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

| Programs | Field Trips | Membership  | Join |
| Lenoir Nature Preserve |Lenoir Hawk Watch | Lenoir Butterfly Garden |
| Westchester County Bird Checklist |  Where to Bird in Westchester |
|  Annotated List of Rare Sightings for Westchester County | 
 | Guía a las Aves del Condado de Westchester | 
| Bronx Westchester Christmas Count | Christmas Bird Count Results  |
 | Project FeederWatch | Member Photos | Trip Reports | 
 | Yonkers Butterfly Checklist | Yonkers Dragonfly List |
 | Birding Outside of Westchester County |
| Volunteer Opportunities |

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                       Download our  March 2010 Newsletter
                                                January/February 2010 Newsletter
                                                 Older Newsletters

• Upcoming Chapter Meetings and Programs

  • Wednesday, February 24, 2010
    The Incredible Journey of the Butterflies
    Weather permitting, on 7:00 pm at the Lenoir Nature Preserve, there will be a special showing of a spectacular DVD, entitled The Incredible Journey of the Butterflies.
        This NOVA production stars hundreds of thousands of butterflies. Once a year, a veritable flood of monarch butterflies take to the skies of North America, heading from birthplaces in Canada and the U.S. for two months to a final destination 2,000 miles away in the mountains of Central Mexico. How do they do it — and how even dedicated scientists can’t trick them into going elsewhere — remains a mystery.
    

  • Wednesday, March 24, 2010
    Antarctic
    7 PM for refreshments and mingling with fellow nature enthusiasts and birders. Program begins at 7:30pm!
    Lenoir Nature Preserve
        Bernie Wides, Naturalist and Docent at the Hall of Ocean Marine Life at the American Museum of Natural History.
        Bernie will lead us on a journey to one of the most beautiful, remote, and interesting places on Earth. It is home to one of the greatest concentrations of animals that are not afraid of people. Antarctica is the coldest, windiest, driest place on Earth. But in the summer, it is beautiful. 
        Bernie has an extensive background in nature and ecology, and currently hosts a Radio Network program called "The Naturalist".
     7pm for refreshments and mingling with fellow nature enthusiasts and birders. Program begins at 7:30pm!

     

• Upcoming Field Trips
  

  • Jones Beach Strip
    Saturday, March 27, 2010
    Meet at the Coast Guard parking lot at 9AM.
    A look at late wintering birds and a search for rarities.
    
    

  • Saturday, April 24, 2010
    Tibbetts Brook Park
    Meet at the flagpole at 9AM
    Part of Green Month - Yonkers Green Task Force
    
    

  • Sunday, April 25, 2010
    Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge
    Meet at the refuge 9AM
    (Joint trip with Bronx River/Sound Shore Audubon)
    
    

• Young Naturalist Program (2010)  
  
     Programs take place at Lenoir Nature Preserve, 19 Dudley Street, just off North Broadway in Yonkers, NY.  For more information call Walter Chadwick at 914-237-5791.

  • February 6, 2010 10:00 AM 
    Surviving the Winter
    How do animals survive the cold, ice and snows of winter. What strategies do they use? Why do some animals leave our area in the winter? Why don’t frogs and turtles freeze? What happens to insects in the winter? How do squirrels and deer survive? Learn the answers to these questions and more at Lenoir Nature Preserve. All ages welcome. 
    

  • April 3, 2010 10:00 AM 
    A Walk to Welcome Spring 
    Join us as we take a walk around Lenoir Nature Preserve to see nature awakening after winter. What birds have returned from their winter homes? Which wildflowers are in bloom? Are the salamanders active? Join us as we explore the preserve in search of nature’s wonders. All ages welcome.  

     

• Warblings - Chronicles of high school bird watching  Visit a young birder's birding blog
  

• Have a Wild Bird Question? E-mail Michael Bochnik   
  

• A Guide to the Birds of Westchester County - a list of birds found in Westchester and their relative abundance in each season
  Annotated List of Rare Sightings for Westchester County
  

• Where to Bird in Westchester County - descriptions, directions and maps to over 40 places to bird
  
       Birds of Westchester Check List (PDF file)
      Birds of Yonkers Check List (PDF file)
      Guía a las Aves del Condado de Westchester(PDF file)
  
  

• Butterfly Garden - including a list of butterflies found in Yonkers 
  

• Birding Links
  

• Volunteer Opportunities
  

• Board Members and Committees
  

• Become a Member
  

• Science Watch - Articles from our newsletter by Saul Scheinbach

  • Webcast interviewing Saul 

  • March 2010 - Darwin's Finches: Thirteen Species and Counting

  • Jan/Feb 2010 - Homing in on How Pigeons Navigate

  • Nov/Dec 2009 - Starling Shenanigins

  • October 2009 - A True Fable

  • September 2009 - What a Cool Bill 

  • June 2009 - Keeping One Eye Open

  • May 2009 - Mom's Perception of Dad Determines Her Children's Sex

  • April 2009 - Little Birds, Big Trips 

  • March 2009 - My Father was a Dinosaur

  • Jan/Feb 2009 - A Pharmacy in the Woods

  • Past Science Watch Articles

   

• In the Wild ... - Articles from our newsletter by Mary Harrington
  

• Excellent information on West Nile and Pesticides
  

• Past Features

  • Sanibel Island 2009

  • On the Road Again . . . to the Baja, ha ha! 2009 

  • Benjamin Moore Cool Hummingbird Video

  • Puffin, Moose and Bog Trip -An odyssey through Maine, New Hampshire and the Adirondack Park (June 2008)

  • Costa Rica Trip Report (February 2008)

  • Michael Bochnik honored at the Spring State Council Meeting (March 07)

  • Delmarva (May 2006)

  • Texas Trip Report (April 2005)

  • California (January 2005)

  • Arizona Trip Report (May 2003) 

  • Eastern Bluebirds Nest at Lenoir (August 2003)

  • Bahama Wildlife (August 2002) 

  • Bluebirds Return to Yonkers (May 2002)

  • Texas - Rio Grande Trip Report (April 2002) 

  • New York State Breeding bird Atlas Project (New York Dept. of Conservation site)

  • 2001 Rufous Hummingbird Pictures from Lenoir Nature Preserve, Yonkers

  • Calliope Hummingbird Pictures from Fort Tryon Park, Manhattan

  • Delmarva Trip Report (May 2000) 

  • Southwest Trip Report

  • Northern Gannet Diving

  • Dr. Fred Hubbard 
    "Village Naturalist"of Hastings-on-Hudson, 
    Click here for an Obituary and tribute videos 

  • Hawk Release at Benjamin Moore 

  • 
    New York State Young Birders Club
    New York State Ornithological Association

Mike and Kelli's Honeymoon

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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