The Queens County Bird Club will be meeting at the Alley Pond Environmental
Center, 228-06 Northern Blvd Douglaston, NY 11362 <http://goo.gl/8cnmjT> >Map
of location<
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
<mailto:nancy.tog...@gmail.com> 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/
--
