{"id":2935,"date":"2024-08-11T16:46:18","date_gmt":"2024-08-11T20:46:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/conococheagueaudubon.org\/?p=2935"},"modified":"2024-08-11T16:46:20","modified_gmt":"2024-08-11T20:46:20","slug":"august-2024-from-the-president","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/conococheagueaudubon.org\/?p=2935","title":{"rendered":"August 2024 from the President"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Shorebird migration seems to be underway. Recently folks have seen a Baird\u2019s Sandpiper at the farm pond along White Church Road. Subscribe to eBird alerts to be notified about Franklin (or other) County rarities so you know what\u2019s in the area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Terri Kochert reports that a woman who sets up at the Chambersburg Farmers\u2019 Market makes tote bags from birdseed bags. What a cool idea! You might want to make your own or give your bags to her to use.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">John Greer reminds us to save the date for the PA Adopt-A-Highway clean up scheduled for Saturday, September 28 at 9 AM. Supplies will be provided. Sign up with John: 443-255-8871, jngreer@aol.com<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/climate-environment\/interactive\/2024\/bird-olympics-fastest-peregrine-falcon-hummingbird-duck-pigeon\/?itid=hp_health-science_p026_f006\">article <\/a>about &#8220;Bird Olympics&#8221; in the Washington Post, on a race of birds flying horizontally, the Mallard would win, with a speed of about 103 mph. While we often think of the Peregrine Falcon&#8217;s fast dive (at about 242 mph), it&#8217;s the Mallard that flies fastest horizontally. Who knew?! In terms of flying quietly, the Barn Owl is hard to beat. And an Ostrich could outrun any human in the 100 m dash &#8211; finishing in just 6.04 seconds. Birds are pretty amazing!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you haven&#8217;t already received it, keep an eye out in your snail mail for our annual fundraising letter and the 2024-2025 Activities List. We depend on and appreciate your financial support. Good birding!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Shorebird migration seems to be underway. Recently folks have seen a Baird\u2019s Sandpiper at the farm pond along White Church Road. 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