Syracuse.com - Well-known birding author/photographer speaking tonight at SUNY ESF

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The talk will focus on Crossley's years of "growing up in the wild British bird scene, his travels around the world and his living today in Cape May, N.J."

Richard Crossley, a well-known, author, photographer and co-founder of "Pledge to Fledge," is speaking tonight at new Gateway Center on the SUNY ESF campus in Syracuse.

The talk will focus on Crossley's years of "growing up in the wild British bird scene, his travels around the world and his living today in Cape May, N.J."

The talk begins at 7 p.m., a reception, during which attendees can chat with him beforehand, is set for 6 p.m. Event is free, but parking in the nearby Irving Parking Garage is not.

The event is being sponsored by the SUNY ESF Wildlife Society, the Guy Baldassarre Birding Club and the Department of Environmental and Forest Biology.

The Pledge to Fledge program is intent on encouraging birding across the world.

According to the group's website:

"P2F is an international grassroots campaign to introduce friends and acquaintances to the vibrant pursuit and observation of wild bird species. It is a terrific opportunity to share your love for birding with others, and to help people discover the allure of birds while connecting with the natural world around them.

"P2F is designed to help birders effectively recruit their non-birding friends, nurture them toward becoming a casual birder, and then, ideally, into a citizen concerned about bird conservation and the environment. YOU have the capacity to enhance the lives of birds and people alike – simply by sharing your enthusiasm for birds!"

For more about tonight's event at SUNY ESF, call 814-880-5667 or email [email protected].

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