Hi everybody. Next Saturday 8/25/2012 is the date for the 7th Annual Jamaica Bay Shorebird Festival. Below is the schedule of events. Hope to see you there.
7th Annual Shorebird Festival at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge Saturday, August 25, 8am-5pm - A partnership program with NYC Audubon, Gateway National Recreation Area, and the American Littoral Society The Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge is internationally renowned for its fall shorebird migration as thousands of birds from over 35 species regularly stop at East and West Ponds during their southward flight. Peak numbers usually occur in August. Join the 7th Annual Festival to learn from the experts about biology, behavior, and how to identify shorebirds. 8-8:30am Coffee, Juice, bagels and Donuts ( paid for by Joe and Debbie MCManus ) 8:30-10:30am Shorebird identification hike to West Pond 10:30am-11:30 Issues, research, and management of Jamaica Bay’s Wildlife Refuge (Don Riepe) Shorebird Photography (Lloyd Spitalnik) 11:30am-11:50 NYC Audubon Shorebird Research (John Rowden: 11:50am-12:10pm Birds of Honduras – Robert Gallardo (Guest author) 12:1-pm-1 Lunch (bring your own or buy locally) 1:00pm- 4 Shorebird identification hike to East Pond 4pm-5 - Shorebirds of North America (Kevin Karlson) The program is free and open to the public on a reservation basis. (A $20.00 donation is requested to defray expenses and pay some travel for speakers.) Bring water, lunch, and binoculars and wear boots or sensible shoes. For more information and reservations, please contact Don Riepe at (718) 318-9344 or donriepe. All the best, Lloyd Spitalnik www.lloydspitalnikphotos.com -- 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/ --
