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Bird Walk

April 20, 2024, 7:30 am - 9:00 am

Rose Hill Mansion
3373 Route 96A
Geneva, NY 14456
315-789-3848

Stephen Kress with an Atlantic Puffin chick in Maine

Stephen Kress with an Atlantic Puffin chick in Maine

Grab your binoculars and field guides for the first bird walk at Rose Hill! Join Historic Geneva for an exploration through Rose Hill’s landscape while keeping your eyes and ears open for local birds. Learn more about area bird species, habitats, and behaviors with Stephen Kress, founder of National Audubon Society’s Project Puffin and a Visiting Fellow of the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology.

The spring walk is on April 20 from 7:30 to 9 a.m. Tickets are $10 per person. Advanced registration is required, and space is limited.
There will also be a fall bird walk on Saturday, October 5. Buy a ticket for the April program and get a coupon for $5 off the October bird walk. After purchasing tickets for the April walk, email rosehill@historicgeneva.org for a discount coupon.
Purchase tickets here.
Stephen Kress is the founder of National Audubon Society’s Project Puffin and a Visiting Fellow of the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology. He previously served as Vice-President for Bird Conservation for the National Audubon Society and Director of the Hog Island Audubon Camp in Bremen, Maine. Innovative seabird restoration methods that he developed in Maine are now standard practice worldwide. He has parallel interests in managing habitats for land birds and has authored several books on attracting birds including the Audubon Society Guide to Attracting Birds. He is also co-author with Derrick Z. Jackson of Project Puffin: The Improbable Quest to Bring a Beloved Seabird back to Egg Rock and the recently published The Puffin Plan for 12+ readers. Dr. Kress received his Ph.D. from Cornell University in Environmental Education and received his Master’s and undergraduate degrees in wildlife management from Ohio State University. He lives in Ithaca, New York with his wife Elissa and daughter Liliana on 40 acres of forest, meadow, and ponds where he tests methods for creating bird-friendly habitats.

 

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