Meetings or Programs are held
at Quogue Wildlife Refuge
Directions to Quogue Wildlife Refuge, 3 Old Country Rd., Quogue, NY.
From LIE, Exit 70 take Rte 111 south to Rte 27, Sunrise Highway heading East. From Sunrise take Exit 64S, go south 2 miles on to CR 104 to Old Country Road. Turn right and go .7 miles to entrance on right.
From Riverhead, take 104 from traffic circle. Follow signs to Quogue. See directions above (CR 104 etc).
From Montauk Highway, go north on Old Main Road (one block west of traffic light in Quogue, east of Quantuk Creek). Cross LIRR. Entrance is straight ahead.
Weather Alert - If a meeting is canceled we will make every effort to leave a message on the answering machine at the Quogue Wildlife Refuge 653-4771 and notify members by email.
There is no charge to attend our programs. All are welcome.
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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
Questions? Email [email protected]
Monday evening, May 5 at 7 pm
Working with Whales:
The Extraordinary Outcomes of CRESLI's Longstanding Opportunistic Research Program
The local non-profit organization CRESLI (Coastal Research and Education Society of Long Island) has been operating whale watching tours out of Montauk since 1996. In addition to educating and engaging the public, the tours provide an opportunity to collect data, improving our understanding of the habitat usage and population dynamics of the cetaceans frequenting our waters. Join one of CRESLI's naturalists, Dr. Marianne McNamara (Professor of Biology and Marine Biology at SCCC), as she shares insights into the data collection process, recent findings, and stunning photography, focusing on the humpback whale population off eastern Long Island.
Dr. Marianne McNamara is a Professor of Biology at Suffolk County Community College. Specializing in marine biology, she spent several months at sea in the Eastern Tropical Pacific and Antarctica, as well as nearshore waters, studying the feeding ecology of zooplankton. Her studies of jellyfish revealed significant shifts in the abundance of ctenophores (comb jellies) in Long Island embayments and identified them as a major predator of hard clam (and other) larvae. Prior to and during her tenure at SCCC, she served as a naturalist and educator for numerous local organizations including the Riverhead Foundation for Marine Research and Preservation, Ward Melville Heritage Organization, and the Coastal Research and Education Society of Long Island (CRESLI). She continues to work with CRESLI as a naturalist aboard summer whale watching trips out of Montauk and is Co-Curator of their Humpback Whale Digital Catalog. She is also a board member, currently serving the position of Vice President for the non-profit organization.
Dr. McNamara is an avid photographer and SCUBA diver and formerly served as Executive Vice President of Long Island Divers Association, a non-profit organization which promotes and supports SCUBA and free diving on Long Island. She was awarded the Jerry R. Schubel Graduate Fellowship for her role in transmitting science into forms that are accessible to the public and has participated in several workshops demonstrating the use of improvisation theatre exercises to improve scientific communication with actor Alan Alda. She continues to promote scientific and ocean literacy as a traveling lecturer in SCCC’s Professors on Wheels program and serves as a mentor to students interested in biology and marine biology.
Monday Evening, June 2, Meet at 7:00 pm
An Evening at
Quogue Wildlife Refuge
In place of a meeting we will be taking a walk around the Refuge enjoying the breeding birds that live at there. There will also be a group enjoying the porch that overlooks Old Ice Pond. Come see the Egrets that roost, the Eagles usually fly by as does the Osprey. After the walk we will join together and discuss the birds seen.
