Syracuse.com - Bluebird expert to speak at Montezuma Audubon Center

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John Rogers will share his experience and insight about the plight of bluebirds.

A female and a male bluebird.Dave Lassman |[email protected] 

The following is a press release:

Join us at the Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center, 3395 US Route 20 East, Seneca Falls, NY at 2 p.m. July 13 for our Nature of Montezuma Lecture Series.

Bluebird enthusiast, John Rogers, will share his experience and insight about the plight of bluebirds.

Rogers has been involved with the conservation of Eastern Bluebirds for over 35 years. The focus of his presentation will be on the life history of the Eastern Bluebird, other birds that commonly nest in bluebird boxes, and nest box management. He will also share his passion for nature in hopes that the audience will absorb some broader and deeper messages about nature.

John is an amateur Bluebird enthusiast. He has maintained an extensive trail of bluebird nest boxes in central N.Y. He co-founded the New York State Bluebird Society in 1982. Over the last 30 years, he has presented Bluebird slide programs, workshops, and field trips for hundreds of organizations in 10 states and 2 Canadian provinces.

Nature of Montezuma programs run from 2:00 to 3:30 p.m. The series is co-sponsored by the Friends of the Montezuma Wetlands Complex. If you are interested in sponsoring this series, please contact Chris Lajewski at the Montezuma Audubon Center, 315/365-3588, or Andrea VanBeusichem at the Montezuma NWR, 315/568-5987, ext. 228.

John RogersDennis Nett | [email protected] 

Fee: Free to members of the Friends of the Montezuma Wetlands Complex; $5 for adult non-members; $3 for students and seniors non-members. Your fee will help fund future programs.

For more information, contact Tasha Daniels at 315/568-5987 ext. 229, [email protected].

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