Dear PSF volunteers and friends,

 

As the days are getting warmer, the signs of migration are obvious and therefore Project Safe Flight was launched last week. I wish to welcome all new volunteers to the PSF family and am presenting the first update of the season.

The content will be the following:

 

1. Number from the field
2. Second orientation planned
3. FAA presentation
4. PSF in the Broadsheet Daily, Battery Park City Paper

 

 

 

1. Numbers from the field

Full migration hasn’t kicked in yet and the number so far are 12 birds found, 10 dead and 2 injured. The birds are of 10 differetn species and were found at all sites we monitor, with the World Financial center in the lead with 5 collisions.

Please note that if you want to drop off carcasses, our office hours are 9.30 to 5.30, Monday to Friday.

Also, quick reminder for the link where you report need to report collisions: http://www.nycaudubon.org/NYCASBirdWatch/TabDataEntry.asp

Finally, the MET museum needs coverage this Friday. Any takers?

 

2. Second Orientation Session

 

A second PSF orientation session will be held to give the opportunity to all new comers to join the project in its course. Peak migration hasn’t occurred yet and help is needed on various levels. Please join me for a:

2^nd PSF Orientation Session

Tuesday April 29^th

NYC Audubon Offices

71 w 23^rd street, suite 1523

(corner of 23^rd and 6^th, Masonic Building)

6pm – 8pm

 

3. FAA Presentation

 

As you all know, yesterday was earth day and I was given the opportunity to give a talk about our efforts at the Federal Aviation Administration near the JFK area. Other talkers and myself had the opportunity to share our passion for wildlife and all the efforts we undertake to preserve it. The audience was very responsive and asked me a lot of questions after the talk, which shows me once again, the huge potential of PSF. J

 

4. PSF in the Broadsheet Daily, Battery Park City Broadsheet

 

New volunteer Cheryl Moch, who lives in the WFC area, was interviewed by the Battery Park City Broadsheet and talked about our efforts to help migrating birds in that area. This is really wonderful and will, I am confident, raise the awareness of this issue in that part of the city. Hopefully we’ll receive more coverage this season in other part of the Manhattan.

Below is the article.

 

Enjoy the wonderful spring weather and you’ll hear from me again very soon.

Until then, take care.

Nicole

 

 

Migratory bird hazard Project Safe Flight seeks volunteers The glass and lights of the World Financial Center confuse migratory birds. A collision can be fatal. (Photo: Terese Loeb Kreuzer) During April and May, about five million birds pass through New York City as they migrate north. Many of these migrants use the Hudson River as a navigational aid but can be confused by the glass and lights in the World Financial Center. A collision with the glass can be fatal. For the last several weeks, Battery Park City resident Cheryl Moch has been patroling the perimeter of the World Financial Center under the auspices of the New York Audubon Society's Project Safe Flight, looking for dead birds to count and register on a data base and injured birds to rescue. "If you happen to be a bird lover and want to do something to help save migrating birds, Project Safe Flight can really use your help, even for just an hour a week," she writes. "I've been volunteering for a couple of weeks (just as the sun rises) and I find it a beautiful way to get out early, enjoy the quiet beauty of our neighborhood at that hour, and do something for these amazing creatures.  There's more information available about this: http://www.nycaudubon.org/NYCASBirdWatch/safeflightupdates/ If you're a bird lover I really hope you'll think about getting involved. There are days when no one is monitoring at the WFC and that's really a pity. Even an hour a week can make a difference, just for the months of the migration season (April/May and then again in the fall)." For more information, contact Ms. Moch at cmoch@rcn.com

 

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Nicole Delacrétaz

PSF Program Manager