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, October 18, 2017. Free admission. Refreshments served. Author and wildlife photographer Marie Read will present "Alaska’s Pribilof Islands: Bucket list trip!” Alaska’s Pribilof Islands, far out in the Bering Sea, have long been known as an avian paradise for birders and wildlife photographers alike. Colonies of photogenic seabirds at close range—Tufted and Horned Puffins, Crested and Parakeet Auklets, Northern Fulmars and Red-faced Cormorants—as well as Northern Fur Seals and adorable Arctic Foxes beckon photographers in summer, while the promise of rarities from Asia draws birders during spring and fall migration. Fulfilling a life’s dream, bird photographer Marie Read visited this remote spot recently and will share her experiences in this multi-media presentation. About the speaker: Marie Read is a professional wildlife photographer and author, specializing in birds and bird behavior. Her work is regularly featured in Living Bird, National Wildlife, Birds & Blooms and numerous other magazines, calendars, and books worldwide. During her 25+ years as a photographer, she’s traveled throughout North America as well as to Australia, East Africa, and Central America in search of subjects, but has taken many of her most memorable images in her own backyard. She is the author of many magazine articles about birds and bird photography, as well as four books, most recently Into The Nest (co-authored with Laura Erickson) and Sierra Wings: Birds of the Mono Lake Basin. 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. 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/ --