Coming Up at Bedford Audubon
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- January
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News from Bedford Audubon Society about their February programs:
Bedford Audubon Society Sponsors “The Great Hudson River Excursion” under the leadership of
BAS Director John Askildsen,
Saturday, February 7, 8:30 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Carpool from Bylane Farm, 35 Todd Road, Katonah, or meet at the Croton River Landing, past the Croton Train Station at 9:00 a.m.
The Hudson River in winter attracts thousands of ducks and geese and a variety of birds of prey including Bald Eagles, both Black and Turkey Vultures, hawks, and even ravens. BAS board member John Askildsen will guide us to several locations along the river for a leisurely and entertaining day of wildlife watching. This field trip coincides with Teatown Reservation’s EagleFest. Bring lunch or purchase it at a local deli. After the trip, make sure to stop by the DEP and Bedford Audubon’s warming tent at the Croton Dam. Further details will be provided on our website www.bedfordaudubon.org. Degree of difficulty: Easy. Please register with Joan E. Becker at jebecker@bedfordaudubon.org
Bedford Audubon Society Presents “Reptile Ecology and Conservation in the USA” With Herpetologist
Peter Warny,
Wednesday, February 11, 7:30 p.m.
Katonah Memorial House, 71 Bedford Road, Katonah.
Bedford Audubon is pleased to welcome back Peter Warny for a lecture on his passion and field of expertise – reptiles. His presentation will focus on conservation of snakes, turtles and alligators, as well as ongoing ecology and conservation projects and habitat management.
Peter Warny, “The Reptile Man,” has worked for National Audubon and the Nature Conservancy on conservation projects both locally and in National Audubon Sanctuaries around the country. He is currently a research associate in the herpetology lab at
Western Connecticut State University and an associate researcher for the New York State Museum in Albany. Peter has been studying the behavior and habits of snakes, turtles, frogs and salamanders since childhood.
The program is free and open to the general public
Katonah Memorial House is wheelchair accessible
E-mail: info@bedfordaudubon.org
Website: www.bedfordaudubon.org
12TH Annual Great Backyard Bird Count
February 13–16, 2009 (Presidents’ Day Weekend)
This nationwide Citizen Science project is jointly sponsored by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and the National Audubon Society. It’s great fun and easy to participate in the Great Backyard Bird Count. Spend as little as fifteen minutes or as much time as you want counting the birds in your backyard or other locale. Visit www.birdcount.org
More information is available on our website www.bedfordaudubon.org
Bedford Audubon Society Naturalist Tait Johansson Leads Field Trip to Edith Read Sanctuary (Playland) and Marshlands Conservancy, Rye,
Wednesday, February 18, 8:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.
Carpool from Bylane Farm, 35 Todd Road, Katonah.
Located on the shore of the Long Island Sound, along the Atlantic migratory flyway, the 179-acre Edith Read Sanctuary is home to a great diversity of marine life. In winter, the 85-acre lake, a mixture of salt and fresh water, hosts over 5,000 ducks. The sanctuary has been recognized by National Audubon as an Important Bird Area due to its significant habitats and flyway.
Marshlands Conservancy, located off Route 1 in Rye, is also on the migratory flyway. This 173-acre wildlife sanctuary is composed of a diversity of habitats—forest, meadow, salt marsh, and seashore. The preserve has three miles of trails and one-half mile of shoreline along the Long Island Sound. Bring lunch and dress warmly. Degree of Difficulty: Easy.
Register with Joan E. Becker at jebecker@bedfordaudubon.org
Bedford Audubon Society Naturalist Tait Johansson and BAS Volunteers Will Demonstrate Bald Eagle Survey Techniques at the Croton Dam. Visit to Black Rock Park, Croton-on-Hudson,
Saturday, February 28, 3:30–5:00 p.m.
For the third year, Bedford Audubon Society, under the leadership of BAS naturalist Tait Johansson, is conducting a survey of resident Bald Eagles in the area. Three locations – two on the Hudson River and one at the Croton Reservoir/New Croton Dam – are being monitored twice a week from January through March. Join the BAS eagle survey volunteers to learn more about Bald Eagles and their increasing presence in our area. We’ll demonstrate how the data for the survey is collected and used in larger scientific eagle studies. If conditions are right, we will also take a trip to nearby Black Rock Park, where an impressive number of duck species often congregate in winter.
Last year’s report “Monitoring of Wintering Bald Eagles in Westchester and Rockland Counties 2008” is available on our website at
www.bedfordaudubon.org/eagles/2008eagles.pdf
Please register with Joan E. Becker at jebecker@bedfordaudubon.org
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Bill Cary grew up in Louisville, Ky. His gardening was limited to growing parsley and impatiens on the windowsill of Manhattan walkups until the mid-1990s when he bought a rundown old chicken farm on 8 acres in the Hudson Valley. Now he spends his weekends chasing deer, hacking away at invasive shrubs and vines and wondering why he doesn`t have more meadow and less lawn.
