Are You a Budding Naturalist?
Interested in Learning About Our Natural World? |
Starting in September, Huntington-Oyster Bay
Audubon began featuring special youth only field
trips, led by members of our Youth Outreach
Committee.
Our past trips have included Jones Beach in
September and Montauk Point in November. Our
next trip will be to various waterfowl hotspots
on the north shore. Check our field trip page
for details.
Future trips will include birding, botany and
general naturalist excursions! Parents are of
course welcome and we do ask that you
fill out a permission slip prior to the trip and
send to us. Loaner binoculars are available
to those without their own. For more
information, email trickiwoo63@yahoo.com Download
permission slip here. (PDF - 50 kb)
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Limited Time Only Offer!
Complimentary HOBAS membership to youths
between the ages of 11 and 18! |
| If you are between the
ages of 11 and 18 and join between September
1st and December 31st you will receive a
complimentary one year membership to Huntington-Oyster
Bay Audubon!
Membership includes open invitations to our monthly
and special programs, field trips (including our all
new youth only excursions!), special discounts on
some events and our newsletter, The Killdeer! |
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Birding With Brent |
 Huntington-Oyster
Bay
Audubon's Brent Bomkamp brings us his latest
article...Winter Hotspots: Ponds.
Most birders agree that the highlight of the winter season
on the North Shore is the abundance of waterfowl. Thousands
of breeding-plumaged ducks arrive in our area during late
fall to spend the winter on the nutrient-rich ponds and bays
along the Long Island Sound. The area covered by HOBAS
contains numerous great waterfowl hotspots, most of which
are easily accessed and birded...Read
More |
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For those of you who would like to expand
your horizons... |
 The
New York State Young Birders Club provides community, friendship, and fun for
young people who have a passion for wild birds and their habitats. Huntington-Oyster
Bay
Audubon is a proud partner of the NYSYBC and we encourage you to learn more
about it, either as a partner or a member:
http://www.nysyoungbirders.org/about.html |
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