Annual HawkWatch Weekend

Strix the Wonder Owl with her biggest fan - Sarah.

NPS Photo

Hawk Watch 2013

Celebration of the Annual Fall Hawk Migration

along the Mississippi River

Saturday, October 5^th

9:30 a.m. Video, Raptor Force

10:00 a.m. - Hawk ID for Beginners by Mike Havlik

11:30 a.m. - Peregrine Falcon in Iowa by Pat Schlarbaum

1:00 p.m. - Life of Raptors (live bird presentation) by Diane Moller

2:30 p.m.- What Do the Birds Have to Teach Us?by Mike Havlik

3:30 p.m. - Bird Monitoring by Jon Stravers

Sunday, October 6^th

9:30 a.m. - Video, Raptor Force

11:00 a.m. - Big Owls Hoot, Little Owls Toot by Mike Havlik

1:00 p.m. - Iowa's Birds of Prey (live bird presentation) by Luke Hart of

the McBride Raptor Center

2:30 p.m. - Osprey in Iowa by Pat Schlarbaum

Both Saturday & Sunday

• Binoculars and spotting scopes for identifying raptors available.
• Caught and banded raptors are released at Effigy Mounds Visitor Center.

Free kids activities from 10:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

 

"Dave" the Wonder Hawk

Image credit: Dave Kester for Trapping, Banding and Posing This Red Tail for NPS Photographer

There are activities for young and old. Come and join us.

 

Red Tail Hawk Trapped and Banded during HawkWatch 2007

NPS Photo

 

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