Come to the16th Annual Shorebird Festival at Jamaica Bay this Saturday, August 14, 2021 11:00 AM - 03:00 PM
Event details and pre-registration link here: https://nycaudubon.app.neoncrm.com/np/clients/nycaudubon/eventRegistration.jsp?event=3277&; Join NYC Audubon, American Littoral Society, Jamaica Bay-Rockaway Parks Conservancy, and the National Parks Service for a celebration of Jamaica Bay's shorebirds! August is the perfect time to explore the diversity and abundance of NYC's shorebirds, particularly at the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. This year the festival will include guided bird walks around the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge and activities immediately outside of the visitor center (now enhanced with Feather Friendly bird-safe window treatment). With expert guides and family-friendly walks, this festival will be fun for everyone. Expert bird guides will be on-hand at the south end of Jamaica Bay’s East Pond for some top-notch shorebird spotting throughout the day. *Leave as a group at 11:30am*, or strike out on your own at any time. Check in with festival staff and Rangers for trail guidance if setting out on your own. Sturdy footwear and boots recommended. *NOTE: Depending on water level conditions, a separate group may hike to the north end of the East Pond at 11:30am. We will email pre-registrants with updates about this possibility the day before.* Regardless of water level, waders or knee high water-proof boots are generally necessary for hiking in this area of the pond. 11am - 3pm, SWAROVSKI OPTIK Booth Visit Swarovski Optik’s booth at the event to test out the latest offerings from this world-renowned manufacturer of premium quality binoculars, spotting scopes, and other optic equipment. RSVP to let us know you're coming and receive updates including the event schedule. No limit. Free (suggested donation $15). Event details and pre-registration link here: https://nycaudubon.app.neoncrm.com/np/clients/nycaudubon/eventRegistration.jsp?event=3277&; Kathryn Heintz New York City Audubon khei...@nycaudubon.org www.nycaudubon.org -- 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/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/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/ --
