Hi everybody, On Saturday 8/24/13 we will be presenting the 8th Annual Jamaica Bay Shorebird Festival . Thanks to NYC Audubon, The American Littoral Society and Gateway National Recreation Area for sponsoring the event. We'll have guided walks on both the East and West Ponds. (see below for full schedule). If you're planning on joining us on the East Pond walks BRING BOOTS!! The festival is free but any donations to help defray cost will be graciously accepted.
*Program Schedule* *8am:* Coffee and Donuts *8:30-9:15am *Welcome presentations *9:15am-noon* Guided walk around East Pond: Shorebird identification *Noon-1pm *Lunch (Bring your own or buy locally, within 5 minutes' driving distance) *1-3pm *Guided walk around West Pond: Shorebirds, waders, early migrating warblers *3-4pm* Shorebird photography (Lloyd Spitalnik) Shorebird research (NYC Audubon) *4-5pm *Shorebirds of North America (Kevin Karlson) All the best, Lloyd Lloyd Spitalnik Photography www.lloydspitalnikphotos.com/main.php -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
