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2010 Conference of the Hawk Migration Association of North America

April 15-18, 2010
Duluth, Minnesota
Hosted by Hawk Ridge Bird Observatory 

 

The public is invited to join us for our banquets and evening speakers!

Friday, April 16, 7pm
Dr. Scott Lanyon  "Insights From The Avian Tree of Life--Raptor Stories"

 Saturday, April 17, 7pm
L. David Mech  "50 Years of Wolf Research"

 Tickets are $45 per person and must be purchased or reserved BY PHONE before April 12, 2010. 
**Tickets will NOT be available at the door**

 Call 218-348-2291 today to reserve your tickets!

 Click HERE for talk descriptions and speaker bios.

NOTICE
Field Trip Changes

Due to popular demand, we have decided to ADD a field trip to the Sax Zim Bog on Sunday, April 18.  The details are the same for Sunday as for Friday and Saturday:  Depart Radisson Hotel at 6am, return at noon; lunch is provided, cost is $50.

If you have already signed up for a Friday or Saturday Sax Zim or Crex Meadows trip, you may switch to the Sunday Sax Zim trip by emailing Julie O’Connor, Conference Coordinator at hmana2010@aol.com or calling 218-348-2291.

Regrettably, due to a lack of interest, we must to CANCEL the Friday and Saturday Crex Meadows field trips.  If you have already registered for the Crex Meadows trip, Julie O’Connor will be in touch with you personally to make other arrangements for you.

Conference, Speaker & Pricing Information:

The 2010 Hawk Migration Association of North America conference will be hosted by Hawk Ridge Bird Observatory at the Radisson Hotel in Duluth, Minnesota.  Positioned at the southwestern tip of magnificent Lake Superior, Duluth offers a mix of great birding, picturesque scenery and a terrific spring raptor migration.  April birding in Northern Minnesota offers a wide variety of boreal species (Boreal Chickadee, Black-backed Woodpecker, Gray Jay), winter specialties (Pine Grosbeak, Hoary Redpoll), northern owls (Great Gray, Boreal and Northern Hawk Owls) and spring migrants (you name it!) as the convergence of three different biomes maximizes the number of different species to be seen. 

The 2010 conference will feature scientific presentations, informative posters, entertaining keynote speakers and fantastic northern-specialty field trips. 

Our conference will open on Thursday evening with a welcome social and introductions.  Friday and Saturday will be filled with speakers, presentations and field trip options.  We’ll have programming available from sunrise to sunset.  We will offer the same field trips on Friday AND Saturday so you don’t have to choose between the speakers you want to hear and the birds you want to see! 

Our evening meals will feature delicious food unique to Northern Minnesota (vegetarian options are available), and our evening speakers will be informative and entertaining. 

Less than three hours north of the Minneapolis/St. Paul International Airport, and 15 minutes from the Duluth International Airport, conference attendees have several options for easy travel to Duluth.  Shuttles are available from both airports to Duluth for a reasonable fee.  Accommodations are available at a discounted rate of $81+tax/night  through March 15, 2010 at the Radisson Hotel, featuring a rotating panoramic view of Duluth’s international shipping harbor from the restaurant atop the hotel.

What is HMANA?

The Hawk Migration Association of North America (HMANA) is a not-for-profit, volunteer organization of more than 600 amateurs and professionals interested in the study and conservation of migratory raptors. 

Founded in 1974, its mission is to advance scientific knowledge and  promote conservation of raptor populations through study, enjoyment and appreciation of raptor migration.  HMANA produces a bi-annual journal and manages a web-based database of more than 200 hawk migration counts from North and Central America.  For more information, please visit www.hmana.org 

Friday Morning
Time Speaker Title
8:30 Ernesto Ruelas The State of North American Raptors
9:30 David Brandeis Raptor Migration by Computer – Using Modeling and Sattelite Tracking Data to Fill in the Gaps 
9:55 Laurie Goodrich Habitat Use  and Conservation of Autumn-migrating Sharp-shinned and Cooper’s Hawks (Accipiter striatus, A. cooperii) in the Central Appalachians.
10:35
Heidi Seeland		 Raptor Migration on the North Shore of Lake Superior. 
11:00 Brett Mandernack Satellite Tracking Bald Eagles (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) in the Upper Midwest
11:25 Mark Martell Migratory Route of a Golden Eagle Between Southwestern Wisconsin and Northern Canada
11:50 Sharon Stiteler Digiscoping Workshop (indoor presentation followed by an outdoor workshop during our lunch break).
     
     
Saturday Morning
Time  Speaker Title
8:30 Pascal Cote Productivity cycles in raptors and links with the Northern Atlantic Oscillation index: evidence from the Observatoire d’oiseaux de Tadoussac 
9:00 Luis Cruz Martinez Lead From Spent Ammunition: A Source of Poisoning in Bald Eagles
9:25 David Grosshuesch Northern Hawk Owl Nest and Nest-Site Characteristics in the Southern Boreal Forest Region of North America
9:50 Catherine Monson Summary and Results of the 2005-2008 Milan Bottoms Bald Eagle Night Roost Survey Project
10:30 Janice Sweet Is Nocturnal Migration a Factor in Osprey and Northern Harrier Variability at Illinios Beach State Park Hawk Watch?
10:55 Aldo Reyes The River of Raptors in Vera Cruz, Mexico
11:20 Paul Goossen Manitoba's Premier Raptor Migration Corridor

What is Hawk Ridge Bird Observatory?

Hawk Ridge Bird Observatory (HRBO) is a non-profit organization charged with the management of the beautiful and unique Hawk Ridge Nature Reserve, 365 acres of city-owned green space in Duluth, Minnesota. 

Established in 1972, Hawk Ridge is one of North America’s premier sites to watch the fall migration of birds of prey.  Because of its location at the tip of Lake Superior (a massive natural barrier to migrating raptors), Hawk Ridge sees an average of 94,000 hawks, eagles, falcons and other raptors each fall.  This consistent, sizeable migration opens the door for ongoing research and education not easily duplicated anywhere in North America.  

Nearly 18,000 people visit Hawk Ridge each fall, participating in educational programs and benefitting from the research that goes on at the reserve.

For more information, contact conference coordinator Julie O’Connor.

Julie O'Connor    |    Conference Coordinator   |    hmana2010@aol.com   |    218.348.2291