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Hawk Weekend Festival Registration 2025 is open! We invite you to celebrate the amazing fall bird migration with us September 19-21. Join us for a fun weekend with a variety of birding field trips, nature hikes, programs, and activities for all ages! We're happy to announce Dr. Neil Paprocki is the keynote speaker on Friday, September 19th at the Great Lakes Aquarium and will present: Raptor Movement Ecology: Strengthening Our Understanding of Migration Count Data. You can find out more about our speaker and his Rough-legged Hawk Project research, as well as further details on the festival and how to register by visiting our website at: www.hawkridge.org/hawk-weekend-festival/
American Kestrel Nest Box Monitoring Update![]()
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Our first round of American Kestrel nest box monitoring is complete for boxes in the Twin Ports region. 59 boxes are occupied out of 78 total boxes for a total occupancy rate of 76%! A box is considered occupied when there is at least 1 egg laid—many of our boxes have 5 eggs which is about average for kestrels, but a few of our boxes have 6 eggs.![]()
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We are banding adults this year to learn about site fidelity and whether the adults return year after year. We found one female who was already banded!![]()
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Stay tuned for more updates as the season progresses. Thanks to Frank Nicoletti, Emily Pavlovic, and David Alexander for monitoring these boxes!![]()
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All birds were handled and banded with the appropriate permits.
See the number, speed, direction, and altitude of the birds cruising through the darkness on spring and fall nights by visiting BirdCast.
