
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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Our mission is to foster protection and appreciation of birds, other wildlife and habitats, and to be an advocate for a cleaner, healthier environment. |
| Programs | Field Trips | Membership
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| Lenoir Nature Preserve |Lenoir Hawk Watch |
Lenoir Butterfly Garden |
| Westchester County Bird Checklist | Where to Bird in Westchester
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| Guía a las Aves del Condado de Westchester |
| Bronx Westchester Christmas Count | Christmas Bird
Count Results
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| Project FeederWatch |
Member Photos | Trip Reports
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| Yonkers Butterfly
Checklist | Yonkers Dragonfly List |
| Birding Outside of Westchester
County |
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9TH ANNUAL "SEASONS AT LENOIR" ART/PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBIT Once again, it's time to decide on works you wish to submit for our annual exhibit. As always, artwork in any media and photography are welcome. The only criteria is that works must be inspired by the Lenoir Nature Preserve. |
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Bronx Westchester Christmas Count |
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January/February 2010 Newsletter
November 2009 Newsletter (PDF
file)
October 2009 Newsletter (PDF file)
September 2009 Newsletter (PDF file)
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
Lenoir Nature Preserve
Bernie Wides, Naturalist and Docent at the Hall of Ocean
Marine Life at the American Museum of Natural History.
Owl Prowl
Pelham Bay Park,
Saturday, January 30, 2010
Meet at Pelham Bay Park, Bronx at 8:00 AM (north east corner, or far left as you enter the large parking lot)
Pelham Bay Park offers you the best chance to see up to four or more species of owls. Great Horned owls may be nesting and both Saw-whet and Long-eared Owls may be hiding in the pines. Barn and Barred Owls are occasionally found as well. The park holds many half-hardies in winter such as Brown Thrasher, Gray Catbird and Hermit Thrush. Fox Sparrows are usually found easily in the woods.
Views of the Sound should yield a variety of ducks, loon and grebes. We’ll travel to the southern area of the park where the stadium lights host huge Monk Parakeet nests, and a walk to the base of the old landfill may yield a variety of sparrows in the fields and raptors patrolling the dump for a meal.
We will also have a friendly cupcake bakeoff as well. Taste some of the best cupcakes around and vote for the best.
(Joint trip with Huntington Audubon)
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.
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
Warblings
Chronicles
of high school bird watching Visit
a young birder's birding blog
A Guide to the
Birds of Westchester County
- a list of birds found in
Westchester and their relative abundance in each season
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
Science Watch
- Articles from our newsletter by Saul
Scheinbach
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
In the Wild ... - Articles from our newsletter by
Mary Harrington
Michael Bochnik honored at the Spring State Council Meeting (March 07)
Eastern Bluebirds Nest at Lenoir (August 2003)
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
Dr. Fred Hubbard
"Village Naturalist"of Hastings-on-Hudson,
Click
here for an Obituary and tribute videos

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