DATE: Tuesday, May 10, 2011

TIME: 7:30 P.M.

SPEAKER: Joe Giunta

TOPIC: Spring Warblers of the NYC Area

Warblers are jewels of the birding world. Their colorful plumage and

delightful songs make them the most desired birds to see and identify

during spring migration. The presentation at this month's meeting (our

last until September) will cover the 35 species of warblers that are

regularly seen in our area and, by popular demand, is our second

annual spring warblers program given by Joe. We will learn about their

distribution, abundance, habits, and ease or diffficulty of

identification, in a presentation enhanced with slides and bird songs.

Joe Giunta has been birding the New York City region for over 20

years. He is the birding instructor for the Brooklyn Botanic Garden,

has led bird walks for The Nature Conservancy and Brooklyn Bird Club,

and gives lectures on birding and leads bird walks for the South Fork

Natural History Society (SOFO) and New York City Audubon. He is the

Bluebird Trail coordinator for SOFO, a captain in the Brooklyn

Christmas Count, and has participated in breeding bird surveys for New

York State. An enthusiastic traveler, he had birded extensively in

Central and South America. Since retiring from the NYC school system

as a math teacher in 2004, Joe has taught many birding classes, all

with field trips.

Join us!