[nysbirds-l] Queens County Bird Club Inc. - Upcoming Meeting Info-

[Arie Gilbert]

The Queens County Bird Club Inc. will be meeting at the Alley Pond Environmental Center 228-06 Northern Blvd Douglaston, NY 11362-1906 http://www.alleypond.com/directions.htm at 8pm on Wednesday April 16th  { the third Wednesday of the month} Our Speakers will be Donna Schulman & Ian Resnick doing a presentation on *Birding Ecuador and the Galapagos * The Galapagos Islands and Mindo are two of the most visited areas in Ecuador, very different in geography and biodiversity, both full of wonders. Donna and Ian visited the Galapagos in 2011, also birding Yanacocha Reserve and Mindo beforehand. They will show photographs and video of the birds, giant tortoises, fur seals, lizards, butterflies, and other wildlife encountered in their journey. The Galapagos is known for its Blue-footed and Red-footed Boobies, Frigatebirds, endangered Lava Gulls, the finches that inspired Darwin's theory of evolution, Giant Tortoises, and more. The cloud forests and mountains of northwest Ecuador house Sword-billed Hummingbirds, Cock-of-the-Rock leks, Antpittas, beautiful butterflies and assassin caterpillers. Donna and Ian will talk about what it is like to visit the many islands one needs to visit to see every bird (but one) that lives on the Galapagos Islands and the nature reserves of Ecuador, connecting their adventures to the conservation challenges of ecotourism. Non members and guests are invited to join us for our meetings featuring noted guest speakers and to join us on our renowned field trips. * QCBC is a tax exempt, charitable organization {501c3}.  * Arie Gilbert President: *Queens County Bird Club Inc*. See http://www.qcbirdclub.org/ for more information on trips, speakers, and other events! -- NYSbirds-L List Info: Welcome and Basics Rules and Information Subscribe, Configuration and Leave Archives: The Mail Archive Surfbirds BirdingOnThe.Net Please submit your observations to eBird! -- Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2014.0.4355 / Virus Database: 3882/7338 - Release Date: 04/13/14