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| UPCOMING PROGRAMS, MEETINGS AND EVENTS |
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"Only if we can
understand can we care. Only if we care will
we help. Only if we help shall all be saved." -
Jane Goodall |
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MARCH |
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Wednesday, March 12, 2008, 7:00
PM
Birding by Impression, Kevin Karlson
This program highlights a new and exciting approach
to field identification, Birding by Impression, and
how it specifically relates to shorebirds. This
approach focuses initially on impressions of
non-changeable field characters of size, shape and
behavior/body language to form a fast, yet
surprisingly effective picture of every bird seen.
Throughout the program, Kevin shares the stunning
beauty and incredible migratory journeys of
shorebirds using photos that capture the essence of
these global travelers.
Kevin Karlson has been a wildlife photographer for
26 years and active as a birder for 30 years. He has
traveled from the wilds of the Alaskan Arctic to the
rainforests of South America to photograph birds. As
a noted wildlife photographer in North America, his
work is widely published in numerous birding
magazines and journals, as well as books, field
guides, calendars and CD-ROM’s. Kevin is currently
on the advisory board of Wild Bird Magazine as well
as a staff contributor of the column Birder’s ID.
Additional contributions include writing feature
articles. He is a former photo editor of North
American Birds, an ornithological journal of the
American Birding Association.
Besides photography, Kevin authors various articles
on birds, from advice on good locations to see and
photograph them to insights on natural history and
field identification. He is a co-author of an
innovative book called
“The Shorebird Guide” with Michael O’Brien and
Richard Crossley, released by Houghton Mifflin
Publishers in April 2006. |
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APRIL |
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Thursday, April 10, 2008 7PM
PLEASE NOTE DATE CHANGE
Raptors of Long
Island: Live Animal Presentation, Volunteers for
Wildlife
Please join us tonight for an interactive, fun
filled evening with live birds of prey! Here’s your
chance to meet some live hawks, owls, and falcons
that live right in your own backyard! Test your
skill in identifying birds of prey in flight and
then learn about their unique adaptations while
getting to see them up-close! Volunteers for
Wildlife is a local wildlife rehabilitation clinic
dedicated to treating and releasing injured wildlife
along with conducting educational programs. |
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MAY |
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Wednesday May 14, 2008 7PM
Black Bear
Rehabilitation, Tracy Leaver of Woodlands Wildlife
Refuge
Woodlands Wildlife Refuge began
rehabilitating black bears in 1995. During the last
13 years, 25 bears have been treated with 23
successful releases, one euthanasia and one in
permanent care. This rehabilitation program has
progressed by incorporating some, but ignoring
other, accepted methods. Please join us for this
fascinating evening for a discussion on black bear
rehabilitation as we discover how and why it has
been so successful in New Jersey and how Woodlands
Wildlife Refuges methods are a model for black bear
rehabilitation in other parts of the country.Tracy
Leaver is the founder and director of Woodlands
Wildlife Refuge, Inc., a charity dedicated to the
care and release of orphaned and injured wildlife
since 1986. |
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JUNE |
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Wednesday June 11, 2008 7:00pm
Garden City Bird Sanctuary, Rob Alvey
From a neglected and trash filled
stormwater basin, a community nature preserve is
flourishing. The vision statement adopted by the
grass roots community group was simply "to establish
a local greenspace for the demonstration of
environmental stewardship through education and
volunteer community services." The concept developed
into The Garden City Bird Sanctuary - a protected
nine acre nature refuge at a County stormwater basin
(sump) next to a local playground. Please join Rob
Alvey, Director of the Garden City Bird Sanctuary
and a professional geologist, as he discusses how
this beautiful sanctuary came to be and takes us on
a visual tour. A field trip to the sanctuary is
scheduled for June 7, please see field trip page for
details. |
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All meetings are free and open to the public!
Meetings begin at 6:45pm for refreshments and
7:30pm for speakers at:
Cold Spring Harbor Library
95 Harbor Road (Route 25A), Cold Spring Harbor.
Please check this website often for updates
and changes to the schedule. |
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