Save the date! On October 4, Birders of all ages and abilities are invited to join in a day of avian adventure by participating in the First Annual Seatuck Birding Challenge . The 12-hour competitive birding event - the first of its kind on Long Island - challenges participants in teams of 3 or more to find as many bird species as they can on the Island, anywhere from Queens and Brooklyn to the East End.
The Seatuck Birding Challenge will raise funds for conservation and draw attention to the importance of Long Island's open space. From sandy shorelines to tidal marshes to upland forests, the Island's natural areas are vitally important to hundreds of bird species and other wildlife. The protection of these areas is critical not only to wildlife, but also to the health of our coastal ecosystem and the quality of life on Long Island. The event will feature birders of all levels, and experience is not a requirement to participate. Seatuck will help inexperienced teams by matching them with veterans who will share their knowledge of where to find birds and how to identify them. Individuals registering on their own will be assigned to one of Seatuck's teams, which will be lead by experienced birders. Student teams, ranging from grade school through college, will also be participating in the event, and competing for awards in special scholastic categories. The Seatuck Birding Challenge is a fund-raising opportunity. Participants can raise money for Seatuck or their own conservation cause, while increasing awareness of Seatuck's conservation work, educational programs and nature centers. The Birding Challenge will finish with a festive BBQ reception and award presentation at the Scully Estate in Islip, home of the Suffolk County Environmental Center aqnd Seatuck Environmental Association. For more information, contact Trish Manzi at [email protected] Trish Manzi Special Projects Coordinator www.seatuck.org Islip, NY Office -631-581-6908 Cell - 516-528-7516 Patricia Manzi -- 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/[email protected]/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/ --
