The Queens County Bird Club will be meeting at the Alley Pond Environmental Center, 228-06 Northern Blvd., Douglaston, NY 11362 >Map of location< <http://goo.gl/8cnmjT> at 8:00 pm this Wednesday, December 12, 2018. Free admission. Refreshments served.
In the early Spring of 2017, Andy and his wife spent a month enjoying the mild climate in the city of San Miguel de Allende, in the State of Guanajuato, Mexico. From there they took short trips around the region. Topography is mountainous with sheltered valleys and high peaks to 12,000 ft elevation. Vegetation is highly diverse, ranging from cactus desert through oak woodland, pine and oak forests and sub-alpine fir forests. This variation in plant communities ensures a great diversity of flora and fauna. Added to the year-around diversity is the presence of winter migrant birds in the artificial ponds and lakes. Andy will also comment on the people of the region and their historically Spanish culture. Andy Greller taught biology at Queens College for 30 years. He is Vice-President of the LI Botanical Society and twice Past-President of the Torrey Botanical Society. He is active in the North Shore Audubon Society and a member of QCBC. He travels widely and has published articles on local, national and international plant ecology. Nancy Tognan nancy.tog...@gmail.com <mailto:nancy.tog...@gmail.com> Vice President, Queens County Bird Club See http://www.qcbirdclub.org <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.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm 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://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01 Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --