It's not too late to register for Hawk Weekend 2006!
We've got a great lineup of speakers, including renowned researcher Dr. John
Pastor, speaking on "Climate Change and the Boreal Forest", Dr. Gerald Niemi
speaking on the "Ecology of the Canada Lynx", and our keynote speaker from
Colorado, Northern Goshawk researcher Dr. Richard Reynolds.
A fantastic sustainable dinner is planned for Saturday evening and tickets
are available through September 22. You can register online
(www.hawkridge.org) or call 218.428.6209.
DETAILED SCHEDULE:
Hawk Weekend
a celebration of birds
September 22, 23, and 24
Costs: Friday evening only: Non-members: $2 per person/$5 per family
Members: Free
Entire weekend: Before September 15 Non-members $20
Members $15
Students/Seniors $5
After September 15 Non-members $25
Members $20
Students/Seniors $10
Saturday Dinner: $15 -- tickets available until September 22
Menu: Wild Alaskan Salmon, baked with fresh dill and lemon; Nutty Herbed
Wild Rice; Roasted Root Vegetables; Artisan Bread with Herb Butter;
Assorted Relishes; Apple Pie and Cheddar Cheese; Coffee/Tea/ Water.
Every effort has been made to prepare this meal with local products when
possible. The salmon is from Bristol Bay, Alaska, and is caught using
sustainable fishing methods by a Duluth fisherman and his daughter. The
salmon is quick frozen and shipped to Duluth. The wild rice is not
cultivated. It is hand harvested and parched by members of the Native
American Community. Our vegetables and apples are organically grown. The
coffee is organic, fair trade.
Friday, September 22
An Evening for Everyone
Location: First United Methodist Church (the Coppertop), 230 East Skyline
Parkway in Duluth
6:00 pm Registration
Social & Refreshments
Meet live birds
Learn about bird watching, hawks, and local resources
7:00 pm An Introduction to Hawks and Hawk Ridge by Debbie Waters
8:00 pm Guess the Number of Hawks contesta new twist
Saturday, September 23
Morning Field Trips (open to any Hawk Weekend registrant)
Birding Park Point (Kim Risen): 7am Birding the
North Shore (Dave
Benson): 7am
Birding Morgan Park (Jonas Benson): 7am Passerine Banding (Dave
Grosshuesch): 9am
Berries and Birds (Matt & Julie Etterson): 9am
8 am - 4 pm At Hawk Ridge: hawkwatching, interpretive programs, banded
raptor and passerine demonstrations, optics displays, merchandise, and
refreshments.
AFTERNOON & EVENING PROGRAMS
Location: First United Methodist Church (the Coppertop), 230 East Skyline
Parkway in Duluth
4:00 pm Seminar
Climate Change and the Boreal Forest
Dr. John Pastor, Professor, Department of Biology, and Senior Research
Associate, Natural Resources Research Institute, University of Minnesota,
Duluth. Dr. Pastor is a national and international authority on the boreal
forests of the world. His research over the past 25 years on moose, climate
change, and the boreal forest ecosystem in Minnesota, Canada, and Sweden
have been supported by many organizations including the National Science
Foundation. Dr. Pastor recently returned from a year in Sweden where he
co-authored a book on large mammals and the boreal forest.
4:30 pm Seminar
Ecology of Canada Lynx
Dr. Gerald J. Niemi, Professor, Department of Biology, and Director,
Center
for Water and the Environment, Natural Resources Research Institute,
University of Minnesota, Duluth will speak on the on-going studies of the
Canada lynx in Minnesota. This elusive mammal was designated as threatened
in the United States in 2000. During the past four years more than 30 lynx
have been trapped and fitted with transmitters. The status of the species
in Minnesota still remains precarious, but successful reproduction of lynx
in Minnesota has been documented. The talk will summarize the field studies
of this species in northern Minnesota.
5:00 - 5:30 pm Annual member meeting of the Hawk Ridge Bird Observatory
5:00 pm Social
6:00 pm Dinner Sustainable meal prepared by the First United Methodist
Churchs Sustainability Group Lower level Lakeview Social Hall
7:00 pm Awards and Announcements
7:15 pm Keynote Speaker
Dr. Richard Reynolds, Northern Goshawk Ecology in the Western United
States
Dr. Richard Reynolds is a Wildlife Research Biologist with the U.S.
Forest
Services Rocky Mountain Research Lab in Fort Collins, Colorado. He is
joining us to speak on his extensive research and ongoing studies of the
Northern Goshawk in the western U.S.
8:30 pm Silent Auction Finale
Sunday, September 25
Morning Field Trips (open to any Hawk Weekend registrant)
Birding Park Point (Kim Risen): 7am Birding the
North Shore (Pat
Collins): 7am
North Shore Geology (John Green): 9am
8 am - 4 pm At Hawk Ridge: hawkwatching, interpretive programs, banded
raptor and passerine demonstrations, optics displays, merchandise, and
refreshments.
__________________________________
Debbie Waters, Education Director
Hawk Ridge Bird Observatory
P.O. Box 3006
Duluth, MN 55803-3006
(218) 428-6209
dwat...@hawkridge.org
www.hawkridge.org
Hawk Weekend 2006
-a celebration of birds-
September 22-24
www.hawkridge.org
"I can levitate birds. No one cares."
--Stephen Wright
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