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April 10, 2015

Don Torino on the Joys of Introducing Youngsters to Birding

The Thank-you notes from the Students at Saddle Book Middle school are always very special. Photo By: Don Torino
Don Torino's column for wildnewjersey.tv this week is all about teaching our younger folks about the joys of birds and birding.

Here's the opening…

My fourth-grade teacher Miss Henderson at Jackson Avenue school in Hackensack was the first to tell me of the wonders of the bird world.

I was privileged enough to learn about Baltimore Orioles, American Robins and Nortehrn Cardinals right from my classroom window.

Miss Henderson gave me a lifelong love and fascination of nature and our birds that I have cherished for a lifetime.

Today one of my joys in life is having the honor of visiting local schools and giving back to the students what Miss Henderson gave so unselfishly to me many years ago — the love of birds.

The link is here.