Ospreyers, You'll want to take special note of this upcoming program. The information is from Gerald Winegrad, AABC Program Chair.
Dear Fellow Birders,
This Friday, April 6, the Anne Arundel Bird Club is hosting a presentation by Dr. Steve Kress, a/k/a The Puffin Man at 8:00 p.m. at Arlington Echo Environmental Education Center, 975 Indian Landing Rd., Millersville, MD 21108 . Steve will be speaking on PROJECT PUFFIN AND OTHER SUCCESSES WITH SEABIRD RESTORATION and is coming from Cornell in Ithaca, NY where he works for National Audubon. You don't want to miss the story of his extraordinary success leading Audubon's Project Puffin in Maine. Begun over three decades ago, the innovative restoration project has served as a model around the world for rebuilding colonies of seabirds.
FRIDAY, APRIL 6, 2012 at 8:00 p.m. PROJECT PUFFIN AND OTHER SUCCESSES WITH SEABIRD RESTORATION. Dr. Stephen W. Kress, "The Puffin Man", Vice President for Bird Conservation for the National Audubon Society. An expert in seabird conservation, Dr. Kress is also known as "The Puffin Man" because of his extraordinary success leading Audubon's Project Puffin in Maine. Begun over three decades ago, the innovative restoration project has served as a model around the world for rebuilding colonies of seabirds. Steve has developed techniques for managing Atlantic Puffins and other colonial nesting seabirds. He has re-established seabird colonies along the Maine coast for Atlantic Puffins, Arctic, Common and Roseate Terns, and Leach's Storm-Petrel. As manager of Audubon’s Maine Coastal Islands Sanctuary, he manages 13 coastal islands that span the region from Cape Elizabeth to Mount Desert Island. These islands are home to more than 42,000 seabirds of 27 species. The sanctuary islands provide nesting habitat for most of Maine’s puffins, razorbills, terns and other rare species. The primary focus of the Seabird Restoration Program is to develop methods for re-establishing seabirds to historic nesting sites and to encourage the appreciation of the world’s seabirds. Each year his program trains about 18 interns and hundreds of professional seabird biologists can trace their first interest in seabirds to Stephen Kress’s program. Methods first developed in Maine such as chick translocations and social attraction are now standard practice worldwide. Steve is also Director of Audubon's Seabird Restoration Program, Manager of the Society's Maine Coast Seabird Sanctuaries, and Hog Island Audubon Camp. Dr. Kress is an associate at the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology where he developed and teaches a popular Spring Field Ornithology course. Dr. Kress received his Ph.D. from Cornell University and his Master’s and undergraduate degrees from Ohio State University. He is author of many books and papers on seabirds and landscaping for birds. Steve was elected the youngest member of the Wheaton Club, a group of sage naturalists in central Ohio. One of his mentors was senior Wheaton member Irving Kassoy, a passionate birder and friend of Roger Tory Peterson , who later visited Dr. Kress on location in Maine. FRIDAY, APRIL 6, 2012 at 8:00 p.m. PROJECT PUFFIN AND OTHER SUCCESSES WITH SEABIRD RESTORATION. Dr. Stephen W. Kress, "The Puffin Man", Vice President for Bird Conservation for the National Audubon Society. An expert in seabird conservation, Dr. Kress is also known as "The Puffin Man" because of his extraordinary success leading Audubon's Project Puffin in Maine. Begun over three decades ago, the innovative restoration project has served as a model around the world for rebuilding colonies of seabirds. Steve has developed techniques for managing Atlantic Puffins and other colonial nesting seabirds. He has re-established seabird colonies along the Maine coast for Atlantic Puffins, Arctic, Common and Roseate Terns, and Leach's Storm-Petrel. As manager of Audubon’s Maine Coastal Islands Sanctuary, he manages 13 coastal islands that span the region from Cape Elizabeth to Mount Desert Island. These islands are home to more than 42,000 seabirds of 27 species. The sanctuary islands provide nesting habitat for most of Maine’s puffins, razorbills, terns and other rare species. The primary focus of the Seabird Restoration Program is to develop methods for re-establishing seabirds to historic nesting sites and to encourage the appreciation of the world’s seabirds. Each year his program trains about 18 interns and hundreds of professional seabird biologists can trace their first interest in seabirds to Stephen Kress’s program. Methods first developed in Maine such as chick translocations and social attraction are now standard practice worldwide. Steve is also Director of Audubon's Seabird Restoration Program, Manager of the Society's Maine Coast Seabird Sanctuaries, and Hog Island Audubon Camp. Dr. Kress is an associate at the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology where he developed and teaches a popular Spring Field Ornithology course. Dr. Kress received his Ph.D. from Cornell University and his Master’s and undergraduate degrees from Ohio State University. He is author of many books and papers on seabirds and landscaping for birds. Steve was elected the youngest member of the Wheaton Club, a group of sage naturalists in central Ohio. One of his mentors was senior Wheaton member Irving Kassoy, a passionate birder and friend of Roger Tory Peterson , who later visited Dr. Kress on location in Maine.
Sue Ricciardi, Arnold, MD
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