© 2026 Eastern Long Island Audubon Society
Plovers & Pipers, Oh My!
Presented by Mike Cooper
Took place on June 7, 2021
Listen to it at: https://youtu.be/36_5PgQXjss
The Secret Life of the
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Presented by Aaron Virgin
Took place on May 3, 2021
Listen to it on at: https://youtu.be/-hMprj45B4s
Recorded Zoom Programs
Envision Plum Island
Presented by Louise Harrison
Took place on July 12, 2021
Listen to it at: https://youtu.be/MpHvH1HUSxk
Citizens Climate Lobby
Presented by E.C. (Tip) Brolin
Took place on August 2, 2021
Bird Migration
Presented by Benjamin Van Doren
Took Place on Dec. 5, 2022
Saturday, April 25, 2026
from Noon to 3:00 pm
Rain Date April 26th
EARTH DAY at QWR
This celebration is offered by Eastern Long Island Audubon Society & Quogue Wildlife Refuge. A great day for all ages! Come and celebrate nature and our lovely planet at the Refuge! The day will include:..
• Guided birding walks
• Ambassador animals
• Face painting & crafts for children
• Environmental exhibitors
• Self-guided kayaking and canoeing on Old Ice Pond
• Native plant sale with the
Long Island Native Plant Initiative
• Native sapling giveaway with Bartlett Tree Experts
• Hampton Coffee Company, and the Land and
Sea Smokehouse food truck.
• Prescription Drug Takeback with HUGS, Inc & Quogue Village Police Department
• E-waste (old computers, televisions, phones etc)
with EcoTech Management
• Reduce, Reuse, Recycle! Bring the below items
on the day of the event for proper disposal,
repurposing, or recycling. Household Items
in good to excellent condition (furniture, working
appliances, unopened paint cans) for the Habitat
for Humanity Suffolk ReStore. Check day-of
acceptance of larger furniture/ building materials
by emailing a photo to
No reservations necessary for Earth Day Celebratiom
Monday Evening
May 4, 2026 at 7 pm
Aidan’s Big Year in Suffolk!
Aidan Perkins
Aidan started birding when he was 11 after watching the movie “The Big Year”. Then at 23 in 2025 Aidan took on one of birdings greatest challenges, and attempted a big year of his own within Suffolk county. His goal –– beating the record of 305. Come listen to Aidan talk about the trials and tribulations of this long but fruitful year of birding in Suffolk county.
A big year is a year-long quest to identify as many bird species as possible within a set boundary. You can do it in your yard, your local patch, over a state, county, a country, or the world. During a Big Year, there are few rules, but in general you must see or hear the bird, and you need to be sure of your identification. Getting a photo is good but not necessary. At The Community Center, Center Moriches.
Monday Evening
June 4, 2026 at 7 pm
Take a Walk Around
Quogue Wildlife Refuge
Enjoy the warmer temperatures and the later sunset with this evening walk around QWR. We will be looking for resident and breeding birds. Meet in the QWR Parking Lot.
Monday Evening
July 6, 2026 at 7 pm
Life on the Wild Side…
The Best of Kenya
Discover the birdlife and extraordinary animals of Kenya with Wildlife Photographer, Janis Hurley. Lake Nakuru National Park has over 400 bird species. Other wildlife, include Leopards and Rothchild’s Giraffes, located in the Great Rift Valley. The landscape revolves around an alkaline soda lake with acacia woodlands.
The northern Masai Mara ecosystem is a landscape of vast golden savannahs and lone trees with immense dramatic skies; a land of big cats. Amboseli National Park is overlooked by the iconic Mt. Kilimanjaro, and hosts a population of African Elephants. Finally, we will experience a helicopter flight over Lake Magadi in the Great Rift Valley and what itit’s like in a night hide at Lentorre Lodge, with animals approaching the waterhole.
You will leave the presentation with an intimate view of Bird and Animal life in Kenya…
This program will be at the Community Center in Center Moriches.
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