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The 6th Annual Pine Barrens Discovery Day
Saturday, June 1, 2013 (Rain date: Sunday, June 2nd)
Place: Wertheim National Wildlife Refuge in Shirley at the LI Complex Visitor Center! Located at 340 Smith Road Shirley, NY 11967 - South of Montauk, West of William Floyd Parkway
Time: 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Join the GSBAS at this wonderful event. Stop by our table and create a butterfly craft.
FREE! A full-day of fun for the whole family! There is something for everyone ages five to Adult!
Come learn about one of Long Island’s most important natural areas by experiencing it first hand! Participate in Funshops, Nature Walks, Kids Discovery Center games and activities, and Exhibits for the entire family!
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Young Naturalists Club
Sunday, June 2, 2013
Great South Bay Audubon Society (GSBAS) would like to invite the Long Island community and GSBAS Chapter Members to join us on the first Sunday of every month
Place: Great South Bay Audubon Society's Headquarters - Brookside County Park, 59 Brook Street, Sayville, NY
RSVP: RSVPs are encouraged but not required. Please call 631-581-1731 or email: info@gsbas.org
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. Indoor activities include examining birds’ nests and feather displays and special presentations on subjects such as the Northern Bobwhite Quail, local marine creatures, and bird watching. For details on upcoming Young Naturalists Club activities, please email info@gsbas.org or call 631-581-1731. More information...
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June Outdoor Program at Brookside
Thursday, June 20, 2013
Place: Great South Bay Audubon Society’s Headquarters - Brookside County Park, 59 Brook Street, Sayville, NY
Time: 6:00 pm Rain or Shine - Refreshments will be available. Bring a lawn chair or blanket to sit on.
Program: "Long Island Wildlife"
FOR INFORMATION: 631-563-7716 or info@gsbas.org
Presenter: Sue Krause, Sweetbriar Nature Center
Program Details: Sweetbriar Nature Center and naturalist Sue Krause will present their "Long Island Wildlife" program at Brookside County Park. Sweetbriar is located in Smithtown and is dedicated to rehabilitating native wildlife. Animal deemed not releasable due to their injuries are ambassabors in their natural science education programs. Join us and meet an Opossum, Great Horned Owl, Screech Owl, Peregrine Falcon, Red-Tailed Hawk, Eastern Box Turtle and a Diamond-Backed Terrapin.
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Connetquot Breakfast and BirdingSaturday, September 14, 2013
Place: Connetquot River State Park Preserve - Sunrise Highway, Oakdale, NY
Time: 8:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Program: Hosted by Friends of Connetquot. Let the Friends treat you to a continental breakfast while learning basic bird identification techniques through a PowerPoint presentation for beginning bird watchers. After, walk the trails with knowledgeable guides from Great South Bay Audubon in search of birds that migrate through or nest in the Preserve, such as warblers, orioles, tanagers, finches, ospreys, and more.
RSVP required: call Connetquot State Park Preserve at 581-1072 to register. Registration fee $4 plus $8 parking fee per car (unless you have yearly NYS) Park pass.
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Girl Scouts Silver Award Project at Brookside County Park in Sayville
Girl Scouts Troop 559 is working toward our Silver Award. We plan to landscape the entrance
of Brookside County Park on Brook Street (across the street from Sayville High School). The
park is the meeting place for the Young Naturalists Club and the Great South Bay Audubon
Society (GSBAS). We hope to raise awareness about this special place and help to preserve it.This bird sanctuary is part of the original estate of architect Isaac H. Green, who designed many of the beautiful historic homes and buildings in our area. The park recently suffered some vandalism, and we hope to raise awareness of this beautiful historic park. We want to help the Suffolk County Historic Services and the GSBAS to preserve the park.
The Great South Bay Audubon Society works hard to maintain the park and supports our project. We hope to add to the historic beauty of this location and make people aware of how fortunate we are for Brookside County Park. Please help spread the word about this project!
If you would like support us, we will gladly accept donations: Peat moss and mulch, Hosta plants, a cherry tree, daffodil bulbs, gloves and gardening tools.
Please download the flyer for more information and how to support the troop in this effort or contact them at gennosa@optonline.net.
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UPDATE: 5/22/2013
Norman Levy Park Nature Walk Photo and Recap
Norman Levy Park Nature Walk Photo and Recap
Recap by Ken Thompson
The weather was a mixed start for our Tuesday trip this week. We went to Norman Levy Park in Merrick.
It is a mixed habitat, some trees, some open spaces, some bay water edges and shorelines. It started out slow but by the time we got done we had fairly impressive morning list of birds. Three Monk Parakeets flew over to start our walk. We had some shorebirds including a Spotted Sandpiper and a Yellow-crowned Night Heron in the marsh. We had three different wrens, House, Marsh and Carolina. A Willow Flycatcher sang and sat up for us nicely to look at in the scope. By the time we were done the weather cleared and it was sunny and warm. Another great GSBAS Nature Walk.
×UPDATE: 5/16/2013
Girl Scouts Silver Award Project at Brookside
Girl Scouts Silver Award Project at Brookside
Girl Scouts Troop 559 is working toward our Silver Award. We plan to landscape the entrance
of Brookside County Park on Brook Street (across the street from Sayville High School). The
park is the meeting place for the Young Naturalists Club and the Great South Bay Audubon
Society (GSBAS). We hope to raise awareness about this special place and help to preserve it.
This bird sanctuary is part of the original estate of architect Isaac H. Green, who designed many of the beautiful historic homes and buildings in our area. The park recently suffered some vandalism, and we hope to raise awareness of this beautiful historic park. We want to help the Suffolk County Historic Services and the GSBAS to preserve the park.
The Great South Bay Audubon Society works hard to maintain the park and supports our project. We hope to add to the historic beauty of this location and make people aware of how fortunate we are for Brookside County Park. Please help spread the word about this project!
If you would like support us, we will gladly accept donations: Peat moss and mulch, Hosta plants, a cherry tree, daffodil bulbs, gloves and gardening tools.
Please download the flyer for more information and how to support the troop in this effort...
×UPDATE: 5/15/2013
Annual Dinner Photos and Recap
Annual Dinner Photos and Recap
Our Annual May Dinner fundraiser was held at Capt. Bill’s Restaurant in Bay Shore on Monday, May 6, 2013. Thanks to the generosity of our members and friends we had many lovely prizes. The dinner was a huge success and all who attended had a grand time.
×UPDATE: 5/14/2013
Hempstead State Park Nature Walk Photo and Recap
Hempstead State Park Nature Walk Photo and Recap
Recap by Ken Thompson
Spring birding Fall weather?
On clear crisp cool, forty degrees or so, spring day the GSBAS trip was at Hempstead State Park. It started off very nicely with extended viewing of multiple Wood Ducks in the near pond. We then proceeded to the woods along the creek and around to the field. We saw lots of Myrtle Warblers and afew Black and Whites. In the woods along the field we some more warblers. We saw Blackburnian, always a crowd pleaser and Magnolia. A hardy few hiked up the stream trail and saw a Solitary Sandpiper.
Then in the cars and off to Jones Beach. On the approach road to the West End entrance there was a Red-headed Woodpecker sitting alongside the roadway. What a spectacular bird, the sun was lighting it up and the colors were brilliant.
Another really good trip for,our Tuesday GSBAS folks to participate.
See all field trip/event recaps and photos
×UPDATE: 5/12/2013
Breakfast and Birding Photos and Recap
Breakfast and Birding Photos and Recap
Photos and a recap of the May 4th Breakfast and Birding Event at Connetquot River State Park have been posted.
The morning of 4th May came clear and bright. Over forty people showed up at Connetquot Preserve to enjoy a delicious continental breakfast of bagels, cinnamon bread, assorted cakes, fruits and cheese, with beverages. The splendid repast was sponsored by the Friends of Connetquot with bagels and spreads donated by Melville Deli.
Read the complete recap and see photos
×UPDATE: 3/27/2013
2nd Annual Tri-Hamlet Community Celebration on June 1
2nd Annual Tri-Hamlet Community Celebration on June 1
Will you give a few hours for the birds you love? GSBAS would like to host a table at the 2nd Annual Tri-Hamlet Community Celebration on June 1. The day will be at the Long Island National Wildlife Refuge Complex in Shirley. It will be held in conjunction with the 6th Annual Pine Barrens Discovery Day. This year’s theme is International Migratory Birds. It will be a fun and informative event for all ages. You can volunteer a few hours then make a day of enjoying the event. GBSAS needs 3 pairs of volunteers for 2 hours periods to chat with people, promote birding and do a bird craft (to be determined – would love suggestions.) We can’t do this without enough volunteers. If you are interested, please contact Annette Brownell at nettiesbaskets2@optonline.net or 631-665-4405 as soon as possible. We are supposed to let them know by April 1st if we are in!
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Your membership dues will also go directly to our local conservation and educational endeavors and support our work at Brookside County Park.
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