The Nasketucket Bird Club will be presenting a program about “Grassland Birds of the Northeast – From Bobolink to Killdeer.”
Lauren Miller-Donnelly will discuss a project that she helped organize to survey grassland birds in New England last summer.
Lauren is Property Manager of the MassAudubon South Coast Sanctuaries which includes Allens Pond Wildlife Sanctuary in Dartmouth and the Great Neck Wildlife Sanctuary in Wareham.
Grassland birds are disappearing at an alarming rate. Between 1966 and 2012, they have experienced steeper, more consistent, and more widespread population declines than any group of birds in North America. In Massachusetts, many breeding grassland birds are identified as needing urgent conservation action. Find out what wildlife advocates are doing about this and how you can help.
The event will be held at 7:00 pm on Thursday, March 24 at the Mattapoisett Public Library, 7 Barstow Street. The meeting is free and open to the public. For more information, contact Carolyn Longworth at bvm1290@comcast.net or visit the club website at http://massbird.org/Nasketucket/.
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