Date: 4/16/24 4:25 am From: Peter Saracino <petersaracino...> Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] Taughannock Peregrine Outreach
Great idea Suan.
And perhaps make an educational handout - both for visitors and educators-
brief history of previous Hacking efforts, natural history of peregrines
and overall nationwide success of efforts to restore their
populations...very teachable moment.
Pete Saracino/ NY State Master Naturalist Volunteer
> Hello birders,
>
> I was thinking it might be a good outreach opportunity to educate the
> public park-goers about the Taughannock Peregrines by scheduling some
> viewings, say on weekends when the fledglings are most likely to be
> active, which I believe would be May 18-19, May 25-26, June 1-2
> (please correct me if you think other dates are better). The idea
> would be to have one or two people with scopes pointed at the nest to
> show passers by and share information about the bird, the history, and
> a bit of "here's why we thought lighting the falls was a bad idea in
> late April".
>
> If you would like to volunteer, please let me know. Maybe say which of
> the above weekends you would be willing to be present, and approximate
> time of day. If there are enough volunteers, we could work out a
> schedule of 1-2 hour shifts or something. We could then talk to the
> parks and chamber of commerce people to publicize it. I know that
> whenever I was there with my scope, the few passers-by on that lightly
> used trail were always appreciative when we shared scope views and
> information. And I believe that by now the birds are used to us
> distant scopers from across the gorge that this should not be a
> disturbance to them - but do let me know if you think this is a bad
> idea.
>
> Suan
>
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