by admin | Feb 10, 2022 | The Sandpiper
Harriers During Audubon’s time all the way until the mid-twentieth century, it was considered a separate species (Marsh Hawk – Circus Hudsonius) from the similar harrier found throughout Eurasia (the Hen Harrier – Circus cyaneus). Then sometime between the...
by admin | Jan 11, 2022 | Nature Walks, The Sandpiper
Montauk Point Walk Recap Six participants, including field trip leader, braved the first really cold weather of the season (wind chills below 20 degrees early) for the chapter’s annual January field trip to Montauk and elsewhere on the south fork. But some good birds...
by admin | Dec 30, 2021 | The Sandpiper
What’s Happened, What’s Happening, What Will Happen & What Won’t  We have had a busy few months. In August, Great South Bay Audubon stepped into the cultural arts realm and hosted Lumiere Ballet Russian Dance School at Brookside County Park as they performed “The...
by admin | Nov 30, 2021 | The Sandpiper
In Memory of Gretchen Stang Over the last few months, we have received several donation from the friends of GretchenStang. I did not know Gretchen, but her friends told me a little about her. Gretchen loved theBay and sailing and she loved her birds. From the things...
by admin | Nov 30, 2021 | Bird Feeder Survey, The Sandpiper
GSBAS Feeder Survey: Fall 2021 GSBAS Feeder Survey: Fall 2021 By the time you read this, winter will have begun and I’m sure the birds, squirrels and other wildlife will have started to feast on the fruit and berries in my yard. I know from the past that crabapples...
by admin | Nov 30, 2021 | The Sandpiper
Patch Birding South Shore Roots I was inspired to write this by my friend Bobby Berlingeri, who wrote about his experiences growing up in Lido Beach (The Kingbird, 70:1), and how they inspired his love of birds and nature. This essay is mostly based on the eulogy I...
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