Sen. @CanzoneriFitz9, move the Birds & Bees Protection Act out of EnCon Committee. Birds and bees are declining due to neonic insecticides. Limit neonics in our environment and food supply. Pass the BBPA. Protect NY birds, bees and people. Thank you. @AllOurEnergy@LISierraClub
Please join us our birdwalk on the boardwalks, marshland trails, tidal ponds and wooded edges of Oceanside Marine Nature Study Area on Saturday, April 15th with @BillBelford2.
WILSON’S SNIPE IN LI AREA NOW! Often spotted flying over marshes and rain-pooled meadows, then landing and blending into these habitats. Forages at dusk and dawn on mud flats or edges of standing water in wet meadows where it probes in soft ground for invertebrates.
WELCOME BACK BOAT-TAILED GRACKLES! The south shores of LI and CT are the northern limit of this coastal species found in salt marshes and beachfronts. A partial migrant here. Some stay local year-round. Others are migrating back here right now.
ARRIVING THIS WEEKEND! How does 36.1 million birds headed at you (last night) sound for this weekend's birding forecast? More than the combined populations of the tristate area (NY, NJ, CT). Source: @CornellBirds
NEW COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP ESTABLISHED
Thanks to Jay Koolpix, an avid bird photographer and environmentalist, SSAS will be offering a $1,000 scholarship for a student pursuing a biological or environmental science degree. Get full details and apply here: https://t.co/6IykJonGy6
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5. Snowy owl with a commanding view at Jones Beach.
6. Great Horned Owl, year-round in Westchester.
7. Snowy Owls roost on sand and nearby rooftops.
8. Red morph Screech Owl on Staten Island.
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1. Brown morph Screech Owl on Long Island.
2. Snowy owl, silent sentinel on a NYC sand dune.
3. Tough little NYC-born Great Horned Owl siblings.
4. Barred Owl fledgling born in Westchester county.