{"id":46,"date":"2024-03-23T17:26:02","date_gmt":"2024-03-23T21:26:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/qcbirdclub.org\/index.php\/home\/"},"modified":"2026-04-05T16:48:16","modified_gmt":"2026-04-05T20:48:16","slug":"welcom-to-queens-county-bird-club","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/qcbirdclub.org\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome to Queens County Bird Club"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Whether you’re a beginner or an expert, prefer short trips or birding all day, you will feel at home!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Queens County Bird Club Inc. is a “Full Service” organization of naturalists:
Monthly Meetings – Noted speakers, vivid presentations
Field Trips – half-day, all-day, weekend
Conservation – projects, advocacy, support<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n

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NEXT MEETING is Live – Wednesday, April 15th, 2026 7:30 – 9:30 pm.<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Where<\/strong>: Alley Pond Environmental Center – NEW BUILDING
229-10 Northern Blvd, Douglaston, NY 11362 (map)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Presentation<\/strong> – Craig Gibbs, Assistant Director and Curator, Prospect Park Zoo\/Wildlife Conservation Society presents “Bird Conservation and the Wildlife Conservation Society Parks”<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Craig Gibbs is currently the Assistant Director and Curator of the Prospect Park Zoo, part of the Wildlife Conservation Society. Craig grew up in Minnesota, where he graduated from St. John’s University, a private Benedictine college located on 3500 acres of forest, prairie, and wetland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moving to NYC, WCS and the Bronx Zoo’s deep commitment to conservation and stewardship were a natural fit. Starting in 1992 in the Bronx Zoo’s education department, Craig was able to impart his passion for the conservation of species and their homes to all age groups. Transitioning from the educational side to the animal side of WCS, Craig has been a curator at the Bronx Zoo, Central Park Zoo, Queens Zoo, and Prospect Park Zoo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Throughout his tenure, he has had the opportunity to work with everything from snow leopards to Andean bears, and eagles to parrots. Craig’s talk will describe a bit of WCS’s long history of conservation in ornithology as well as highlight some of its current programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Upcoming field trips<\/strong> – see Calendar<\/a> link for details and registration info<\/p>\n\n\n

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