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PRESS RELEASE: April 7, 2008
Contact: Teresa Mitchell or Peggy Morgia, 315-646-1000
Landscaping for Hummingbirds & Other Flyers: Great Lakes Seaway Trail Birding Series Continues April 19
Sackets Harbor, NY – Everyone loves hummingbirds. How to attract the busy little flyers and other birds is the topic of the April 19, 1:30 pm Landscaping for Hummingbirds & Other Flyers program at the Seaway Trail Discovery Center in Sackets Harbor. Horticulture Educator Sue Gwise of Cornell Cooperative Extension of Jefferson County will talk about the various ways to use plants and trees to attract a variety of birds. The presentation is part of the 2008 Birds of the Great Lakes Seaway Trail Exhibit and Program Series that will run through fall.
“Many people use birdfeeders and nest boxes to attract birds, but choosing the right plants, flowers, grasses, shrubs and trees is also an important way to enhance your yard as bird habitat. The Birds of the Great Lakes Seaway Trail program on April 19 will provide information on horticultural species that provide nesting sites, food and shelter for birds,” Gwise says.
At the April 19 presentation, the one-of-a-kind artist-designed bluebird nest boxes that have just begun bidding on e-Bay will be on display. Sales of bluebird box kits and assembled but unfinished bluebird houses and the $5 program admission benefit the Seaway Trail Foundation.
The 2008 Birds of the Great Lakes Seaway Trail Exhibit and Program Series include live birds and speakers from the Fort Drum Fish and Wildlife service, Audubon New York, the Roger Tory Peterson Institute, the National Wild Turkey Federation and others representing the birding resources found along the 518-mile freshwater Seaway Trail along the St. Lawrence River, Lake Ontario, the Niagara River, and Lake Erie.
Watch www.seawaytrail.com for dates and details on the series sponsored by the Seaway Trail Foundation, Town of Hounsfield, Key Bank, National Grid, New York State Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, North Country Bird Club, Roger Tory Peterson Institute, and Bird Coalition of Rochester. # # #
