"We are educating the public about the
benefits of birds of prey," Richard Simon, a director and ranger, said.
The festival was first held in Central Park
and later moved to Prospect Park. Last year was supposed to be its first time
in Queens, but threats of Hurricane Joaquin rained out those plans.
Skyhunters in Flight, which rehabilitates
birds of prey, will also host two live shows featuring falcons, hawks or any of
the other birds they help get back into the wild.
Noted wildlife rescuer Bobby Horvath, who
runs Wildlife In Need of Rescue and Rehabilitation (WINORR), will have tables
featuring some of the birds he's rehabilitating from injury or illness.
Birds of prey can be found all across the
city, Simon said, and the Parks Department keeps track of them through its
Urban Park Rangers.
Manhattan has the highest concentration of
birds, perhaps due to the availability of food and number of tall buildings, he
said.
Birds live in parks, forests, and college
campuses — like the family of protective hawks at St. John's University that attacked people who got too close to an njured baby this summer.
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