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2025 GSBAS Annual Dinner
Annual Dinner time again!! Wow. That came around fast. We will be hosting our annual dinner fundraiser on Monday, May 5 at Captain Bill’s.
Chapter News
Jeff and the Yard Birds
My daughter scraped Jeff off the road when he was maybe 4 weeks old. He was hit by a car and his tail was crushed.
From the Editor’s Nest – July/August 2025
“It takes a village to raise a child” is an African proverb that I am sure many of you have heard before.
Suffolk County Farm Bird Walk Recap
Our walk, on June 3, was at the Suffolk County Farm in Yaphank . The farm is run as an educational facility and is open for walks and observation.
Upcoming Events
General Membership Meeting – September
Lower level of Library. Open to all.
September 17 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm at Sayville Public LibraryGeneral Membership Meeting – October
Lower Level of Library Open to all.
October 15 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm at Sayville Public LibraryGeneral Membership Meeting – November
Lower Level of Library Open to All
November 19 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm at Sayville Public LibraryGeneral Membership Meeting – December
Lower Level of Library All are welcome.
December 17 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm at Sayville Public LibraryGeneral Membership Meeting – January
Lower Level of Library Open to All.
January 21, 2027 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm at Sayville Public LibraryGeneral Membership Meeting – February
Lower Level of Library Open to All
February 18, 2027 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm at Sayville Public Library
Recent Art & Photography
Nature Walks
Suffolk County Farm
350 Yaphank Avenue Yaphank NY. Take Sunrise Highway to exit 57N, Horseblock Rd. Bear right onto County Road 21, Yaphank Ave. Travel approximately one mile to the Cornell Cooperative Extension
September 15 @ 9:30 am - 12:30 pm at Suffolk County FarmRobert Moses Hawk Watch & Jones Beach WE
Meet at Robert Moses State Park parking field #5 northeast corner. May require a parking fee. Leaders Ken Thompson (631-612-8028) John Gluth (631-827-0120)
September 19 @ 8:00 am - 5:00 pm at Robert Moses State ParkShinnecock Inlet
Sunrise Hwy. East to Exit 65 South to Montauk Highway. Go east and follow signs to Ocean Beaches. Cross Ponquogue Bridge and turn left at the traffic light. Go to
September 22 @ 9:30 am - 12:30 pm at Shinnecock Inlet West SideSt Joseph Campus Brentwood
Take Sunrise Highway to Brentwood Rd. north approximately 2.5 mi look for the main entrance. Meet in the parking lot in front of building 4.
September 29 @ 9:30 am - 12:30 pm at St. Joesphs CampusRobert Moses State Park
Meet in Field 5 at the northeast corner.
October 6 @ 9:30 am - 12:30 pm at Robert Moses State Park
Bird Feeder Survey
Feeder Survey Summer 2022
I started birding in New York City over sixty years ago the last 55 of which were spent in Suffolk County birding and feeding birds, I’ve become aware of how the population of some species has crept up.
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