Dear Cayuga Birders, I am relatively new to this listserv, but have been happily following the conversations over the last few months. I am the Director of Tourism Initiatives at Discover Cayuga Lake. We are a non-profit organization based in Ithaca that offers educational and recreational programs and cruises on Cayuga Lake. Last year, with the guidance of Candace Cornell, we began offering Osprey Eco-Cruises to highlight these (and other) wonderful birds that are now so at home on our shores. We will be offering these cruises again all season long, but are starting off our season with two KICK-OFF cruises to which we hope that many local birders will come. Thus, please ...
*Join Discover Cayuga Lake for:* *Osprey Eco-Cruises * *Sundays, May 16th or 23rd, 4-5:30 pm* *Join local bird experts on board the MV Teal as * *Discover Cayuga Lake (DCL) kicks off its 2021 cruising season!* To celebrate Cayuga Lake’s flourishing Osprey population, DCL is offering Eco-Cruises to observe and learn about these and other lake birds. Experience the lake in springtime, meet fellow bird enthusiasts and learn about lake birds and local projects to benefit Ospreys and lake-based education. Guest presenters include Steve Kress, Candace Cornell and more. Covid guidelines will be observed. *$30/adult, $10/student or child* *Reservations required. * *Book Here* <https://fareharbor.com/embeds/book/discovercayugalake/items/239915/?full-items=yes&flow=356840> Can’t make it on these dates? Don’t fret! Narrated Osprey Eco-Cruises will continue on a weekly basis through August. Check the DCL reservation calendar for dates at www.discovercayugalake.org Please contact Astrid Jirka at DCL if cost is a barrier, or if you have questions, at discovercay...@gmail.com [image: image.png] Hope to see you on the boat! *Astrid Jirka* Director of Tourism Initiatives ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Discover Cayuga Lake - "Tourism with a Mission" www.discovercayugalake.org <http://discovercayugalake.org> Tompkins Center for History & Culture, Suite 303 607-327-LAKE (5253) -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
