Falconry: Extreme Birdwatching Here in Maine
Come learn about falconry and birds of prey with falconer Scott McNeff!
Reservations
Special Instructions
No registration is required for attending the program in person in Mather Auditorium. To view it via Zoom, you’ll need to register in advance. To do so, please click on this link and enter your name and email address: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_sDRIzoaqRNi1NgO0n9wKQQ
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
Pricing
- Cost: Free
Location
Mather Auditorium
Scott McNeff is a lifelong birder who has been practicing falconry for over 30 years. He is past President of the North American Falconers Association and currently serves on the board of two international falconry organizations. Scott is also a federally licensed bird bander, who got his start under the instruction of the late June Ficker, at the Wells Reserve.
Scott has trained, handled and hunted with nearly all of the diurnal raptors of North America, as well as quite a few exotic species, but is particularly passionate about red-tailed hawks, goshawks, and merlins. He will be discussing the crossover of falconry with citizen science and sharing his passion for, and observations of birds of prey. Scott has utilized the demanding art and sport of falconry to further enrich his passion for birds, and indeed for Mother Earth in general. He says that Nature is his church, and living a life in close association with birds of prey has given him a bountiful and resplendent way to worship at the altar of his chosen god.