The Queens County Bird Club will be meeting at the Alley Pond Environmental Center, 228-06 Northern Blvd Douglaston, NY 11362 >Map of location< <http://goo.gl/8cnmjT>
at 8:00 pm on Wednesday, June 21, 2017. Free admission. Refreshments served. Public transit users: Meeting location is one mile from the Bayside LIRR station; you may either walk, take the Q12 bus, or use car service located at the station. George Armistead will present “Better Birding: Tips, Tools and Concepts for the Field” George L. Armistead will present bird identification strategies from his new book, co-written with Brian Sullivan. George, a birder since the age of 9 years old, has a long history in connecting people with nature through his writing, and through ecotourism and expedition travel. Currently chief network officer at Rockjumper Worldwide Birding Adventures, which operates over 300 tours annually, George is also a professional wildlife guide with 20 years of experience. He has led trips to all seven continents, and from 2012 - 2016, he managed the events program for the American Birding Association, and served as an instructor at ABA young birder camps. He has authored two books on birds including Better Birding: Tips, Tools, and Concepts for the Field (with co-author Brian Sullivan) and The ABA Field Guide to the Birds of Pennsylvania. Based in Philadelphia, George spends much of his free time outdoors, but also loves Philly sports teams, and the city’s dining scene and nightlife. Copies of George’s book “Better Birding …” will be available for sale at the meeting. Nancy Tognan nancy.tog...@gmail.com <mailto:nancy.tog...@gmail.com> Vice President, Queens County Bird Club See http://www.qcbirdclub.org/ <http://www.qcbirdclub.org/> for more information on trips, speakers, and other events. See our 'Birding Maps & Locations' page for directions to and info about many local birding hotspots * QCBC is a tax exempt, charitable organization {501c3}. * -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm 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://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01 Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --