About the Author

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Saul Frank came to his passion for peregrines by accident though his wife Dolores. She had learned, from a brief announcement on the radio, that there were peregrines in their neighborhood - and it all began. The author is president of NYCAERIES (New York City and Environs Raptor Involved and Enthusiasts Society); he is also a member of Mensa, the Raptor Research Foundation, and the Hawk Migration Association of North America. He has written articles which have appeared in the Peregrine Fund Newsletter and the Alley Pond Environmental Center Journal. He has been featured in the New York Times, Newsday the Post, the New York Observer, and the Whitestone Times Ledger. He appeared on the TV program Good Morning America. He is a staff lecturer at Queensborough Community College, St. John's University, and Palm Beach Community College. Mr. Frank has also made presentations at the Linnaean Society, the Golden Gate Raptor Observatory, Audubon Society Chapter, and environmental centers.