Raptors of Urban Wild Spaces

471 Arsenal Street, Watertown MA

Description

The urban environment provides unique challenges and unexpected benefits for birds of prey Bring your coffee The urban environment provides unique challenges and unexpected benefits for birds of prey. Mount Auburn Cemetery and other urban wild spaces are excellent places to observe raptors adapting to life in the city. This 60-minute program will introduce the hawks, falcons and owls that can be found at Mount Auburn Cemetery and surrounding Cambridge and Watertown. We'll explore the basics on how to identify, appreciate and conserve them. Brian Rusnica lives in Cambridge, MA and is originally from Upstate New York. He is President of Eastern Mass Hawk Watch, and has served on the Board of Directors since 2017. He is a volunteer hawk migration counter, photographer, and graphic designer. His raptor photography has been featured in Cornell University’s Living Bird magazine, Urban Raptors (2018, ed. Boal & Dykstra) and The Cooper’s Hawk (2018, Rosenfeld). Learn more at http://brianrusnica.com/. Funding for programs has been provided in part by the Massachusetts Cultural Council. https://fb.me/e/1dWTROhTx