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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York;VALUE=DATE:20111102
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URL:https://wellesleyconservationlandtrust.org/events/fall-2011-birds-of-p
 rey-a-detailed-look-at-live-raptors/
SUMMARY:Fall 2011: Birds of Prey: A Detailed Look at Live Raptors
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Tom Ricardi\,\nMassachusetts Bird of Prey Rehabili
 tation Facility \n\n[caption id="attachment_4056" align="alignright" width
 ="276"] Cooper's Hawk Photo by Dan Kemp[/caption]Tom Ricardi's conservatio
 n education program described the world of raptors in general and introduc
 ed several live birds of prey including an eagle\, a falcon\, an owl\, and
  a hawk. Birds of prey include some 292 species of daytime feeders is incl
 ude falcons\, hawks\, eagles and vultures as well as a number of owl speci
 es that feed at night.  With sharp talons\, hooked beaks and keen eyesight
 \, birds of prey are immediately distinguishable from all other birds.  Th
 ese birds hunt for food primarily during their flight using their keen sen
 ses\, especially superior eyesight. From the earliest times\, birds of pre
 y have occupied a special place in human feelings towards the natural worl
 d\, symbolizing freedom\, power and nobility. But because of the raptors n
 eed large undeveloped habitats there is concern for their survival. \n\nAt
  the Massachusetts Bird of Prey Rehabilitation Facility in Conway\, MA\, T
 om Ricardi has successfully bred and rehabilitated many of these raptors. 
  This private\, non-profit project’s function is the care and rehabilita
 tion of birds of prey for eventual release back to the wild.  Another func
 tion of the project is captive breeding in which permanently injured birds
  that cannot be released are used as breeding stock. Species such as bald 
 eagles\, kestrels and other falcons\, barn owls\, red-tailed hawks have pr
 oduced offspring for the reintroduction to bolster the wild population. \n
 \nIn April 1989\, an eagle hatched at the Massachusetts Rehabilitation Fac
 ility  was placed in a wild eagle’s nest at Quabbin Reservoir in hopes t
 hat the adult eagles would accept the chick as their own.  They did and by
  August the young eagles had fledged. The fostered eagle found a mate and 
 has successfully produced families of her own ever since.  This was the fi
 rst official report of a captive-bred eagle nesting in the wild.
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CATEGORIES:Semi-Annual Meeting
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