All meetings are held at the Quogue Wildlife Refuge. Everyone is welcome.
Directions to Quogue Wildlife Refuge
From LIE, Exit 70 take Rte 111 south to Rte 27 - Sunrise Highway East. From Sunrise, Exit 64S, go south 2 miles on CR 104 to Old Country Road. Turn right and go .7 miles to entrance on right. From Riverhead, take 104 from traffic circle. Follow signs to Quogue. See directions above (CR 104 etc.). From Montauk Highway, go north on Old Main Road (one block west of traffic light in Quogue, east of Quantuk Creek). Cross LIRR. Entrance is straight ahead.
Weather Alert - If a meeting is canceled we will make every effort to leave a message on the answering machine at the Quogue Wildlife Refuge 653-4771.
PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT
Contact person Peg Caraher 325-1237 or email pegcaraher@cs.com.
Monday - March 3, 2008
7:15pm - Nature Chat
7:30pm - Chapter News
8:00pm - Speaker: Carolyn Spilman
Beach Nesting Birds of Long Island
More than 400 pairs of Piping Plovers breed on Long Island, over 10% of the global population. These vulnerable Long Island nesters are a federally threatened species and are a focus of Audubon NY’s Long Island Bird Conservation Program. Learn about these birds, their identification, breeding behavior and habitat requirements as well as how you can help with monitoring efforts and habitat protection. Carolyn Spilman is the Long Island Bird Conservation Coordinator in Southold with special interest in the effects of human activities on wildlife populations.
Monday - April 7, 2008
7:15pm - Nature Chat
7:30pm - Chapter News
8:00pm - Speaker: Carl Starace
Peru: A Country That Will Astound You
Take a visual Journey through Ancient Ruins, along Amazon tributaries and out into Peru's Pacific waters to the remote Ballestas Islands. Carl Starace, a highly visible and active member of the birding community will present a slide show of his travels in South America.
Join us for nature programs and membership meetings at the Quogue Wildlife Refuge. Programs start with an informal nature chat at 7:15pm on a topic to be announced at the meeting. Refreshments are served and everyone is welcome to attend. Main program begins at 8:00pm.
"From the Barrens to the Bays"
Eastern Long Island Audubon Society, Inc.
A New York Chapter of the National Audubon Society
Serving the communities of Southampton, East Hampton, Western Riverhead, Brookhaven
Upcoming Public Programs
