Raptor Migration Is Focus Of Audubon First Friday

Every spring from March 15 to May 15, volunteers join the Ripley Hawk Watch to witness and document the spectacle of raptor and passerine migration. Those interested are invited to join Devin Banning to learn about “Raptor Migration at the Ripley Hawk Watch” at Audubon Community Nature Center’s First Friday, April 3, at 11 a.m. Each season an average of 15,000-20,000 raptors pass over the site. The watch is uniquely situated on a busy flyway for bird, bat, and butterfly migration. Documenting the seasonal movements of these organisms provides important data to help scientists and others understand the natural world. A recent graduate of the State University at Fredonia, Banning works as a music teacher at Alden High School. Though his career choice is in music, he is an avid birder and amateur naturalist. The information contact and count coordinator of the Ripley Hawk Watch, Banning is a co-founder of the Chautauqua-Warren Birding Association (CWBA) and frequently leads programs and birding outings with Katelyn Davis for the CWBA and Buffalo Ornithological Society. The fee is $8 or $6 for Nature Center members and children ages 9 to 15. Reservations are appreciated and can be made by calling 716-569-2345 or online at AudubonCNC.org/April-First-Friday. Walk-ins are welcome.

East Side Fellowship To Host Easter Egg Hunt Saturday

The East Side Fellowship invites children ages 1-12 for an Easter egg hunt on Saturday, April 4, at 10 a.m. at St. John Catholic Church, 270 Newton Ave., Jamestown. The hunt will take place rain or shine. There will be candy and special prize eggs hidden throughout the grounds.

Kiantone Congregation Church

To Host Sunrise Service Sunday

KIANTONE – Kiantone Congregational Church, 646 Kiantone Road, will hold a Son Rise Service on Sunday, April 5, at 7 a.m. Members from Koinonia Church will also participate with leading music. Following the service, a breakfast including homemade pancakes will be served at 8 a.m. Pastor Mel McGinnis will give the Easter messages at 7 and 11 a.m. All are welcome to attend.

Jamestown Veterans Commission To Meet Monday

The Jamestown Veterans Commission will meet at 5:30 p.m. Monday in the mayor’s fourth floor conference room in City Hall. Topics for discussion include placing flags on veterans’ graves prior to Memorial Day in Lakeview Cemetery. Flag placement is scheduled for 5 p.m. May 21. Also to be discussed are the annual Veterans Park ceremony organized by the Blue/Gold Star Mothers. The public is welcome to attend.

Westfield-Portland Union Cemetery Board To Gather

WESTFIELD – The annual meeting of the Westfield-Portland Union Cemetery board will be held on Monday, April 6, at 6:30 p.m. in the United Methodist Church of Westfield.