Save nesting boblinks scheduled to be killed by mowing this weekend!

By Barbara Granger

If you are interested in protection of meadows and grasslands to protect nesting birds, then this call for action may be of interest to you.  We have been told via area activists that … About a half hour north of the Jersey border are miles and miles of farm lands, which are home to wintering Rough Legged Hawks, Short Eared Owls, and Meadowlarks and Bobolinks in the Summer and Spring. As many of you know, they are considered endangered and travel thousands of miles to nest up in these fields. The location where they have active nests is in a political battle because they continue to slaughter the newly hatched Bobolinks with their lawn mowers, even though the town said that they would wait until nesting season is over. You can see the damage at:  The Mower and the Damage Done ( Updated ) . The weekend is now, and this is when they typically mow; please help these birds by emailing or calling the town supervisor, Alex Jamieson.

			The Mower and the Damage Done ( Updated ) Well, I received some super bad news about the bobolinks. It seems the village of Chester is allowing a contractor to mow down the grasslands at Kn...
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ajamieson@thetownofchester.org

845-469-7000

If you wish to cc the local newspaper, here are the email addresses:

nyoffice@strausnews.com,
njoffice@strausnews.com,
editor.dirt@strausnews.com,  (this last one is a "Green"  magazine)

 

Continuing contact throughout the weekend and moving forward will be valuable.