The Center For Birds of Prey is dedicated to the study and welfare of birds and their habitats and to engaging the public.

Besides being a place for visitors to stop by and checkout the wildlife, The Center For Birds of Prey will serve a substantial portion of the East Coast in the event of an oil spill too.

Some resident birds

• Ural Owl
• Black Vultures
• Saker Falcon
• Red-tailed hawk

Allow at least two hours for a visit to learn about raptors, from eagles and falcons to hawks and owls. The center offers a 50-minute guided tour of the aviaries and a 40-minute flight demonstration. Visitors can wander the grounds after the tour and visit the Owl Wood with its collection of owls from around the world. Demonstrations and tours are canceled or delayed if there is inclement weather.

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One dedicated individual, Skip is kayaking 1700 miles for prostate cancer. His trip is illustrated here - from Chicago to NY!

Some prostate statistics he wants to bring to everyone’s attention:

• * 1 in 6 men are at a lifetime risk of prostate cancer
• * In the U.S., 1 new case of prostate cancer is diagnosed every 2.5 minutes.
• * Prostate cancer is the 2nd leading cause of cancer death in the U.S.

This chart of Google searches for ‘kayaking’ shows the sport has been on a decline over the last 4 years; maybe Skip’s mission will help out two causes!

Seafood lovers are jumping up and down all over the coast on news from a Neurology.org study stating that fatty fish may help prevent memory loss - including dementia.

“Previous findings have shown that fish and fish oil can help prevent stroke, but this is one of the only studies that looks at fish’s effect on silent brain (lesions) in healthy, older people. While eating tuna and other types of fish seems to help protect against memory loss and stroke, these results were not found in people who regularly ate fried fish.” - Jyrki Virtanen, study leader.

Fish with omega-3 fatty acids are the most helpful, including: herring, mackerel, salmon, and sardines. The study showed that people who ate these fish 3x or more per week had nearly a 26% lower risk of having health conditions such as silent brain lesions, or mini-strokes.