The Queens County Bird Club will be meeting at the Alley Pond Environmental Center, 228-06 Northern Blvd Douglaston, NY 11362 <http://goo.gl/8cnmjT> >Map of location<
at 8:00 pm on Wednesday, December 16, 2015. Free admission. Refreshments served. Public transportation users: Meeting location is one mile from Bayside LIRR station; you can either walk, take Q12 bus, or use car service located at station. Paulo Boute will present "Bird Life in Brazil". Paulo was born on a ranch near Iguassu Falls, and from a very early age he has literally been in touch with Brazilian birds; his older brother collected birds and very often he had the chance to hold them in his own hands! At the age of 17, Paulo moved to the state of Mato Grosso, where he started working as a tour guide in the Pantanal. He was one of the first and now is the most experienced guide working in this unique habitat, with more than a thousand trips to the Pantanal. His Brazilian life list is 1260 birds. Paulo has inspired and supported others to follow in his tracks and is very proud of having dedicated his life to preserving the birds in Brazil and educating others in their beauty. When he is not guiding - either in the Pantanal, Amazon/Atlantic Forest or in the Brazilian Northeast - he is teaching birdwatching and presenting lectures both abroad and in-country. Check out his website at <http://www.boute-expeditions.com> www.boute-expeditions.com Nancy Tognan nancy.tog...@gmail.com <mailto:nancy.tog...@gmail.com> Vice President, Queens County Bird Club See http://www.qcbirdclub.org/ for more information on trips, speakers, and other events! See our 'Birding Maps & Locations' page for directions to and info about many local birding hotspots * QCBC is a tax exempt, charitable organization {501c3}. * -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
