Common Tern – Photo by Kirk Rogers, USFWS
Wednesday, August 8, 2012.
DEPARTURE: 10 a.m. from the MOBIL DOCK
on the commuter ferry “Popeye”
RETURN: 2 p.m. to MOBIL DOCK
PRICE: $50 per person ($40 members)
Please join us for a trip to neighboring Great Gull Island which has the largest nesting concentrations of Common Terns in the world (9,500 pairs) and the largest nesting concentration of endangered Roseate Terns in the Western hemisphere (1,300 pairs). We will visit the Great Gull Island Research Station that is led by ornithologist Helen Hays under the auspices of The American Museum of Natural History in New York City. Please bring bottled water, binoculars, sunscreen and hat, as well as a packed lunch.
NOTE: Limit of 17 passengers; advance reservations required.
Contact the Museum by phone 631-788-7239 or in person for reservation.
For more information on Great Gull Island, please visit greatgullisland.org
