On Thu, Aug 16, 2018 at 12:43 PM Lloyd Spitalnik < [email protected]> wrote:
> Looking Forward to seeing you all. > > 13th Annual Shorebird Festival at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge > *Saturday, August 25, 2018, 7:30am-4:30pm* > *Shorebirds in Flight* > © Don Riepe > > During the past 40 years, over 40 species of shorebirds (including rare > and accidental vagrants) have been recorded at Jamaica Bay Wildlife > Refuge’s East and West Ponds from mid-July through October, with the > greatest diversity and abundance usually occurring in August. We invite you > to attend our 13th annual celebration at the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge on > Saturday, August 25. Activities include guided shorebird walks, family > programming, and talks from experts on shorebird conservation, shorebird > identification, and Jamaica Bay. > > For more information on the festival, contact NYC Audubon at > 212-691-7483, American Littoral Society at 718-474-0896, or Don Riepe at > [email protected]. The program is free, but suggested donations of $20 > for adults (children are free) to NYC Audubon are most welcome to offset > the festival cost. > > *The Shorebird Festival is a NYC Audubon partnership program with American > Littoral Society and Gateway National Recreation Area.* > > *Program Schedule* > > *7:30am* > Meet at the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center for registration > and continental breakfast (coffee, donuts, juice, etc.) > > *8am* > Hike to the East Pond with experts (Kevin Karlson, Lloyd Spitalnik, et > al.) to view and identify shorebirds > > > *10:30am*Welcome from the National Park Service (Gateway Superintendent > Jennifer Nersesian) > > *10:45am* > Overview of Jamaica Bay conservation issues and wildlife (Don Riepe) > > > *11:15am*Shorebird Photography (Lloyd Spitalnik) > > *Noon* > Lunch (bring lunch or drive to deli located in nearby Broad Channel) > > *1pm* > Hike with experts to West Pond for shorebirds and other fall migrants > > > *3pm*Kevin Karlson presentation > *4pm* > Discussion and wrap-up > > -- > All my best, > Lloyd > Lloyd Spitalnik Photography > www.lloydspitalnikphotos.com > <http://www.lloydspitalnikphotos.com/main.php> > -- > *NYSbirds-L List Info:* > Welcome and Basics <http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm> > Rules and Information <http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm> > Subscribe, Configuration and Leave > <http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm> > *Archives:* > The Mail Archive > <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html> > Surfbirds <http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L> > ABA <http://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01> > *Please submit your observations to **eBird* > <http://ebird.org/content/ebird/>*!* > -- > -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01 Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
