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Chapter News
Remembering Bob Wilson
The Great South Bay Audubon Society recently lost a dear friend. Bob Wilson a long-time member of GSBAS, passed away recently in his 83rd year. Bob, together with his lovely wife Edith joined GSBAS in the early 80s, and became involved in numerous projects,...
A Funny Birding Story
You’ll know is it is a funny birding story when the first thing that comes to our mine is “A few years ago I went searching for the Snowy Owl,…”
Brookside Volunteers
We have talked many times about how fortunate we are to have Brookside County Park as our home. Suffolk County is very generous to us as well as the volunteers that help clean up.
President’s Message – Spring 2021
Hello my little birding friends!! Hope you are all well and are enjoying watching the birds. My little birds can’t wait for me to fill the feeders. They don’t even wait until I’m done before they fly over! The mallards, now about 40, come to eat the cracked corn we...
Thanks, Mason!
Thank you Manson for helping us clean up Brookside County Park, your hard work won’t go unnoticed.
Winter Feeder Survey 2020 – 2021
Welcome all to our Winter 2020-2021 survey! We had a mix of past regulars and happy to say some newcomers joined the survey.
Upcoming Events
Taking a look at the Seas Feathered Friends, Birding with the Fish Guy
Taking a look at the Seas Feathered Friends, Birding with the Fish Guy
What LI birds are close to shore, learn details about wading birds, waterfowl and raptors as well as where you can go to observe each of them. Limpkin Wading bird
Connetquot River SPP
Connetquot River SPP
Meet in parking field. Entrance is on the westbound side of Sunrise Highway (Rte. 27) west of Pond Road. If coming from west to east, Take exit 47A and go
Nature Walks
Robert Moses SP Nature Walk
Meet in Field 5 at northeast corner.
April 13 @ 9:30 am - 12:00 pm at Robert Moses State ParkConnetquot River SPP
Meet in parking field. Entrance is on the westbound side of Sunrise Highway (Rte. 27) west of Pond Road. If coming from west to east, Take exit 47A and go
April 17 @ 8:30 am - 9:30 am at Connetquot River State ParkNornan Levy & Jones Beach WE Nature Walk
Take Southern State Pkwy. to Meadowbrook Pkwy. south to Merrick Road (27A). Go east on Merrick Road approximately 1/8 mile and turn right into the Norman J. Levy Park.
April 20 @ 9:30 am - 12:00 pm at Norman J. Levy Park & Preserve
Bird Feeder Survey

Winter Feeder Survey 2020 – 2021
Welcome all to our Winter 2020-2021 survey! We had a mix of past regulars and happy to say some newcomers joined the survey.