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This Sunday at 11am! #EasternBluebirds (#SialiaSi

This Sunday at 11am!

#EasternBluebirds (#SialiaSialis) are well-known in the United States for their brilliant plumage, sweet song, and use of nest boxes. It is hard to imagine that this species nearly went extinct in the early 1900s because of a deadly combination of management practices; the removal of dead tree snags that bluebirds depend upon for nesting, the introduction of exotic species that competed for nesting cavities, and the detrimental effects of pesticides. The recovery of populations across the eastern United States is an example of how everyday citizens can play a role in conservation. The major factor in the bluebird’s recovery was the establishment of nest boxes by private landowners across their range. https://www.nps.gov/

Throughout its history, SOFO has been active in the #bluebird #recovery project by establishing nest box trails on the East End. Now, some of our nest boxes need to be replaced due to age and weathering.

For this reason, SOFO is hosting a special citizen science project workshop to build at least 25 new bluebird boxes to replace those that have fallen into disrepair. We invite the community to join us in this citizen science project. This workshop is a great opportunity for teens to gain community service hours.

Learn more about this program at sofo.org/event/building-sofos-bluebird-nest-boxes-opportunity-for-community-service-this-free-program-is-for-adults-teens-and-children-ages-10-and-older/?instance_id=2871

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COMING UP @ SOFO: This Saturday, January 28 @ 10a

COMING UP @ SOFO:

This Saturday, January 28 @ 10am: Young Birders Club Meeting. Join our Young Birders Club! The Club meets at 10AM on the third Saturday or Sunday of every month and is open to anyone ages 8 to 18 who is interested in learning about birds. This is a free program.

Species of the week: Groundhog (Marmota monax) Ev

Species of the week: Groundhog (Marmota monax)

Every year since 1887, Groundhogs Day has been celebrated on February 2nd. In the 1800s, German immigrants settled in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania and chose the native groundhog to predict the weather for them. The tradition is, if a groundhog sees its shadow, winter will last another 6 weeks, and if a groundhog does not see its shadow, spring will come early.

The Groundhog or woodchuck’s habitat range is wide across North America stretching from Eastern and Central United States all the way into Canada. They are the largest member of the Marmot family, also known as ground squirrels.

Groundhogs prefer to live in open areas near the woods such as fields and roads, you may even see them on the side of the road while you are driving. You may even see them digging their burrows or coming out from them, their burrows can be up to 66 ft deep! Their diet consists of plants, fruits, grasses, and even tree bark.

Beginning late Fall, the groundhogs will start to begin hibernation until early February. Starting in March, they will begin to mate as well as pack on the pounds for the next winter to come. Female groundhogs can have up to six pups in her liter.

Thank you to all the birders who participated in l

Thank you to all the birders who participated in last Saturday's Annual New York State Ornithological Winter Waterfowl Count.

Please swipe to read article to see the results written by Christopher Gangemi of the @EastHamptonStar!

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Engaging Curiosity through Art and Story Telling:

Engaging Curiosity through Art and Story Telling: with Patricia Paladines, Photographer and Carl Safina, Author.
Saturday January 14, 2023
South Fork Natural History Museum
Photo: Robert Gelling

Thank you to Patricia and Carl for enlightening us on how to use art, photography, and stories in releasing our inner curiosity and take our minds back to that primitive sense of wonder. Thanks to everyone who attended.

COMING UP @ SOFO: January 21 @ 10am: Young Birder

COMING UP @ SOFO:

January 21 @ 10am: Young Birders Club Meeting. Join our Young Birders Club! The Club meets at 10AM on the third Saturday or Sunday of every month and is open to anyone ages 8 to18 who is interested in learning about birds. This is a free program.

January 22 @ 11am: What is a Groundhog? Will he see his shadow? Join Emily in celebrating Groundhog Day by learning all about groundhogs. There is a $15 fee for Adults and $10 fee for children for this program. This program fee will also provide non-members with free admission to the museum on a day of their choice. Members are free.

January 22 @ 2-4pm: Museum closed for private event.

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Coming up at SoFo! JANUARY 14: ALL DAY: NYSOA An

Coming up at SoFo!

JANUARY 14:

ALL DAY: NYSOA Annual Winter Waterfowl Count! At one time, a great variety of waterfowl wintered on Long Island. Now, our wintering population of waterfowl is slowly diminishing. To assess this situation and record the number of overwintering waterfowl, the New York State Ornithological Association (NYSOA) sponsors an annual waterfowl count throughout the State. If you are an experienced or intermediate birder, we would be delighted to have you join us.

9AM: Beach or Trail Cleanup─Help Needed─Opportunity for Community Service! Doing these cleanups brings us one step closer to our goal of keeping our hometown beaches and trails free of trash.

10AM: Nature Walk from SOFO to Poxabogue County Park with Dai Dayton. Join Dai on this 2.5-mile winter nature walk as you go from the old field habitat of Vineyard field, behind SOFO, to Suffolk County’s Poxabogue Park, one of the first open space protection acquisitions in the Long Pond Greenbelt.

1:30PM: Art, whether visual or auditory, holds the power to take our minds back to that primitive sense of wonder. Patricia Paladines and Carl Safina will discuss how they approach their work in photography and writing for engaging the buried sense of curiosity we all have.

JANAURY 15:

11AM: Owl Storytime and Craft. Join Crystal as she reads her 4-year-old’s favorite owl story, learn about our local owls, and make a paper bag owl puppet to take home.

1PM: How to be a Winter Nature Detective. Put your detective caps on and explore the winter wonderland in our backfield.

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Adults and teens, join us this Saturday at 1:30pm

Adults and teens, join us this Saturday at 1:30pm for Engaging Curiosity through Art and Story Telling with @me_llamo_patricia, photographer and @csafina, author.

Art, whether visual or auditory, holds the power to take our minds back to our primitive sense of wonder. Patricia Paladines and Carl Safina will discuss how they approach their work in photography and writing for engaging the buried sense of curiosity we all have. It can, and should, be considered our sixth sense. It’s a sense that sparks imagination, and imagination sparks action.

Learn more at sofo.org/event/engaging-curiosity-through-art-and-story-telling-with-patricia-paladines-photographer-and-carl-safina-author-this-program-is-for-adults-and-teens/?instance_id=2859

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Coming up at SoFo! January 6 @ 5pm: Full “Wolf

Coming up at SoFo!

January 6 @ 5pm: Full “Wolf Moon” Hike with Friends of the Long Pond Greenbelt: This free program is for all ages. @ SOFO. Join us to mark the first of the year’s full moons on this leisurely-paced, one-hour hike through Vineyard Field’s open-field trails.

January 7 @ 10:30am: Photographing Nature in Winter─Walk and Chat: This program is for adults and teens @ East Hampton. While we hike together we will have a conversation on how to use natural lighting and how to spot some of the most interesting areas to photograph. We will also learn about nature and art and how to use different aspects of an ecosystem in one’s art.

January 7 @ 2pm: Seal Walk at Cupsogue County Park: This program is for adults, teens, and children ages 5 and older. @ Cupsogue Beach. Join us on a walk toward the ocean at Cupsogue Beach County Park, where you can expect to see some of these seals sunning themselves on the distant sandbar at low tide.

January 8 @ 10:30am: Evergreen Plants in Winter Walk: This program is for adults, teens, and children ages 8 and older. @ SOFO. We’ll see all these different evergreen plants on a walk along a woodland trail and learn where they grow and how to identify them.

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Wishing you and your family a happy and healthy Ne

Wishing you and your family a happy and healthy New Year!

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