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 |
| History of Lenoir |
| 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 | 
| NEW - Where to Bird Outside Westchester |
| Bronx Westchester Christmas Count | Christmas Bird Count Results  |
 | Project FeederWatch | Member Photos | Trip Reports | 
 | Yonkers Butterfly Checklist | Yonkers Dragonfly List |
| Volunteer Opportunities |

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PAUL L. STEINECK (1942-2010)

Where to Bird in Westchester

Lenoir Butterfly Garden

                       Download our  June 2010 Newsletter
                                                 May 2010 Newsletter
                                                 April 2010 Newsletter
                                                  March 2010 Newsletter
                                                January/February 2010 Newsletter
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• Upcoming Chapter Meetings and Programs

  • September 11, 2010
    Bugs & Buds
    10:00 AM Lenoir Nature Preserve
    Come to the preserve and search for late summer insects and wildflowers. We will be especially looking for those insects that migrate, monarch butterflies and dragonflies.
    All ages welcome.
    For information Walter Chadwick 914-237-5791
    
      

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• Upcoming Field Trips
  

  • Saturday, September 18, 2010
    A Visit to the Beverly E. Smith Butterfly & Hummingbird Garden
    Meet at 9:00 am at Lenoir Nature Preserve
    Ruby-throated Hummingbirds and Monarch Butterflies will be searched for, along with a talk about each of these animal’s interesting life histories.
    

  • Saturday, September 25, 2010
    Fall Migration Bird Walk
    Meet at 8:00 am at Lenoir Nature Preserve
    Join Hudson River Audubon bird experts to look for migrant birds using the Hudson River Flyway.
    

  • Saturday, September 25, 2010
    Lenoir Hawk Watch
    10:00 am–1:00 pm at Lenoir Nature Preserve
    Join the bird experts from Hudson River Audubon to watch and count hawks flying down the Hudson Valley.
    

  • Sunday, September 26, 2010
    Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge
    Car pool from Lenoir Nature Preserve at 8 AM or 
    meet at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge at 9 AM.
    

• 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)
  
  NEW - Where to Bird Outside Westchester (a collection of Mike's best directions to great birding locations)
  

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

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

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

• Birding Links
  

• Volunteer Opportunities
  

• Board Members and Committees
  

• Become a Member
  

• Science Watch - Articles from our newsletter by Saul Scheinbach

  • June 2010 - Whose Children Are They Anyhow?

  • May 2010 - Pigeons in Flight Follow the Leader

  • April 2010 - This is Actual Science, Not ‘Avatar’

  • 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
    

  • Webcast interviewing Saul 

   

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

• Excellent information on West Nile and Pesticides
  

• Past Features

  • Delmarva 2010

  • 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 

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    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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