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Welcome to
Queens County Bird Club
since 1932
Whether you're a beginner or an expert, prefer short trips or birding all day, you will feel at home!
The Queens County Bird Club Inc. is a "Full Service" organization of naturalists:
Monthly Meetings - Noted speakers, vivid presentations
Field Trips - half-day, all-day, weekend
Conservation - projects, advocacy, support
NEXT MEETING is LIVE - Wednesday, December 13, 2023 at 7:30 pm.
Please arrive early - the front door must be locked after the meeting starts.
Venue: Alley Pond Environmental Center NEW BUILDING
229-10 Northern Blvd
Douglaston, NY 11362
Presentation - "Guatemala Birding; aka I've Got to Get Back to the Tropics"
by Ian Resnick
QCBC president Ian Resnick took a trip to Guatemala in November 2021 to get his fix of neotropical birds, with Luke Seitz of Wings as the guide. He ended up with over 330 species on the trip, and no Covid!
Also to be discussed at the meeting: the upcoming Queens County Christmas Bird Count, which will take place on Sunday, December 17. If you have not already registered as a participant, please contact Corey Finger at 10000birdsblogger@gmail.com . If you would like to have pizza, at the compilation dinner (cost $5 per person), please contact Ian Resnick at avianian19@gmail.com .
If you need a printable checklist for the count, use this link here for a PDF. Note that last year's checklist is still being used for 2023.
For more information on the Queens Christmas Bird Count, use the About Us pulldown, then select XMAS Bird Count.
Upcoming field trips - see Calendar link for details and registration info
Due to COVID-19, QCBC is holding field trips with limited registration and social distancing, as per CDC guidelines.
- Friday, December 1 through Sunday, December 3 - Western New York - multi-day trip
- Saturday, December 9 - Montauk
- Sunday, December 17 - Queens Christmas Bird Count
- Saturday, January 8 - Ft Tilden/Breezy Point
Past meeting recordings: allow time to download.
- To view a recording of QCBC's Feb. 18, 2021 presentation of "Snowy Owls: the Ultimate Nomads" by Jean-Francois Therrien of Hawk Mountain Sanctuary, use this link: here .
- To view a recording of QCBC's Mar. 18, 2021 presentation of "New Discoveries on Songbird Migration" by Prof. Bridget Stutchbury, use this link: here .
- To view a recording of QCBC's Apr. 2, 20211 presentation of "NYS Breeding Bird Atlas: Update after one year" by Brendan Fogarty, use this link: here .
- To view a recording of Abigail Martin's May 18, 2021 presentation on "Discover the Pantanal Jaguar", use this link here.
- To view a recording of Paul Sieswerda's Sept 22, 2021 presentation on Gotham Whales, use this link here .
- To view a recording of Nathan Pieplow's Oct 20, 2021 presentation on "The Language of Birds", use this link here .
- To view a recording of Michael Brothers' March 16, 2022 presentation on "Pelagic Birding", use this link here.
- To view a recording of Ron Magill's May 18, 2022 presentation on Panama's Harpy Eagle Project, use this link here.
- To view a recording of Bob Dieterich and Peter Lopez's Sept 19, 2022 presentation on "India Birds" use this link here.
- To view a recording of Dr. Tricia Miller and Michael Lanzone's Feb 15, 2023 presentation on "Golden Eagles" use this link here.
- To view a recording of Shai Mitra's June 21, 2023 presentation on "Birding Long Island's Outer Coast", use this link here.
