Details will be in the May

Killdeer and posted to the HOBAS website when they

are finalized.

For $20 a year you can be a member of Huntington-Oyster Bay Audubon Society. Your membership will help support

conservation efforts, and educational and youth programs. As a member you will receive our newsletter, an open invitation

to our monthly guest lectures, field trips, and events, along with special member’s only discounts and events.

Please fill out this form and mail with your

check payable to:

Huntington-Oyster Bay Audubon Society P.O. Box 735 Huntington, NY 11743-0735

HOBAS never sells or shares your personal information.

Name

Address

City

State Zip

e-Mail

THANK YOU!

HOBAS Membership Form

There is NO membership meeting in March. Instead, HOBAS will be partnering with Cinema Arts Centre in Huntington for a screening of The Messenger.

Please see page 1 for details.

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FIELD TRIPS AND ACTIVITIES

Go to hobaudubon.org for detailed trip descriptions.

Field trips are free, unless otherwise specified, and open to the public. Newcomers are welcome. Binoculars are advised.

Carpooling is possible, gas and tolls are shared. The trip leader is not responsible for arranging carpools, but will provide

names of others who are interested in carpooling. Registration is necessary. Call the trip leader by 9:00 PM Thursday for a

Saturday trip and by 9:00 PM Friday for a Sunday trip. You may participate if you didn’t register, but we will not be able

to notify you of any changes or cancellations without your phone number. Call the leader if in doubt about the weather.

For the comfort and safety of all participants, there is no smoking on field trips.

Montauk and the South Fork Saturday, March 5, 9 AM. All Day Trip. Winter

waterfowl abound including scoters, eiders, loons, gannets,

and numerous pond ducks. Leader: Sharon Brody. Call

516-433-5590 to register. Directions: LIE to exit 70,

Manorville. Go south on Route 111 to Route 27. Take

Route 27 east all the way to Montauk Point Lighthouse.

There may be a parking fee. Meet by the restaurant

opposite the parking lot.

Jones Beach Saturday, April 2, 9 AM. Look for early migrants,

including oystercatcher, heron, egrets, kinglets, warblers,

and sparrows. Leader:

Sharon Brody. Call 516-

433-5590 to register.

Directions: Take either

Meadowbrook Parkway

or Wantagh Parkway to

Ocean Parkway. Follow

signs for the Coast Guard

Station at the West End

of Jones Beach. Meet at the parking lot by the restrooms.

Prospect Park Sunday, April 24, 9 AM. A designated IBA we will look

for early migrants. You can take an electric boat ride if

you like. Leader: Blair Broughton. Call 631-885-1881

to register. Directions: Jackie Robinson Parkway to

Bushwick Ave exit. Turn left on Eastern Parkway and stay

on until Grand Army Plaza. Go around Plaza onto

Flatbush Ave. (The Brooklyn Public Library will be on

your left and the Park on your right.) After you pass the

Zoo and Lefferts Historic House, turn right at the traffic

light at Ocean Ave. Follow Ocean Ave to the next major

intersection which is Parkside Ave. Make a sharp right

into the Park. Proceed to the flashing light and turn left

into the Wollman Rink parking lot. If it is not open, you

have to park on the street. Follow signs to Audubon

Center, a 5-minute walk from the parking lot.

Jamaica Bay Sunday, May 1, 9 AM. Today we will be exploring the

refuge looking for spring

migrants. Leader: Blair

Broughton. Call 631-885-

1881 to register. Directions:

Southern State Parkway to the

Belt Parkway. Take exit 17S,

Cross Bay Blvd South. After

crossing the bridge, look for

parking lot entrance on right side 1.25 miles from bridge.

Turn right at the traffic light. Meet in the parking lot.

Central Park Sunday, May 8, 8 AM. One of the finest spots around the

metropolitan area for warblers and other spring migrants as

well as breeding birds. The array of birds that can be seen

is dazzling! Leader: Blair Broughton. Call 631-885-1881

to register. Directions: Meet at the Boathouse, easily

accessed from the pedestrian entrance on Fifth Ave near

76th

St. Walk downhill veering left past the Alice in

Wonderland statues, by the right side of the sailboat pond

toward the right, up the hill, cross the roadway and to the

Boathouse.

Sterling Forest, Orange County Sunday, May 15, 9 AM. Among spectacular scenery, an

excellent place to look for

spring migrants such as

Golden-winged and Blue-

winged Warblers, and

Yellow-breasted Chat.

Leader: Coby Klein. Call

585-880-0915 to register.

Directions: Take Exit 15

off of NY 87 and head

north. Make a left onto 17A. In about 2 miles make a left

onto State Route 84 (Long Meadow Road). Go 3.5 miles

on Old Forge Rd. on right. Follow signs to the Visitor’s

Center, about one mile in on right where we will meet.

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Children’s Programs at the Cold Spring Harbor Library

Eggcellent Storytime and Egg Hunt

Saturday, March 26, 2016, 2 PM

For ages 3-7, accompanied by a guardian

To register, please call 631-903-5556.

Spring is in the air, and it is

a great time to learn about

oviparous animals – that is,

animals that hatch out of

eggs! Join us today as we

learn about birds, insects,

reptiles, and other animals

that hatch out of eggs. We

will read a book about an

oviparous animal, then we

venture outside for an oviparous animal egg hunt!

Sharing our Beaches with Birds - Poster Workshop for Kids

Sunday, April 3, 2016, 2 PM

For ages 8 and up To register, please call 516-695-0763.

Today we learn how

interesting, important, and

imperiled beach nesting

birds are through an

interactive program. Then

we will create posters which

will be made into signs for

posting at Hobart Beach in

Northport in order to educate the public and help protect

the birds’ nesting grounds. All attendees will be informed

of where their signs are being posted and will be invited

to a Be a Good Egg Campaign Awareness Day!

Killdeer Non-Profit

Organization U.S. Postage

PAID Huntington, NY Permit No. 546

March – April 2016