"Project Nighthawk" Volunteer Training
Nighthawks were once common in cities throughout New Hampshire, where they nested on gravel roofs and fed on insects attracted to city lights. In recent years, these acrobatic birds have disappeared from many New Hampshire towns, but they still nest in Keene -- including, sometimes, on the Keene State College campus. To assess the status of Keene’s breeding nighthawk population, the Harris Center for Conservation Education and New Hampshire Audubon are once again coordinating volunteer nighthawk surveys on summer evenings in Keene. To become a Project Nighthawk volunteer or simply to learn more about this charismatic endangered bird, join us for a training on Thursday, June 2, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the Putnam Science Center at Keene State College (Room 101). We’ll begin indoors, then venture outside to look and listen for nighthawks in the twilight sky.
For more information, contact Brett Amy Thelen at thelen@harriscenter.org or (603) 358-2065.
Co-sponsored by the Harris Center for Conservation Education, New Hampshire Audubon, and Keene State College.
To request accommodations for a disability, please contact the coordinator at least two weeks prior to the event.
