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Friends June 28th Program on Birds of Prey
Saturday, 10am at VC Library
Nancy Conney, a member of Sky Hunters, a non-profit group dedicated to informing the public about raptors, birds of prey, and promoting raptor conservation, will be the featured speaker at the Friends June 28th Annual Meeting. All are invited! Nancy is an educator with the San Diego Natural History Museum and Vice President of the California Counsel for Wildlife Rehabilitation. Nancy’s talk will feature a rescued screech owl, a kestral and a barn owl, raptors that cannot be returned to the wild but are used to community education presentations like the one she will be giving to the Friends. Please come to the meeting and learn about these noble birds up close!
Sky Hunters, is an all volunteer organization located in Descanso that rescues and rehabilitates about 300 raptors, hawks and owls a year. Sky Hunters keeps in Descanso about 20 non-releasable raptors. She will be talking about her group and their work, as well as the laws we have in California that protect birds of prey and the behaviors of hawks, owls, falcons and eagles. She will also advise the group about what to do if one of us were to encounter a sick or injured bird needing rescue, and share information about the rehabilitation, lifespan and diets of the birds.
The Friends meeting will begin at 10am on the back viewing patio of the Valley Center Library, Nancy’s talk will begin at 10:30am. For more information about Sky Hunters please visit their website at www.skyhunters.org.The Annual Meeting will also feature Board elections and organization updates. Please come and contribute by your participation to the future of the Friends!
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