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Audubon Society confronts its racist namesake — sort of

Birds have fascinated me since I was a boy growing up in Yaphank, in Suffolk County, in the 1970s. My parents spread birdfeed on our slate-covered cement patio in winter . . . more

7/1/21

Environmental leaders honored

Established in 1965, the Tackapausha Museum and Preserve offers a variety of environmental education programs involving all aspects of Long Island’s natural history. Scores of Seaford children have attended Earth Day celebrations and “jungle bungle” events in recent years, but South Shore Audubon Society leaders said locals might not realize who keeps those programs going. more

By Rebecca Anderson | 8/23/16

Tackapausha Museum Director Dennis Fleury introduced the crowd to a Harris’s Hawk at the holiday party for wildlife last Saturday afternoon.

Kids get up close with wildlife

More than 60 children and adults gathered at the Tackapausha Museum and Preserve in Seaford last Saturday to take part in a live animal show. The creatures were taken out one by one by director and animal handler of 15 years, Dennis Fleury, to help flaunt their fur and feathers. more

By Rebecca Anderson | 12/15/15

When a New Yorker writer flies off the handle

The April 6 issue of The New Yorker disappointed me. Therein lay what can only be described as a rambling rant decrying the National Audubon Society, of all organizations. more

4/23/15

Hummers fly north on a wing and a prayer

Well before the magnolias burst into bloom, months before daylilies splash their colors across our gardens, the first harbingers of spring touch down on Long Island, miracles on the wing known as ruby-throated hummingbirds. more

4/24/14

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