Huntington-Oyster Bay Audubon

10/25/2026

Join Dr. Coby Klein and HOBAS for a free presentation all about bees, the challenges they face today and how we can help them.

To register please email Christine at [email protected]

10/09/2026

If you haven’t signed this yet, now is the time!

Implement speed control measures on Prospect Road & CenterShore Road, Centerport

10/09/2026

A big thank you to Theodore Roosevelt Sanctuary and Audubon Center for co-hosting a wonderful program with us this week! And a special thank you to Joy for teaching us all about native plants, their importance, and how they benefit birds by providing food and habitat.

Participants even got to take some seeds home to plant in their own gardens and continue growing their knowledge of native plants! 🌼💚

10/08/2026

Hi! This is Alexandra Martinez, the HOBAS Newsletter editor. Please read this petition I began yesterday, sign it, and consider sharing it. As a bird lover, I watched someone hit a goose yesterday in Centerport at 6:30pm as they were speeding down the road; they knew they hit something and they didn't even stop. The speedracing around the Mill Pond MUST END for the safety of everyone - our feathered friends and their young, the deer, the walkers, the runners, the bikers, the nature enthusiasts, the bird watchers, the churchgoers, the mothers with strollers, the bridge visitors. We cannot allow people to drive twice or triple the speed limit with NO CONSEQUENCES - fatalities or not. Sadly, I had to take the goose to West Hills Animal Hospital to be euthanized. Link:

Implement speed control measures on Prospect Road & CenterShore Road, Centerport

10/05/2026

Join us this Wednesday evening from 5:30 - 7:30 for a free event we are sponsoring at Theodore Roosevelt Sanctuary and Audubon Center. Please register at https://act.audubon.org/a/trsac-hobas-seedcollection-10-7-26

Join us for a Native Plant Lecture and Seed collection in our lovely native gardens! This is a free event, sponsored by Huntington-Oyster Bay Audubon Society. All participants will take home a small bag of seeds to use in their own gardens!
Register here: https://act.audubon.org/a/trsac-hobas-seedcollection-10-7-26

09/13/2026

Thank you to the dedicated community volunteers and mindful beachgoers for making the 2026 shorebird breeding season a resounding success. Thanks to weekly monitoring, data tracking, and protective measures like USFWS predator exclosures, recovery goals were fully met across our beaches.

Hobart Beach and Makamah Beach hosted a 20-year high of 12 breeding pairs of the federally threatened Piping Plover, successfully fledging 18 chicks to hit the official target productivity goal. The Sarah Ruppert Preserve supported approximately 50 breeding pairs of NYS-threatened Least Terns producing 60 fledged chicks, two pairs of American Oystercatchers with two fledged chicks, and one pair of Common Terns.

Thank you for coordinating with the Town of Huntington’s Department of Maritime Services, sharing our shores and doing your part to protect these vulnerable species.

07/21/2026

Horseshoe crabs are fascinating ancient creatures that have existed for 450 million years and survived five mass extinction events, but can they survive humans?
Join Christine Suter, executive director of Friends of the Bay and President of the Huntington-Oyster Bay Audubon Society, to learn about the natural history of horseshoe crabs, their relationship to migratory shorebirds, the use of their blood in the biomedical industry, and conservation efforts. Registration is required. Open to all. https://myhpl.libnet.info/event/16776037

07/21/2026

07/17/2026

Join HOBAS president Christine Suter at the Huntington Public Library on Thursday, July 30th for a presentation all about horseshoe crabs!

Horseshoe crabs are fascinating ancient creatures that have existed for 450 million years and have survived five mass extinctions, but can they survive humans?

Learn about the natural history of horseshoe crabs, their relationship to migratory shorebirds, the use of the their blood in the biomedical industry and conservation efforts.

This program is free but registration is required through the Huntington Public Library at the following link https://myhpl.libnet.info/event/16776037

07/03/2026

Heading to the beach this holiday weekend? Keep an eye out for Piping Plovers and other shorebirds nesting right on the sand. Give them plenty of space so they can raise their chicks safely.

Remember to share the shore!