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Unlike Goose and Maverick from the movie �Top
Gun� requesting a �fly by,� the flight pattern is wide open for the
annual Return of the Buzzards on Monday, March 15 to the Buzzard
Roost in Cleveland Metroparks in Hinckley Reservation.
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Cleveland Metroparks �Official Buzzard
Spotter,� Chief of Outdoor Education Dr. Bob Hinkle, will be hard
at work on Monday, March 15 starting at 7 a.m. and will stay on the
lookout until the first buzzard is spotted." mso-spacerun: yes;" lang="EN-GB"> "EN-GB">He will be joined by naturalists and other faithful buzzard
spotters."EN-GB"> While everyone is quite
confident of the day of the first spotting, the exact time depends
on the birds themselves.
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"windowtext">For members of the media for whom this information
and the exact time of spotting are critical, Cleveland Metroparks
has set up two on-site phone numbers for up-to-the-second buzzard
bulletins." font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-spacerun: yes;" color=
"windowtext"> " font-family: 'Times New Roman';" color="windowtext">The two
on-site �Buzzard Hotline� numbers are as follows:
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"windowtext">HOTLINE #1" font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-tab-count: 1;" color=
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"windowtext">216-403-4294
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"windowtext">HOTLINE #2" font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-tab-count: 1;" color=
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"windowtext">216-926-3250
" font-family: 'Times New Roman';" color="windowtext">The media
is welcome to place a call for updates, information and
interviews.
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"windowtext">Please note:" font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-spacerun: yes;" color=
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Buzzard Hotline Numbers are not open for calls from the general
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"windowtext">Members of the media can also contact Cleveland
Metroparks Ranger Headquarters:" font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-spacerun: yes;" color=
"windowtext"> " font-family: 'Times New Roman';">440-331-5530 for
" font-family: 'Times New Roman';">up-to-the-minute
information.
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"windowtext">�Civilian� buzzard spotters are welcome to stop by the
Roost, too.
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And, for all
the buzzard watch �shut-ins,' visit Cleveland Metroparks Facebook
fan page to get updated information on the buzzards
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Visitors at
the Buzzard Roost can even log on and post to Facebook,
too.
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As the story
goes, in 1957, Walter Nawalaniec, ranger for Cleveland Metropolitan
Park System (now known as Cleveland Metroparks), told a newspaper
reporter that for six straight years on March 15 he had witnessed
the turkey vultures (or �buzzards') returning to Hinckley
Reservation." mso-spacerun: yes; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">
The Cleveland
Press printed the story on February 15, 1957, and one month later
on March 15 at 2 p.m. the first buzzard was spotted by 9,000
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Over 50 years
and hundreds of thousands of visitors later, the style=
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return of the buzzards at Hinckley Reservation is still a must-do
event.
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The Buzzard Roost is located at the
corner of State Road and West Drive in Hinckley Reservation in
Hinckley Township.
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And, celebrate the return of the buzzards
at the Buzzard Sunday! event on Sunday, March 21 at Hinckley
Reservation's Buzzard Roost from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. lang="EN-GB"> "EN-GB">The free event features a buzzard scoreboard,
naturalist-led hikes, live bird programs, musical entertainment,
storytelling, displays and exhibits, Buzzard Bingo games for kids,
bus tours of Hinckley Reservation, EarthWords Nature Shop with
unique buzzard-related merchandise, refreshments, and
more!
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For more information on Cleveland
Metroparks buzzard-related activities, call 440-526-1012 or
216-635-3200.
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"windowtext" lang="EN-GB">Witness the return of Hinckley's
"windowtext">world-famous residents, the buzzards, on March
15th as they kick-off spring at the Buzzard Roost in
Cleveland Metroparks - part of your life,
naturally!
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"windowtext">Bob Hinkle, chief of outdoor education and �official
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interviews.
Call Bob Rotatori (216-635-3263) or Dan Crandall (216-635-3274) to
make arrangements.
