| What is this Site about? This site is about Long Island bird watching, birds and birders. It's an exciting hobby and Long Island is a wonderful place to be a birder and has wonderful birds to see. I hope this site will be fun and informative, and that you will enjoy your visits here! Please don't hesitate to contact me.... and if you enjoyed your visit, tell your friends!! Good Birding!...Dianne |
| SUMMER ON LONG ISLAND Well, spring-time is fading away and the hot and humid summer is upon us. Time to enjoy Long Island's world famous beaches (and traffic). For the birds, peak migration is over but nesting time is here and all consuming. The birds that we find on Long Island during this time are the ones that nest here and raise young here. We watched courtship displays and mating behavior. Now it's time to watch the raising of young birds. Exhausted parents, and demanding youngsters! What fun to watch the fledglings learning to fly, to hunt, to forage. And just like kids everywhere, they drive Mom & Dad crazy with their insistent and demanding cries to be fed. But "cute-ness" rules the day, and scrawny, downy birds can be found everywhere. Keep your eyes open! Watch for great behavior, parents and young alike, as well as hidden nests holding fluffy treasures. But remember, look-don't touch or stress the birds by getting too close. Enjoy, stay cool... and GO BIRDING!!! |
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| ******************** NOTICE BOARD: 2008 AUGUST/SEPTEMBER *updated 8/29/08* *************** LET'S PROTECT THE GRASSLANDS AT CALVERTON! (EPCAL) YOU CAN HELP! Please click here for information on what you can do!! ************ BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR IMMATURE BALD EAGE THAT WAS RELEASED By Sweetbriar in Smithtown 8/19/08 Banded # Blue D-47 Silver 679-02331 call 631 979-6344 if sighted ************** Morton National Wildlife Refuge , Sag Harbor "Wake-up Call Nature Walk" Sunday Mornings all Summer call (631)-725-7598 for information ****************** HUMMINGBIRD SANCTUARY BAITING HOLLOW, SUFFOLK COUNTY Now open during August click here for scheduled days & directions ************* JAMAICA BAY WILDLIFE REFUGE Field trip with Eastern LI Audubon September 6, 2008, 9:00am Call 631-281-2623 for information ************* JAMAICA BAY WILDLIFE REFUGE Field trip with Huntington Audubon September 6, 2008, 9:00am Call 516-433-5590 for information *************** JAMAICA BAY WILDLIFE REFUGE Field trip with South Shore Audubon September 7, 2008, 9:30am Call 631-486-7667 for information ************ MIGRATING HAWKS & DRAGONS Field trip with Seatuck September 7, 2008, 9:00am Call 631-356-3681 for information *************** SHINNECOCK BAY Field trip with Great South Bay Audubon September 9, 2008, 9:30am Call 631-563-7716 for information *************** INLET POND PARK, GREEPORT With Jody Levin & North Fork Audubon September 10, 2008, 7:00am Call 631-680-0515 for information ************* BIRDS OF CENTRAL PARK WITH CAL VORNBERGER And Huntington Audubon September 10, 2008, 7:00pm At Cold Spring Harbor Library Go to www.huntingtonaudubon.org for info ************** UNDERWATER GARDENS; LONG ISLAND SEAWEEDS Program with North Fork Audubon September 12, 2008, 7:30pm Go go www.northforkaudugon.org for information *************** BIRD WALK FOR ADULTS with South Fork Natural History Museum September 13, 2008, 7:45am Call 631-537-9735 for information **************** CONNETQUOT BREAKFAST & BIRDING With Great South Bay Audubon September 13, 2008, 8:00am Call 631-563-7716 for information **************** NATURE SCAVENGER HUNT Children’s Program with North Fork Audubon September 13, 2008, 11:00am Call 631-477-3988 for information *************** NORMAN J. LEVY PARK & PRESERVE Field trip with South Shore Audubon September 14, 2008, 9:30am Call 631-486-7667 for information ************* GREENWICH HAWK WATCH WEEKEND Field trip with Huntington Audubon September 14, 2008, 9:00am Call 516-695-0763 for information *************** “TUESDAY’S WITH TOM” JAMAICA BAY REFUGE Field trip with North Fork Audubon September 16, 2008, 8:00am Call 631-275-3202 for information *************** OCEANSIDE ENVIRONMENTAL CENTER & COW MEADOW Field trip with Great South Bay Audubon September 16, 2008, 9:00am Call 631-563-7716 for information **************** FIRE ISLAND HAWK WATCH & JONES BEACH WEST END Field trip with Great South Bay Audubon September 20, 2008, 7:00am Call 631-277-9298 for information ************** JONES BEACH WEST END Field trip with Huntington Audubon September 21, 2008, 9:00am Call 516-433-5590 for information ************** BIRD WALK field trip with Friends of Edgewood Preserve September 21, 2008, 9:00am call 631-838-4801 for information *********** OCEANSIDE MARINE NATURE STUDY AREA Field trip with South Shore Audubon September 21, 2008, 9:30am Call 631-486-7667 for information ************ NORMAN J LEVY PARK & PRESERVE Field trip with Great South Bay Audubon September 23, 2008, 9:30am Call 631-563-7716 for information **************** GARDINER PARK OWL WATCH Field trip with Great South Bay Audubon September 26, 2008, 7:00pm Call 631-563-7716 for information ***************** HAWK WATCH AT BUTLER SANCTUARY With Great South Bay Audubon September 27, 2008, 9:30am Call 631-563-7716 for information **************** MASSAPEQUA PRESERVE Field trip with South Shore Audubon September 28, 2008, 9:30am Call 631-486-7667 for information *********** BACKYARD BIRDING FOR CHILDREN Program with Seatuck September 28, 2008, 10:30am Call 631-356-3681 for information ************** COLD SPRING CANOE TRIP IN CONSTITUTION MARSH Field trip with Huntington Audubon September 28, 2008, 10:30am Call 516-695-0763 to register **************** BANDED SHOREBIRDS!! Report Banded Birds to NJ Div. of Fish & Wildlife's Endangered Species Program ***************** click here to submit postings for the Bulletin Board |
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| Barn Swallow (fledgling) Photo by Joseph Dlhopolkly |
| Red-headed Woodpecker Photo by Grace Scalzo |
