NYC Audubon Holds its Annual Meeting
and Welcomes New Board Members
A Tagged Great Egret Spotted in Hanover Township, NJ
©Jonathan Kilzas
Annual Meeting and Conservation Update:
Tuesday, June 11, 6pm (Rescheduled from June 12)
Birds, horseshoe crabs... and refreshments! (What more can you ask?) NYC Audubon will hold its conservation program update and annual meeting on Tuesday, June 11, at 6pm, at the Central Park Arsenal. Join Executive Director Glenn Phillips and Director of Conservation Dr. Susan Elbin to learn about the research and conservation accomplishments of the past year, including findings from our Jamaica Bay program, Project Safe Flight, and Harbor Herons studies. Refreshments will be served. See more lecture details here.
NYC Audubon Welcomes Two New Board Members
We are pleased to announce the election of two new members to our board of directors, Jeffrey Kimball and Fredric Spar. Jeffrey, originally from Northern California, is a New York City-based filmmaker whose time birding in Central Park inspired him to make the HBO documentary, Birders: The Central Park Effect. Fredric, who grew up in Brooklyn, is the managing director of corporate communications consulting firm Kekst and Company. He is also chair of the Charles Rogers Wildlife Refuge in Princeton and on the board of Friends of Princeton Open Space.
*Banner photos courtesy of Francois Portmann and Kati Solomon
Pledge to "Be a Good Egg"
Piping plover adult and chick
© François PortmannAs summer approaches and New Yorkers start planning trips to the sand and sun of local beaches, many birds have already made their homes there. Be mindful and take action to respect coastal birds while enjoying our beaches by taking an online pledge to “Be A Good Egg” to your fellow avian beach visitors. Click here to learn more and make your pledge.
All Aboard to the Harbor Heron Islands!
Snowy Egret
© François PortmannOur 2013 Sunset Ecocruises to the Harbor Heron Islands have begun! Don't miss your chance to visit the thriving egret, heron, and ibis colonies that find their home on wild islands right here in New York Harbor. Choose between three different itineraries: Sail up the East River to the fascinating Brother Islands, down under the Verrazano Bridge to the large egret and cormorant rookeries of Hoffman and Swinburne Islands—or out to the vast, wild expanses of Jamaica Bay National Wildlife Refuge. Click here to learn more and purchase tickets.
Upcoming Events
Our Video
"The Faces of Audubon" is a three-minute story about volunteer Adriana Palmer, her growing interest in birds, and her work on Project Safe Flight, featuring our director of citizen science, John Rowden.







