by admin | Nov 30, 2021 | The Sandpiper
Life Scout Service Project at Brookside One Saturday, I stopped by Brookside to discover a bunch of cutting tools on the ground and voices coming from the trails. Since we have had some very sad vandalism where the trees have actually been cut down to make a bridge, I...
by admin | Nov 30, 2021 | The Sandpiper
Bird Window Collisions A man from Water Island on Fire Island, sent me a photo of a little bird that died when it flew into his window. It was a Golden Crowned Kinglet. There’s a lot of warblers, and of course, other birds on Fire Island. Very sad to see these...
by admin | Nov 30, 2021 | The Sandpiper
Phobia, Phobia According to a questionnaire a number of years ago, right up there on the list of things people fear most is being bitten by a snake. There is even a name for an irrational fear of them – ophidiophobia. A few romantics claim it goes back to that...
by admin | Nov 30, 2021 | The Sandpiper
President’s Message Hello my little birding friends! Hope you are all well and dealing with this Covid thing. It’s such an inconvenience and really putting a toll on people. I can’t wait for it to go away and hope it does soon. I almost wish I was a bird. They fly...
by admin | Nov 5, 2021 | The Sandpiper
Be a Good Egg On July 17th, Annette, Chris, and I participated in the “Be A Good Egg” program sponsored by Audubon. Kate O’Connell, from the Theodor Roosevelt Sanctuary and Audubon Center in Oyster Bay, runs the program. We have done it in the past, but since...
by admin | Oct 5, 2021 | The Sandpiper
A Change in Our Membership Although the membership dues are relatively low, they really make a difference in helping defray expenses of the finances behind our Audubon Society. In an effort to stay current with our membership and mailing list, Great South Bay Audubon...
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