PROGRAMS
flyways: a film showing
October 5 at 1 PM
Join us at the Hastings Public Library, after our 10 AM hawk watch at Lenoir. A documentary about ornithologists and citizen scientists as they mobilize to save shorebirds. The film showing will be followed by a Q & A with HRAS President and Field Trip Chair Michael Bochnik. Learn more about this film, link will take you to a trailer
Hawk Day
Saturday, October 19, 2024
Lenoir Nature Preserve ,19 Dudley St., Yonkers
10 AM to Noon- Hawk Watch at the field behind the Lenoir Mansion.
1 PM - Live Hawks! Meet the raptors of Master Falconer, James Eyring. Learn about the ancient sport of falconry. James has a group of trained raptors, all of whom have distinct personalities. Weather permitting, this will be an outdoor event. You’ll meet these raptors up close. James will show how well he’s trained them. They will fly from his gloved hand to a perch and back. Usually. Once or twice, they’ve decided to take off to pursue their own agenda. But mostly they come back for the snacks James provides for them. Suitable for children, age 5 and above.
James Eyring with a Harris Hawk. Photo by Frances Greenberg
Wednesday, October 23 at 7 PM
Protecting Birds Across their Migratory Path
John Hannan Presents the Good News for Linking Habitat Conservation Across the Americas
Lenoir Nature Center, 19 Dudley St, Yonkers. In person.
Guianan Cock-of-the-rock, a species that BirdLife works to conserve. Photo by John Hannan
John Hannan has worked with multiple bird conservation organizations across the Americas. Come to see his beautiful imagery of birds and landscapes while learning about some of the key hemispheric bird conservation initiatives happening right now across the Americas. This work, being done by a wide-ranging coalition including National Audubon, will build long-term sustainable economies and community benefits while protecting the same birds we work to safe guard here in New York State. From massive endeavors to preserve over 1.2 million acres of high Andes habitat to citizen science projects, John will present an uplifting view of bird conservation in the Americas and ways you can be part of it.
John recently retired from BirdLife International, the world’s largest partnership of bird conservation organizations. John is an avid naturalist and photographer. He is currently president of Bedford Audubon’s Board of Directors.