For The Birds… Visit Audubon Sanctuary Atop Franklin Mountain By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com “TeacherTeacher. TeacherTeacher.” ONEONTA – That’s an Ovenbird,” said Andy Mason, co-president of the Delaware-Otsego Audubon Sanctuary. “In all the years I’ve been birding, I’ve only ever seen two, and one of those times was because I almost stepped on a nest.” Named for their dome-shaped nest built on the ground, the Ovenbird is one of more than 100 species of birds who make their…
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LETTER from ANDREW MASON Step Up, OCCA, BFS, Watershed Commission To the Editor: Michael Whaling’s recent letter in The Freeman’s Journal and Hometown Oneonta, regarding pesticide use by the Leatherstocking Golf Course, was spot on. This is just the time when the course begins its annual dousing of the shores of Otsego Lake with chemicals dangerous to humans and wildlife alike. The last time the public was able to learn the specific materials and quantities used on the course, it…