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Upcoming
Chapter Meetings, Field Trips and Programs
Saturday, September
16, 2017
Lenoir Nature Preserve
8 AM Walter Chadwick Memorial Nature Walk
Meet at the Nature Center. We will look for birds,
butterflies, dragonflies and nature. We’ll end up at our hawk
watch site at 10 in front of the mansion
10 AM Broad-winged Hawk Migration Field Trip
We will search the skies for Broad-wing Hawks that will be
making their 4,300 mile migration to South America
http://www.hras.org/wtobird/lenoir.html
Wednesday, September 27, 2017
Bird Trivia-Part 2
Program by Hank Weber
Lenoir
Nature Preserve
7:00
Refreshments, 7:30 Program
In a continuation of last year’s popular program, Hank Weber, will
again fascinate you with interesting bird facts and tidbits – a
combination of science and trivia. You may know him as the former
owner of the Wild Bird Center on Central Ave. or from his articles
in Bird Watcher Digest magazine. Hank provides little-known
details in a light-hearted and appealing fashion.
Learn little-known, but amazing facts about our feathered friends
Informative! Entertaining! Surprising!
Saturday, October
7, 2017
Lenoir Nature Preserve
The BIG SIT and Hawk Watch Field Trip
19 Dudley St. Yonkers
Meet at 10 AM behind the Lenoir Mansion
The object of the "BIG SIT" is to tally as many bird
species as we can in a day from a single position. We'll be out on
the Lenoir lawn (at our hawk watch sight) overlooking the Hudson
River and Palisades. Bring a chair, drink and snacks and join us
anytime on that day and help us find the birds!
http://www.hras.org/wtobird/lenoir.html
Wednesday,
October 25,
2017
Ghosts in the Parks
Virginia Carnes, historian, Curator for
Westchester Dept. of Parks, Recreation
and Conservation, presents fascinating tales of strange and eerie events that have
occurred in Westchester County Parks.
And you thought parks were peaceful, natural retreats. Now you will learn the true stories of ghosts,
goblins, ghastly crimes, even murder, that have and continue to haunt our parks.
Come and learn the spooky, creepy and ghostly side of Westchester County parks.
Just in time for
Halloween!
Lenoir
Nature Preserve
7:00
Refreshments, 7:30 Program
Saturday, October
28, 2017
Lenoir Nature Preserve
Hawk Watch Field Trip
19 Dudley St. Yonkers
Meet at 10 AM behind the Lenoir Mansion
http://www.hras.org/wtobird/lenoir.html
Saturday, November
18, 2017
Jones Beach – Late Fall Migrants Field Trip
Meet at 8AM at the Coast Guard Station in West End II
This is a good time for a rarity or a western stray to show up. A
variety of bird should be seen from seabirds, ducks, hawks,
shorebirds and late land migrants.
http://hras.org/wtobird/jonesbeach.html
Wednesday, November 29,
2017
Birds in Art
Program by Elana Kaplan
Metropolitan Museum Educator
Lenoir
Nature Preserve
7:00
Refreshments, 7:30 Program
Saturday, December
2, 2017
Croton Point Park Field Trip
Meet at 8 AM in the large parking lot
We will search the meadow for American Pipit and other grassland
birds.
http://hras.org/wtobird/croton.html
Saturday, December
23, 2017
Bronx-Westchester Christmas Bird Count
A census of birds in the area. Help gather information on
local bird populations in the 90th year of the count.
There is no particular meeting place for this event. Different
groups of volunteers start at various locations throughout
southern Westchester and the Bronx and canvas their area for
birds. For more information, call the Count Compiler, Michael
Bochnik at 237-9331, or visit http://hras.org/bwcbc.html
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