Happy New Year from the Montezuma Audubon Center! Here are some upcoming birding programs to enjoy with friends and family. Space is limited and registration is required for all programs. Please call 315-365-3588 or e-mail montez...@audubon.org.
Jan. 4, Saturday, 1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. Hot Cocoa and Snow- Snowshoe Hike Meet Amy Barra, our new Environmental Education Specialist, for a snowshoe hike around the Montezuma Audubon Center. We’ll hike through snow muffled forests, across grasslands and out to the usually inaccessible Crusoe Lake to look for winter birds and signs of mammals! After the hike, we’ll warm up with hot cocoa in the Center! Fee with snowshoe rental: $6/child $8/adult. Fee without rental: $4/child, $6/adult. Jan. 9, Thursday, 2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Montezuma Raptor Van Tour Raptors have invaded the Montezuma Wetlands Complex and now is a great time to see them! Hop in the Montezuma Audubon Center van for an excursion to Montezuma’s premier birding locations to encounter snowy owls, short-eared owls, bald eagles, rough-legged hawks and more! Participants are encouraged to bring their camera. Fee: $8/child; $13.50/adult. Jan. 23, Thursday, 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Cayuga Lake Birding Van Tour Cayuga Lake is an Audubon designated Important Bird Area because of the incredible number of waterfowl that use the lake during winter and migration seasons. Hop in the Montezuma Audubon Center van for an excursion to the northern part of the lake where up to 30 species of ducks, geese and swans can be seen. Bald eagles and snowy owls are a possibility too! Participants are encouraged to bring their camera. Fee: $8/child; $13.50/adult. Jan. 25, Saturday, 3:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. Owl Prowl Live owls will be on display during an indoor presentation with Jean Soprano of the Kindred Kingdoms Wildlife Rehabilitation Center. You’ll find out what adaptations these birds have that allow them to be successful hunters of the night. Then, join the Montezuma Audubon Center staff to search for snowy owls and the endangered short-eared owls in the grasslands around Montezuma. Fee: $6/child, $8/adult, $25/family. Best wishes, Chris Lajewski, Interim Center Director Montezuma Audubon Center 2295 State Route 89, Savannah, NY 13146 315.365.3588 x202 clajew...@audubon.org -- 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/ --
