Local photographers will display colorful images of birds and other wildlife taken in recently restored and enhanced areas along the Onondaga Lake shoreline next month in a free, virtual photography exhibit.
The exhibit, “Onondaga Lake: A Community Asset Where Birds and People Thrive,” will run from 10 to 11 a.m. March 6.
The Onondaga Lake Conservation Corps is hosting the exhibit in partnership with Audubon New York, Honeywell, the Central New York Community Foundation and the Jim and Juli Boeheim Foundation. Registration is required. To register go to the Onondaga Lake Conservation Corps website.
The exhibit will showcase the diverse range of species including waterfowl, songbirds, birds of prey, and butterflies that have returned to Onondaga Lake. A total of 30 photographs will be featured from the following contributors: Cheryl Lloyd, John DeNicola, Joe Fratianni, Nancy Becerra, Steve Ratliff, David Monaghan, Greg Craybas, Joe Carey, Steve Edgerly, Donald Florczyk, Marcia Bower, Carrie Bush, Phillip Bonn, Pete Andrusyszyn and K. Alice Lindsay.
This photo, entitled "Night Watch," taken by Steven Ratliff, will be among those featured in the Onondaga Lake Conservation Corps Virtual Photography Exhibit scheduled for March 6.
Several of the photographers will speak about the story behind their photographs and why they enjoy taking photographs of Onondaga Lake’s wildlife.
Others speaking during the exhibit will include Anne Burnham, a senior scientist with Parsons Corporation, who will discuss the restoration of the lake’s shoreline wetlands, and Alison Kocek, Vice President of Onondaga Audubon, who will talk about the best locations and times of year to view dozens of Bald Eagles and thousands of waterfowl at Onondaga Lake.
The exhibit will kick off the virtual silent auction, featuring the stunning images of Onondaga Lake’s wildlife, to raise funds for the Onondaga Lake Conservation Corps.
“Since it was formed in 2012, hundreds of community volunteers have joined the Onondaga Lake Conservation Corps as environmental stewards of Onondaga Lake,’” said Chris Lajewski, program director of the Onondaga Lake Conservation Corps. “The Corps is an expanding organization of community volunteers who are contributing to restoration projects that are creating or improving wildlife habitat in the Onondaga Lake watershed.
“The Corps seeks to inspire future stewards of Onondaga Lake and its watershed through a hands-on, experience-based program that offers citizens and organizations the opportunity to participate in activities that help restore and sustain Onondaga Lake and its value as an Important Bird Area.”
This photo of a redhead duck taken by Greg Craybas will be among those photos shown in the Onondaga Lake Conservation Corps' virtual photo exhibit on March 6.
Onondaga Lake became a priority Audubon Important Bird Area (IBA) in 1998 and was subsequently adopted by Honeywell, the Montezuma Audubon Center and the Onondaga Audubon Society because of its value to thousands of waterfowl and dozens of Bald Eagles during the winter months.
As part of the Onondaga Lake cleanup, Honeywell has restored about 90 acres of wetlands and about 1.1 million native plants are being planted. Two hundred seventy wildlife species are now calling these areas home, and more than 130 unique bird species have been identified in and around Onondaga Lake, including several species categorized as threatened or of special interest in New York State.
Pied-billed grebe, northern harrier, and bald eagle are among the bird species that have returned.
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