Recently for the staff of Wynne Farm Ecological Reserve in
Kenscoff I had the opportunity to teach a 2 hour seminar on the importance of
birds and to Haiti share BirdSleuth Caribbean teaching activities. I met with the 15 participants while my
university ecology students took a tour of the reserve and farm. Participants included Jane Wynne and her
daughter Sarah who run the reserve, staff, student interns, and others who had
strong ties to the conservation ethic of the farm.
We began with a discussion about the importance of birds in
Haiti, including pest control, pollination, seed dispersal, education,
ecotourism, and art (including Haitian John James Audubon). I then introduced the Cornell Ornithology Lab
BirdSleuth educational materials sent to me by Birds Caribbean. We practiced the Habitat and Survivor gamesof Lessons 4 & 5 and feedback helped me improve my use of them. I gave Wynne Farm two manuals and two sets of
the survivor, scavenger hunt, and bingo games.
They gifted me with Rene Durocher’s beautiful Les Oiseaux d’Haiti book
of bird photography. Thank you Wynne
Farm and Birds Caribbean!
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