Hudson River Audubon Society of Westchester

A New York Chapter of the National Audubon Society
Serving the communities of Ardsley, Dobbs Ferry, Hastings-on-Hudson, Irvington and Yonkers

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"Season's at Lenoir"

     This is a great season to get out your cameras, pencils, paints, etc. to prepare your works for the March 2012 "Seasons at Lenoir" Art/Photography Exhibit.
     There is still lots of color in the Butterfly/Hummingbird Garden, our Hawk Watch is in full swing on weekends, and a variety of birds are migrating through the area. "Feeder Watch" will begin in November, and fall folliage should be spectacular. Use your imaginations to come up with many other subjects for works.

Project FeederWatch

     Our Project FeederWatch will kick off on Saturday, November 19, with Dana and Frank Fazzino as the leaders. We will gather in Lenoir’s "observation" room and look out the big picture windows to identify and count the birds at the feeders.
     Please come and join us for two hours of enjoyment! Bring your binoculars if you have them.
     Refreshments will be served.

Sat., Jan. 28 - 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Sun., Jan. 29 - 11 a.m to 1 p.m.

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 In the Wild ... - Articles from our newsletter by Mary Harrington
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Upcoming Chapter Meetings, Field Trips and Programs

Sunday January 29, 2012
Pelham Bay Park - Owl Prowl
8:00 AM meet at the far left corner of the Orchard Beach parking lot
Pelham Bay Park is a well know owl hot spot. A number of different species may use the pine groves as winter roosts. We will look for Long-eared Owls, Northern Saw-whet Owls and local Great Horned Owls. With its mixture of woods, pine groves, shoreline, marshes, and capped landfill make this the top place to bird in the Bronx. The woods can hold many half hardies and Long Island Sound may have loons and ducks.
Directions from Westchester: take the Hutchinson River Parkway south to the Orchard Beach exit. At the traffic circle take the second right (half way around the circle). Make a left at the end of this road. It will lead to a huge parking lot. Meet us at the far left corner.

Saturday February 4, 2012 
Eighth Annual Hudson River EagleFest
Croton Point Park 
 For more information see www.teatown.org/eaglefest/index.htm

Wednesday, February 22, 2012
Join us for "Ghost Bird", a special film
Lenoir Nature Preserve
7:00 PM
Ghost Bird is a documentary by Scott Crocker, featuring David Sibley, Nancy Tanner and Jerome Jackson.
Set in a murky swamp full of birders, scientists and reporters, this movie explores the limits of certainty, the seductive power of hope, and how one phantom woodpecker changed a small southern town in Arkansas forever. All these people are searching for the “Holy Grail with wings,” the Ivory-Billed Woodpecker. Is it really extinct? The bird’s fate remains a mystery.
Film begins at 7:00 pm. Popcorn will be served. In case of inclement weather, please call Michael Bochnik at 914-237-9331.

Saturday, February 25, 2012
Camo & Color
Lenoir Nature Preserve
10:00 AM
Why are some animals brightly colored and other animals dull colored? Why do some male birds have brilliant colors and the females are drab? How do bright colors help an animal? Why are some animals brown or gray? Why do animals have stripes, bands or spots? See and learn the answers to these questions and more. Children will make their own animals using camo & color. Ages 5 to 10. Fun for the whole family. Pre-registration required. Call the Nature Center at 914-968-5851.

Mike and Kelli's Honeymoon

Mike and Kelli's Adventures

Mike, Kelli, Frusciante and Friends Trip to Disney

Citi and Shea (Penguins)

 

Hudson River Audubon Society
P.O. BOX 616
Yonkers, New York 10703
Telephone (914) 237-9331
Email: BochnikM@cs.com

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