by admin | May 5, 2022 | Featured, The Sandpiper
GSBAS Annual Dinner: Huge Success! The weather was slightly rainy and cold and most of our fine feathered friends were nestled in, but our friends at the Great South Bay Audubon Society were flocking together at the Annual Dinner in Bay Shore. We all convened at...
by admin | Dec 15, 2021 | Featured
Take Action to Protect our Dark Sky! On December 21st, Suffolk County Legislators will be voting on important Dark Sky legislation. Make your voice heard by supporting Suffolk County Bill “IR 1805-2021”, an amendment to the Suffolk County Light Pollution Law to reduce...
by admin | Aug 17, 2021 | Featured, The Sandpiper
First Record of Roseate Spoonbill on Long Island The Roseate Spoonbill is a medium sized pale pink wading bird with a distinctive long, flat spoon-shaped bill and is rare in any area north of Florida and the Gulf coast. But on the morning of July 25th, 2021 two...
by admin | Jul 15, 2021 | Featured
Precautionary Measures to Combat Songbird Epidemic Experts recommend taking down feeders until the source of the disease is identified. Reports of sick and dying birds with vision problems, eye swelling (often with a crusty discharge), and neurological symptoms have...
by admin | Dec 15, 2020 | Featured, The Sandpiper
Calling All Friends, Members and Neighbors! With many of our social programs, such as our bird walks, public monthly meetings with educational and environmental speakers and our annual dinner and festival having been put on hold, Great South Bay Audubon Society has...
by admin | Jul 7, 2020 | Featured, The Sandpiper
Screech Owls This pair of Eastern Screech-Owls (megascops asio) have been observed in my yard since May 15, 2020. It is very exciting to have an owl pair for neighbors. Their presence has been noted earlier due to the pellets and droppings found at their favorite...
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