Date: 11/3/26 5:03 pm From: marciaaabrahams at aol.com (via NYSBIRDS-L list) <NYSBIRDS-L...> Subject: [nysbirds-l] Do not miss the next Queens County Bird Club/NY meeting via Zoom - Wednesday, November 18, 2026, at 7:30 PM EST - "Birding Western Australia" presented by Donna Schulman!
QUEENS COUNTY BIRD CLUB MONTHLY MEETING VIA ZOOM
BIRDING WESTERN AUSTRALIA, presented by Donna Schulman
Date & Time: Wednesday, November 18, 2026, 7:15 PM (Presentation begins at 7:30 PM)
Western Australia may be less travelled than Eastern AU, but it is marvelously rich in habitat diversity: karri forests, flowering heathlands, red rock coasts, 17 endemic bird species, extraordinary marsupials. Donna visited Western Australia in Sept. 2025. Highlights included Cheynes Beach, home to the infamous “three skulkers,” the unique Dryandra Woodlands, Perth’s Rottnest Island with its endearing Quokkas, and the breathtaking shorebird abundance of Broome’s Roebuck Bay. There were Black-Cockatoos, Fairywrens, Firetails, Bowerbirds, Ringnecks, Kites, Kookaburras, and, of course, Kangaroos. Did Donna see those three skulkers? Tune in and find out!
BIO
Donna learned how to bird with QCBC and has branched out to Central & South America, Africa, SE Asia, and Australia. A former labor educator and library director, she reviews books for 10,000 Birds, Birding magazine, and discusses birding books as part of the Birding Book Club on the American Birding Association Podcast. Donna’s photographs have been featured in Birding and Birdwatching Magazine; publications of New Jersey Audubon, Cornell Lab of Ornithology, and NYSOA; the educational signage of Negri-Nepote Grasslands in N.J., and a tern colony somewhere in Germany; and just recently, the 2025 Town of Southampton Report on Threatened and Endangered Species Management and Protection Program. She is a past editor of QCBC’s News and Notes.
The meeting starts at 7:15 PM, so that the attendees can socialize before the presentation. The presentation starts at 7:30 PM. Click on to the following link to join the meeting:https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82987748040?<pwd...>
Marcia AbrahamsVP/Programs CoordinatorQueens County Bird Clubhttps://qcbirdclub.org/Email: <MarciaAAbrahams...>
