July 8th, 7pm Hawk Ridge Bird Observatory: 50 years and Counting! With Margie Menzies Education Director of Hawk Ridge Bird Observatory Minnesota

Each fall and spring, millions of birds migrate via the Central corridor, one of the premier flyways of North America. An average of 90,000 raptors and hundreds of thousands of other migratory birds are counted annually during the fall and spring counts conducted by Hawk Ridge Bird Observatory.  These phenomenal natural events are amazing to observe! A single day can easily yield thousands to tens of thousands in single species counts. Why do we see such huge numbers? What are we learning from these birds who fly by twice annually? This presentation will teach you about the science of migration, such as the differences between fall and spring migrations, what species are observed and when is the best time to see them, trends observed in 50 plus years of data, as well as research and education efforts underway at Hawk Ridge.

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