The fifth annual Finger Lakes Land Trust Spring Bird Quest (SBQ) will take
place over Memorial Day weekend, May 29-31, 2010.
The purpose of the SBQ is to celebrate our local breeding birds and the Land
Trust's role in preserving their vital habitats. During the weekend, I'll
be birding Finger Lakes Land Trust preserves, keeping a count of species I
observe, and collecting pledges per species. All proceeds benefit the Land
Trust. In this way, other birders and I have found over 115 species
(including 22+ warbler species) and have raised over $17,000 on past SBQ
weekends to support the Land Trust's work in protecting some of the most
scenic and biologically important lands in our region. Please contact me
off list if you would like to make a pledge toward my tally this year, or if
you are interested in birding and raising pledges yourself.
In addition to counting species and raising funds, I'll also be leading bird
walks at four Land Trust preserves over the weekend.
Saturday, May 29
8:00 AM
McIlroy Bird Sanctuary
Summerhill (Cayuga County)
Sunday, May 30
8:00 AM
Lindsay-Parsons Biodiversity Preserve
West Danby
Monday, May 31
6:30 AM
Goetchius Wetland Preserve
Caroline
Monday, May 31
8:30 AM
Park Nature Preserve
Dryden
All walks will depart promptly from the parking areas of the respective
preserves. For directions, see http://fllt.org/protected_lands/index.php.
All walks will last approximately two hours, except the one at Goetchius,
which will be shorter.
The bird walks are free, but donations to the Land Trust are encouraged.
Whether you decide to make a donation or not, I would be delighted if some
of you would consider attending one or more of these walks. I think that
there is no better birding in our region than at these preserves in late
May.
Feel free to contact me if you have any questions. Thanks for your
consideration!
Mark Chao
Ithaca
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ARCHIVES:
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