Birds of Israel program at ELIAS, Quogue Refuge tomorrow night

In my earlier post, I forgot to mention that I'm doing a program on the Birds of Israel for ELIAS (Eastern Long Island Audubon Society) at the Quogue Refuge, tomorrow night, Monday, August 2 at 8 pm (the ELIAS meeting starts at 7:15 with a nature talk and a meeting at 7:30 but the program will begin at 8).

I was in Israel in late February, early March, which is early spring in that part of the world in a country that has one of the world's major migrations -- it's the only place where birds can travel from Africa to Europe and back without a water crossing and it's one of the few places in the region where migrant are not shot, netted or limed -- as well as a big complement of native Middle Eastern birds, desert birds and winter birds. The general public as well as ELIAS members is welcome!

Eric Salzman