Harris Center for Conservation Education

Reflections on our 54th year: https://lnkd.in/eribYvke Thank you to all our supporters and to those who attended.

WE'RE HIRING! The Harris Center seeks an experienced hawk watcher to serve as the lead raptor migration counter and outreach specialist for the Pack Monadnock Raptor Observatory on a full-time basis from late August through November. Primary responsibilities include locating, identifying, and counting raptors in flight, sometimes from great distances; recording and managing data; and sharing information about raptors and the fall migration spectacle with staff, volunteers, visitors, and the general public. Applications are due July 22. For more information and to apply, visit https://lnkd.in/eJ6RbtEy

An article on kestrel from the Keene Sentinel: https://lnkd.in/eYtXDmBv How much is a kestrel worth to you? If you're not familiar with this vibrant little falcon, you might not pay much to lure one into your backyard. But maybe that's because you haven't met a kestrel yet. Thanks to dedicated landowners, the American Kestrel is making a slow comeback in our region's landscapes. This charming species not only brightens our skies but also plays a crucial role in our ecosystem by controlling pests like mice and insects. Once a common sight, kestrels have declined due to habitat loss and poisons. Now, with efforts like the Harris Center’s kestrel project, we hope to see these falcons thrive again. Interested in learning more or supporting this cause? Check out the Harris Center's work here: https://lnkd.in/eFwPp9fs. Because to many, the answer to 'how much is a kestrel worth?' is simply 'priceless.

A column from our very own Phil Brown in ELF Magazine. "You have to be ready for anything in March. The same is true in the world of birds. March in our region is full of delights and new arrivals, birdsong and breeding behaviors. The first migrants arrive from their wintering grounds in the southern US—first an individual, then a trickle, then a steady stream of red-winged blackbirds and common grackles, as noisy as they are numerous..." https://lnkd.in/ekFrMX8M

"Spotlighted in the beam of a flashlight on the asphalt road, the tiny frog looks impossibly vulnerable. Then small hands gently scoop up the spring peeper, carrying it across the road to the safety of the wetlands beyond." https://lnkd.in/eUufg7Bn

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"Traditionally, loon biologists have worked three field seasons... Recently, however, a fourth season has emerged. Winter – which had long been reserved for indoor pursuits (for the biologists) and saltwater fishing (for the loons) – first entered the fieldwork picture in earnest for the Loon Preservation Committee (LPC) on Valentine’s Day 2007, when a group of snowmobilers found dozens of loons stranded on the ice in the middle of Lake Winnipesaukee. Tragically, by the time they were discovered, most of the birds had frozen to death, but five were rescued and released along the Seacoast." Read our Science Director Brett Amy Thelen's full "Backyard Naturalist" column for the Monadnock Ledger-Transcript here: https://lnkd.in/eUaUuYek

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