Wishing everyone a Happy New Year! Members and Non-Members are invited to the monthly Queens County Bird Club/NY Zoom meeting on Wednesday, January 18, 2023, at 7:30 PM EST. Zoom Presentation by David & Tammy McQuade "Hawaii - The Extinction Capital of the World" Join Dave and Tammy McQuade as they share their birding photos and experiences on the Hawaiian Islands. Hawaii’s small land mass, long history of extreme isolation, climate change and rapid pace of development have left its many indigenous species vulnerable to predators and diseases. Dave and Tammy have been fortunate enough to bird this beautiful and rapidly changing environment twice in recent years. Join us as they share their love for this beautiful place and it's incredible birds!! David and Tammy McQuade were high school sweethearts and have been married for 36 years. Tammy and David have always had a love of the outdoors. Their lives changed dramatically in 2012 when they saw the movie The Big Year. The idea of counting Birds and deliberately targeting species had a particular appeal. They started with a big weekend in 2013 and it hasn’t stopped since. To date they are the only couple in eBird to have had 4 consecutive years over 700 birds in the US. Dave now holds the distinction being number 1 on eBird with having the most species photographed in the U.S. - 877 species. They administrate the SW Florida Bird Alert Group on Facebook, give presentations at local birding groups, and are guides at the local Cape Coral Burrowing Owl Festival. Additionally, they are graduates of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Macaulay Library Sound Recording Workshop. They love doing long range pelagics on their 30’ boat the McLagic in the Gulf of Mexico when time permits. David and Tammy are proud to have contributed to the science and data of the bird distribution in the eastern part of the Gulf of Mexico and feel this is their greatest birding accomplishment.
Register in advance for this meeting. https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83675054547?pwd=YnhoaVFvNDh1Z3FWdnc1TFZOU2Fjdz09After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. Marcia AbrahamsVP/Programs CoordinatorQueens County Bird Clubwww.qcbirdclub.orgEmail: marciaaabrah...@aol.com -- 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/ --
