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Charadrius vociferousSeptember – October 2016

Volume 5, No. 1

Huntington–Oyster Bay Audubon Society A chapter of the National Audubon Society

Serving Huntington and Northern Oyster Bay Townships

Birdseed Sale Saturday, November 5

Our annual birdseed sale will take place on Saturday, November 5 at Huntington High School, 188 Oakwood Road in Huntington.We sell high-quality bird seed and suet, including a blend that is made

specifically for the Long Island area. All the seed mixes have no “filler” seeds that you find in cheapermixes, so there is very little waste.

Seed and suet MUST be ordered in advance and picked up on the sale day.

Order forms should arrive in your mailbox in September. If you do not receive your order form by the last week in September, please call Sharon Brody at 516-433-5590 for information and an order form. The order form will also be available for downloading at www.hobaudubon.org.

You and your feathered friends will love the seed and the profits help to support the many programs and projects of your local Audubon chapter.

Scholarships to Nature Camps Attending nature camp, which offers a unique mix of fun and education, can be transforming for a child. Children develop appreciation for and love of nature as they explore the world around them through hands-on, outdoor experiential learning and creative play. Unfortunately, many families simply do not have the resources needed to provide this wonderful experience to their children.

In 2014 Huntington-Oyster Bay Audubon established the Bill Reeves Scholarship Fund in order to ensure that as many children as possible have the opportunity to connect with nature. In 2015 and again this summer we provided scholarships for 17 underserved children to attend camp at the Theodore Roosevelt Sanctuary and Audubon Center in Oyster Bay, and Sea Stars Marine Camp in Northport.

What a wonderful experience for children! If you are interested in contributing to our Bill Reeves Scholarship Fund to get a leg up on next year, please let us know. Remember how much fun we had as children? Today's children deserve and even more importantly, need that experience for themselves and for the future of our planet.

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Inside This Issue Migration Madness .................................... 2

President’s Message .................................. 3

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Oakwood Schoolyard Habitat, Birding Blitz ....... 5

Meetings and Events ................................. 6

Field Trips, Birders’ Box ............................. 7

News from the Board ................................. 8

Babies on Board......

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Migration Madness Sharon Brody

During the middle of May, at the height of bird migration, my husband and I traveled with an organized group to the birding mecca of the mid-west. We flew into Detroit and traveled to Port Clinton, Ohio on Lake Erie. The weather was blustery. Lake Erie churned and the waves crashed above the docks. The next morning was still cold, but fortunately, not windy. We witnessed an impressive fallout of birds at Magee Marsh. We saw over 100 birds that day at Magee, including 26 species of warblers, Eastern Screech Owl, Whip-poor-will, Woodcock, Yellow-billed Cuckoo, Grey-cheeked Thrush, a Hooded Merganser in its tree nest, and a Pileated Woodpecker.

The boardwalk at the marsh had as many people as birds. Birders were overwhelmingly polite, pointing out where to find a special bird and quickly moving out of the way in order to let others have a view.

Magee Marsh was not the only wonderful place to see birds in the area. Metzger Marsh State Wildlife Area and Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge were other beautiful gems with abundant birds and wildlife. Even flooded farm fields produced many different species of birds. A quick stop at such a field produced a variety of shore birds and ducks, including Blue-winged Teal and Wilson's Phalarope.

Point Pelee, in Canada, gave us a different view of Lake Erie. Erie didn't seem to roil and the area was more wooded. Quiet trails gave us wonderful views of warblers and Wild Turkeys among others.

Finally, the group drove to the town of Grayling in central Michigan for the Kirtland's Warbler. The lovely area around Grayling is covered by farms, grasslands, forests, and marshes. A ranger from the Mio Ranger District of the Huron National Forest led us on an early morning tour to see the Kirtland's. We walked for a mile on a dirt road through jack pine forest. And, yes, we saw several of these rare birds at eye level. These birds only nest in jack pines no higher than 10 feet tall. The pines are logged periodically in order to maintain optimum height. Other trips in the area gave us good views of Sedge Wrens, Black Terns, Osprey, several species of grassland sparrows, and an Upland Sandpiper.

My trip list came to 152 species. One interesting note; only one Northern Mockingbird was seen, and that was by me.

MEMBERSHIP MEETINGS Cold Spring Harbor Public Library

7:00 PM Refreshments 7:30 PM Speaker

Wednesday, September 14, 2016

A Bird's Eye View of Climate Change with Lynsy Smithson-Stanley

Wednesday, October 12, 2016 The Impact of Climate Change on Penguins

with J. Alan Clark, Ph.D., J.D.

See page 6 for details.

The mission of the Huntington-Oyster Bay Audubon Society is to increase community awareness about the environment and to encourage others to enjoy and protect birds and other wildlife in their natural habitats.

Killdeer is the newsletter of the

Huntington-Oyster Bay Audubon Society P.O. Box 735 Huntington, NY 11743-0735

a chapter of the National Audubon Society and is published five times a year.

Board of Directors Officers Directors President: Stella Miller Sharon Brody Vice President: Simone DaRos Tess Copa Secretary: Vacant Brendan Fogarty Treasurer: Cathy Fitts Sonia Garrido Coby Klein Newsletter Editor: Charlotte Miska

You can find us on the Web at www.hobaudubon.orgH

e-mail us at [email protected]

For Distressed Wildlife Call Volunteers for Wildlife 516-674-0982

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President’s Midyear Update Stella Miller

The Messenger On March 8, we were delighted to partner with Cinema Arts Centre in Huntington to host a screening of the documentary, The Messenger. We were even more delighted when 165 people showed up to see the film! Since I was giving a

deeply personal speech on what birds mean to me, this large showing of people both excited me and filled me with dread. But it turned out just fine and I managed to get through the speech. After my remarks, the theater darkened for the viewing of this powerful film. Since the film portrayed a stark portrait of the dire threats that birds face, we felt it critical to follow the film up with a panel discussion that offered hope and empowerment to the audience. We wanted to convey the impact that our actions can have on the bird community. Thank you so much to my fellow HOBAS Board member Coby Klein, and Diana Ngai of Audubon NY, who joined me on the panel as we provided an optimistic outlook of a future still filled with bird song. Many thanks to Cinema Arts Centre, and most especially Rachel Hart and Raj Tawney, for their strong support in this endeavor. We hope to partner on other events in the future.

Conservation through Art On Friday, April 15, Brendan Fogarty, artist Lilith Jones, and I hosted enthusiastic Girl Scout Troop 3570 at their clubhouse for a Conservation through Art workshop.

These incredibly engaged young ladies created beautiful posters that were turned into signs for a beach nesting bird area. Before we turned artsy with Lilith, Brendan and I sat down with the Girl Scouts

to talk about beach nesting birds. This is normally the part of the workshop that kids want to rush through. Well, what is typically a 15-minute program morphed into over an hour, as the girls peppered us with questions, displaying an interest in the topic that just blew us away. The far-reaching conversation ranged from shorebirds and the migratory feats of songbirds, to the Endangered Species Act, and other wildlife like wolverines. Never have I encountered such an interested group of young people. We finally had to remind them that they had less than an hour to create their artwork and promised to come back for

another program. After calling all of the parents to let them know we were running late, the girls went at it and created beautiful posters with terrific messaging. Go check out the signs posted at Center Island Beach.

Native Demonstration Gardens As part of a Bird-Friendly Communities Initiative, we have installed or sponsored several native demonstration gardens, as a way to educate the public about the importance of landscaping for birds, bees, and butterflies, while making a conservation impact at the same time. These gardens aren’t just for show; they provide a critical service. Whether you have a container garden, a small yard, or a property with many acres, you can help protect wildlife. Conservation isn't just about protecting wildlife habitat in parks, preserves, and wilderness areas. It’s also about creating a network of pocket habitats and refuges for wildlife that provide food, water, shelter, and a place to rear young, right in our own backyards.

We partnered with the National Park Service and Audubon New York to install a native demonstration garden at Sagamore Hill National Historic Site. HOBAS provided funding for 150 native plants and shrubs that were planted on June 17th by graduates of Audubon New York’s For the Birds! environmental education program from Washington Rose School in Roosevelt. The planting day was overseen by the wonderful Julie Nelson of Theodore Roosevelt Sanctuary and Audubon Center. Funding for the plants came from a generous donation from an anonymous donor (you know who you are, thank you) as well as a Chapter Collaborative grant, with some matching funds from HOBAS.

According to Kelly Furhmann, Superintendent of Sagamore Hill, "The opportunity to work with community partners such as Huntington-Oyster Bay Audubon, Theodore Roosevelt Sanctuary and Audubon Center as well as Audubon New York to promote and implement such an informative and ecologically beneficial project is a valuable opportunity. The new NPS/NAS team can be twice as effective working together toward our common missions to promote natural resources awareness and education opportunities. The conservation awareness and stewardship partnership is a model that supports long-term community engagement to address pressing local and global environmental issues."



President’s Midyear Update (continued) Please be sure to visit Sagamore Hill to check out the garden. And while you’re there, don’t forget to take a house tour and wander around the property. There are beautiful hiking trails to enjoy.

Many of you know the iconic Milleridge Inn in Jericho. The Inn recently changed owners and is undergoing

renovations, which

includes landscaping.

Because this is such a well visited spot, it seemed like an ideal location for a demonstration garden and so we asked if they would

consider incorporating native plants into the landscape. We received an enthusiastic yes and we offered to sponsor a native garden near The Cottage. The Inn’s landscapers planted the garden and are maintaining it. Approximately 150 native plants, including inkberry, New Jersey tea, winterberry, spicebush, wild columbine, goldenrod, two species of milkweed, blue false indigo, cardinal flower, purple coneflower, asters, and red bud are now planted beside The Cottage. Many thanks to Anthony Capetola, operator of the Inn (Tony is also an attorney and is the operator of Carlton on the Park in Eisenhower Park), whose enthusiasm for this project has helped propel it forward. He and his staff, especially Keith, have been so generous and supportive. Funding for this garden came from generous donations made at the end of 2015.

Bird-Friendly Communities Day Event On May 29, we hosted, in partnership with the NPS, a Bird-Friendly Communities Day at Sagamore Hill. Activities included a program about making lifestyle changes to help birds, a beginner bird walk, a live bird of prey program with Volunteers for Wildlife, and activities for kids. Much thanks to Simone DaRos, Cathy Fitts, Brendan Fogarty, Sonia Garrido, Coby Klein, Charlotte Miska (all HOBAS) and Scott Gurney of the NPS. As this was the inaugural year for this event, we kept it low-key, but we are happy to report that next year the event will be expanded! As an extension of the event, we also hosted a wonderful program on native plants on June 4th at the Christ Church of Oyster Bay Parish Hall. Kim Eierman, of EcoBeneficial, shared a wealth of knowledge with participants and will be returning in the fall for another program at Cold Spring Harbor Library.

Making Our Communities More Welcoming to Birds and Pollinators We are working with the real estate developer to incorporate more wildlife friendly features into a proposed assisted living facility in Jericho. These features include native landscaping as well as bird safe windows and lighting. In April we submitted a proposal and as of this writing, the landscape architects are working on ways to incorporate our suggestions into the design of the facility. We also hope to host bird related activities with the seniors residing at the facility.

We have also submitted a proposal for a Bird-Friendly Community at the Syosset Park Town Site, formerly known as the Cerro Wire property, as well as to the owners of an office park in Jericho which will be undergoing renovations. Thus far we have not received responses, but we are crossing our fingers!

Finally, we grew and donated milkweed plants to a Nassau County property, the Elias Hicks House in Jericho, which happens to be my place of employment. Last year I noticed an abundance of butterflies, including numerous monarchs, visiting the nonnative butterfly bush outside my office window. I knew that this bush, while providing nectar, would not support monarch caterpillars, so I asked the county for permission to plant milkweed on the property. This morning we planted 10 milkweed plants.

We Need Your Ideas We would like to expand some of our projects into Huntington. If anyone has any ideas, please reach out to me at [email protected].

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Over the years, folks have asked why the HOBAS newsletter is called Killdeer. To those unfamiliar with this shorebird, the name can sound disturbing and even violent. However, the bird was named for its far-carrying voice – an excited kill-deer often given in flight as the bird circles overhead.

The Killdeer is a shorebird you can see without going to the beach. Killdeer are graceful plovers common to lawns, golf courses, athletic fields, parking lots, and gravel-covered roofs, as well as pastures, fields, sandbars, and mudflats. These tawny birds run across the ground in spurts, stopping with a jolt every so often to check their progress, or to see if they have startled up any insect prey. These birds are well known for their famed "broken-wing" acts, during which they pretend to be injured and an easy prey effectively luring any predators away from their nests. Once the intruder has been lead away from the nest or their young, the Killdeers suddenly "heal" and fly away.

Babies on Board!!Over Many congratulations to Board Director Tess Copa-Todd and her husband Jason, who are expectingtwin boys this fall! We are so excited and cannot wait to welcome these future conservationists into the HOBASfamily! After her maternity leave, we are thrilled that Tess will be returning as our Children’s ProgramChair, and hopes to expand the Young and Little NaturalistPrograms.





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Charadrius vociferous (Continued) So why is the HOBAS newsletter named after this bird? When the newsletter was first published in the Fall of 1962, the founding members wanted their newsletter to be strong voice for conservation, a vociferous voice. The Killdeer's scientific name, Charadrius vociferus, translates as “vocal member of the plover family.” From its beginning, HOBAS has been recognized as a vocal and active member of the Audubon family.

Oakwood's Schoolyard Habitat Simone DaRos

The Oakwood Schoolyard

Habitat project has been the recipient of a

collaborative grant for $1,000 from Huntington-

Oyster Bay Audubon Society and Audubon New York (ANY). The collaborative funding supports a schoolyard habitat improvement project. This project is in direct alignment with ANY's conservation initiatives. The Oakwood Schoolyard Habitat project aims to build bird- and pollinator-friendly habitat by increasing the plant diversity with native plantings. These plants provide food and cover for many of our year-round birds and beneficial insects. Concurrently, the schoolyard habitat project serves the school community as a resource which is aimed at raising awareness and appreciation in students, faculty, and parents by interacting with and observing native plants and animals that depend upon them in order to flourish.

Once an old sandy and neglected playground, the schoolyard habitat has been more and more transformed into an outdoor nature-based learning area for primary students, teachers, faculty, and PTA. Featured within the habitat are pocket garden areas, several raised beds, bird baths, nest boxes, and seasonal bird feeding stations.

Over the past few years the schoolyard habitat project has been working toward integrating more native plants to the landscape and have had success with common milkweed (Asclepias syriacea), purplecone flower (Echinacea purpurea), seaside goldenrod (Solidago sempivens), and prickly pear cactus (Opuntia sp.) to name a few. Since receiving the ANY collaborative funding we have begun purchasing, planting, and caring for new native plants. We are very happy to now include cutleaf coneflower (Rudbeckia laciniata), ten-petal sunflower (Helianthus decapetalus), brown-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia fulgida), tall white beardtongue (Penstemon digitalis), Virginia creeper (Parthenocissus quinquefolia), and wild stonecrop (Sedum ternatum). Additional plantings include native asters, goldenrod, grasses, butterfly milkweed, Northern bayberry, and red chokeberry.

This past spring, many students and volunteers enjoyed learning about the benefits to wildlife the native plantings will provide. They were excited to provide the schoolyard birds and beneficial insects with plants upon which they depend. School community volunteers showed their enthusiasm by working to ready the sandy soil for planting. Teachers, children, and parents helped to carefully plant, water, and maintain a watering schedule to assure a successful rooting-in period. In September teachers, students, and parents will be able to continue to enjoy observing the late summer flowering plants, look for schoolyard birds, and enjoy the busy activities of the variety of bees and butterflies zooming to and fro.

Receiving the generous HOBAS and ANY collaborative grant helped the Oakwood Schoolyard Habitat project to move forward in integrating more native plantings thereby creating an area which supports birds and pollinators. The excitement felt among the volunteers and visitors is evident in their commitment to help and in the compliments received on the overall beautification of a once overlooked area.

We are grateful to HOBAS for their ongoing support and vision to increase bird-friendly communities. We thank ANY for the approval of the Oakwood Schoolyard Habitat Collaborative Grant.

Sagamore Hill Birding Blitz

HOBAS members along with Sagamore Hill personnel and volunteers took part in a birding blitz as the kickoff to the Bird-Friendly Day at Sagamore Hill on Sunday, May 29. The team split into two groups and birded from 6:30 – 9:30 AM. They recorded 48 species and 246 individuals. Highlights included Yellow-billed Cuckoo, Orchard Oriole, Eastern Bluebird, Warbling Vireo, and Indigo Bunting. Sagamore Hill Superintendent Kelly Furhmann said, “The data is impressive. Let’s plan on an annual event focused on birds at Sagamore Hill.”

Sagamore Hill Birding Blitz Team

Announcements (Continued)

And while we’re at it, a belated con-gratulations to Tess and Jason, who tied the knot last October at Seatuck Environmental Center in Islip. As befitting a bride who absolutely adores birds of prey, we couldn’t resist sharing this photo of the lovely Mrs. Copa-Todd with a very special guest on her very special day.



































MEETINGS AND EVENTS

Membership meetings and most activities of the Huntington-Oyster Bay Audubon Society are free to members and nonmembers. Meetings are held the second Wednesday of the month at the Cold Spring Harbor Library except for the months of July and August. Our refreshments will be set up and ready for you at 6:45 PM so that you will have ample time for socializing. The program starts promptly at 7:30. For full program descriptions as well as speaker biography, please go to www.hobaudubon.org. Wednesday, September 14, 7 PM – Membership meeting at the Cold Spring Harbor Library. A Bird's Eye View of Climate Change with Lynsy Smithson-Stanley. Audubon’s Birds and Climate Change Report, published in September 2014, confirmed that climate change is the single greatest threat to North American birds. Tonight we will learn about the Report, as well as Audubon’s Climate Initiative, the organizational response to this threat. The audience will learn what steps they can take to address the climate change threat in their backyards, in their communities, and in the Important Bird Areas near their homes. Lynsy is the Deputy Director, Climate and Strategic Initiatives at National Audubon Society

Wednesday, September 21 7:15 PM – Meeting of the Board of Directors at the Cold Spring Harbor Library.

Monday, October 3 – Deadline for the November-December Killdeer. Wednesday, October 12, 7 PM – Membership meeting at the Cold Spring Harbor Library. Unhappy Feet: The Impact of Climate Change on Penguins with J. Alan Clark, Ph.D., J.D. Dr. Clark will provide background information on the natural history of penguins as well as briefly introduce the topic of climate change. The primary focus of his talk will be how climate change is impacting penguin species worldwide and help explain the complexity of how climate change and penguin populations intersect. Dr. Clark is an Associate Professor of Biology at Fordham

University and Program Coordinator for Fordham’s Graduate Certificate in Conservation Biology. He is also Adjust Faculty at Fordham’s School of Law.

Wednesday, October 19, 7:15 PM – Meeting of the Board of Directors at the Cold Spring Harbor Library.

Volunteers Needed Invasive Species Pulls Call 516-695-0763 to register.

Stillwell Woods Saturday, September 3, 10, and 17 at 8:30 AM Directions: Jericho Turnpike to South Woods Road in Syosset. Go north about 1.5 miles. As soon as you pass Syosset High School, look right for the park entrance. Drive past the ball fields to the end of the parking area near the gate to the trails. We will meet in front of the gate.

Shu Swamp Saturday, September 24 at 9:00 AM Directions: From 25A take 106 north to Oyster Bay. Turn left onto Lexington Ave, then left onto West Shore Road. Directly after Mill Pond (on the left) bear left and go up the hill on Mill Hill Road. Make a right on Beaver Brook Road, which will become Frost Mill Road. Shu Swamp is on the left, just before a railroad trestle.

For $20 a year you can be a member of Huntington-Oyster Bay Audubon Society. Your membership will help support conservation efforts, and educational and youth programs. As a member you will receive our newsletter, an open invitation to our monthly guest lectures, field trips, and events, along with special member’s only discounts and events.

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FIELD TRIPS AND ACTIVITIES

Go to hobaudubon.org for detailed trip descriptions.

Field trips are free, unless otherwise specified, and open to the public. Newcomers are welcome. Binoculars are advised. Carpooling is possible, gas and tolls are shared. The trip leader is not responsible for arranging carpools, but will provide names of others who are interested in carpooling. Registration is necessary. Call the trip leader by 9:00 PM Thursday for a Saturday trip and by 9:00 PM Friday for a Sunday trip. You may participate if you didn’t register, but we will not be able to notify you of any changes or cancellations without your phone number. Call the leader if in doubt about the weather. For the comfort and safety of all participants, there is no smoking on field trips.

Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge Shorebird Walk Sunday, August 28, 9 AM. Bring your muck boots as we walk around the East Pond looking for shorebirds and other interesting migrants. Leader: Blair Boughton. To register call 631-885-1881 or email [email protected]. Directions: From the Belt Pkwy take exit 17S, Cross Bay Blvd South, and head south. After crossing the bridge, look for the parking lot entrance on the right side, 1.25 miles from the bridge. Turn right at the traffic light and meet in the parking lot.

Quaker Ridge Hawk Watch Sunday, September 25, 9 AM. Greenwich Audubon Center is a great place to catch the fall raptor migration. One of the easiest hawk watches – just roll out of your car and take a seat. Leader: Blair Boughton. To register call 631-885-1881 or email [email protected]. Directions: Hutchinson Parkway North, exit to I-684 North. Take this to exit 3N and head north onto Route 22. At the first light, turn right onto Route 433. Drive 2 miles to the stop sign at the intersection of John Street. The Audubon entrance gate is on your left.

Jones Beach Saturday, October 1, 9 AM. We will look for fall migrants that take shelter on the barrier beach before continuing south. These could include many of our rarer shorebirds, neotropical songbirds, and plenty more. You never know when a rarity may pop up! Leader: Sharon Brody. To register call 516-433-5590. Directions: Take Wantagh or Meadowbrook Pkwy and follow the signs to the Coast Guard Station at the West End. Meet at the Coast Guard parking lot near the restrooms.

Robert Moses State Park Hawk Watch Sunday, October 9, 9 AM. Great viewing platform, with some of the birds flying by at eye level. Exploring the surrounding areas should turn up other migrants as well as possible rarities. Leader: Blair Boughton. To register call 631-885-1881 or email [email protected]. Directions: Proceed south on Robert Moses Parkway, over the bridge to Robert Moses State Park. From the water tower circle (check for a Peregrine Falcon on the tower), proceed east to parking lot #5. We will meet in the NE corner of the parking lot.

Massapequa Preserve and Wantagh Twin Ponds Saturday, October 15, 9 AM. We will bird the ponds at Massapequa Preserve, then head east in search of variety of ducks and land birds. Leader: Sharon Brody. To register call 516-433-5590. Directions: Meet at the Massapequa Preserve entrance at Pittsburgh Avenue and Parkside Blvd.

Dune Road Adventure Sunday, October 23, 9 AM. Late shorebirds, early waterfowl, straggling waders, and migrating raptors will be our targets as we make numerous stops along the way. Leader: Blair Boughton. To register call 631-885-1881 or email [email protected]. Directions: From Sunrise Highway take exit 65 south to Rte. 24. Turn left onto Montauk Highway then left onto Ponquoque Rd. Continue south then turn left onto Shinnecock Rd, then right onto Foster Ave. This will eventually lead you over the bridge to Dune Road where a left brings you to our starting point. We'll meet at the east end of the road where it meets the Shinnecock inlet.

Birders’ Box

April 24 – Prospect Park, Brooklyn. Blair Broughton led 16 enthusiastic birders on a morning walk looking for early spring migrants. Among the birds spotted were Wood Duck, Common Raven, Hairy Woodpecker, Hermit Thrush, Gray Catbird, Eastern Towhee, Black & White and Palm Warbler.

May 7 – Central Park. A rainy morning turned into a great day for Blair Broughton and 10 other birders. Birds seen included an American Bittern, Chuck-will’s Widow, Chimney Swift, Wood Thrush, Hermit Thrush, Blue-headed and Red-eyed Vireo, Baltimore Oriole, Ovenbird, and American Redstart. Other Warblers seen were Black-throated Blue, Black-throated Green, Magnolia, Black & White, Chestnut Sided, Blackburnian, and Northern Parula.

May 14 – Sterling Forest. Coby Klein led 9 birders on this upstate field trip. Great birds seen included Golden-winged, Blue-winged, Prairie, and Hooded Warblers, Ruby-throated Hummingbird, Indigo Bunting, Cedar Waxwing, Veery, Scarlet Tanager, and Eastern Bluebird. Some larger species seen were Turkey, Great Blue Heron, Raven, and Osprey.

Species seen on 2016 HOBAS trips: 110



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News from the Board of Directors

Welcome New Board Member In the last issue, we welcomed Brendan Fogarty, former Youth Outreach Committee co-chair, back to the flock as a volunteer. We are thrilled to announce that Brendan has joined the board, as the youngest board member in chapter history. Brendan recently graduated from the Cornell

University College of Engineering, with both a Bachelor's and a Master's degree. He studied energy systems and has a passion for renewable energy integration. This interest stemmed from his lifelong love of nature and planning for a more sustainable world. Brendan has been active with HOBAS since 2007, as a member of the Youth Outreach Committee, where he helped lead field trips and public programs. Brendan is an avid outdoorsman, birder, bicyclist, and musician, playing Irish bagpipes whenever his neighbors are not home. Brendan brings to his position a wealth of avian knowledge and we are honored that he has chosen to demonstrate his commitment to the chapter by taking on a director position on the board.

Audubon New York Council Board Stella Miller, has been nominated to serve on the Audubon NY Council Board. The board members’ chief duties consist of planning twice yearly State Council Meetings, which are held in Saratoga Springs each spring and various state locations in the fall. Led by the Audubon NY Council, New York's 27 chapters are part of a national network that is nearly 450 chapters strong. The two annual council meetings are a wonderful way for New York staff and chapter leaders to connect chapters, share ideas and resources, be educated on important issues, and facilitate our work as we work to protect wildlife and preserve habitat.

Huntington-Oyster Bay Audubon Goes National Stella Miller created and hosted “Chapter to Chapter Webinar Recording: How to Recruit and Cultivate Volunteers.” This was the first in a series of National Audubon’s Chapter-to-Chapter webinars, which highlight and showcase chapter successes.

Thank You We’d also like to wish a fond farewell to Charlotte Miska, who has opted to step down from the Board of Directors and her position as Secretary. We are so happy that she will still be volunteering for us as needed. Thank you for your years of service to the board, Charlotte. We will miss you.

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