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    THE MEDIA CAN KEEP TRACK OF THE BUZZARDS' TIME OF ARRIVAL TO CLEVELAND METROPARKS HINCKLEY RESERVATI

    News & Press | March 2010

    THE MEDIA CAN KEEP TRACK OF THE BUZZARDS' TIME OF ARRIVAL TO CLEVELAND METROPARKS HINCKLEY RESERVATI

    Posted: March 2, 2010
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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.
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    " font-family: 'Times New Roman';" color="windowtext">The two
    on-site �Buzzard Hotline� numbers are as follows:



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    "windowtext">216-403-4294



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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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    " font-family: 'Times New Roman';" color="windowtext">the
    Buzzard Hotline Numbers are not open for calls from the general
    public and are only operable on Monday, March 15.
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    "windowtext">Members of the media can also contact Cleveland
    Metroparks Ranger Headquarters:
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    " 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
    return.
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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.
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    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
    buzzard enthusiasts.
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    Over 50 years
    and hundreds of thousands of visitors later, the
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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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    NOTE:
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    "windowtext">Bob Hinkle, chief of outdoor education and �official
    buzzard spotter� is available for advance
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    interviews.
    Call Bob Rotatori (216-635-3263) or Dan Crandall (216-635-3274) to
    make arrangements.

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