This weekend is Hawkfest at Lake erie Metro Park. Show up any time to try and spot a kettle. A kettle of hawk is a large circle of 10 to 40 birds soaring on updrafts and generally making their way south. Much easier than going the direct route. If the timing is right there should be many kettles spotted along with other single nomad hawks.
Check out the schedule of activities.
Saturday
LOCATION
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TIME
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KID’S KRAFT
KORNER
MUSEUM
CLASSROOM
MUSEUM LAWN
(FRONT)
10:00 AM
FEATHER
PAINTING
HAWK ID I
LESLIE SCIENCE & NATURE CENTER:
LIVE BIRDS OF PREY
11:00 AM
MAKE A
FOLD-A-FALCON
RAPTORS AT
OAK OPENINGS:
KAREN MENARD AND
STEVE LAUER
HAWKS ‘R NEAT
NOON
FEATHER
PAINTING
RAPTOR REHAB
MSU SCHOOL OF
VET. MEDICINE
HAWK ID I
1:00 PM
MAKE A TALON BOOKMARK $1
SCOPING THE SKY:
OPTICS FOR HAWKWATCHING
HAWKS ‘R NEAT
RAPTOR RAP
2:00 PM
RED-TAILED HAWK MASK
HAWK ID II
HAWK ID I
3:00 PM
GOSHAWK GLIDER
RAPTOR MIGRATION MONITORING
GREG NORWOOD USFWS
HAWKS ‘R NEAT
LESLIE SCIENCE & NATURE CENTER:
LIVE BIRDS OF PREY
4:00 PM
MAKE A TALON BOOKMARK $1
HAWK ID II
HAWK ID I
Sunday
LOCATION
TIME KID’S KRAFT KORNER
MUSEUM CLASSROOM
MUSEUM LAWN (FRONT)
MUSEUM LAWN (SIDE)
WAVE POOL COMPLEX
9:00 AM
HAWKFEAST BREAKFAST
$3.50 ADV./$5.00 DOORJOE ROGERS: LIVE BIRDS OF PREY
10:00 AM
MAKE A FOLD-A-FALCON
HAWK ID I
11:00 AM
MAKE A TALON BOOKMARK $1
HAWKS R NEAT
NOON
FEATHER PAINTING
HAWK ID II
RAPTOR RAP
1:00 PM
MAKE A FOLD-A-FALCON
SCOPING THE SKY: OPTICS FOR HAWKWATCHING
HAWK ID I
2:00 PM
RED-TAILED HAWK MASK
MI. OSPREY UPDATE
BARB JENSENHAWKS R NEAT
JOE ROGERS: LIVE BIRDS OF PREY
3:00 PM
MAKE A TALON BOOKMARK $1
RAPTOR MIGRATION MONITORING
GREG NORWOOD USFWSHAWK ID I
4:00 PM
GOSHAWK GLIDER
HAWK ID II
REG PETTIBONE’S NATIVE AMERICAN DANCE TROOP:
DANCE OF THE EAGLEYou can purchase Hawkfeast breakfast tickets in advance for $3.50 or pay $5 at the door. There will be many birdwatchers there along with many vendors plying their wares. There's no charge to take in many of the events, only the park permit is needed.Defianately a great time. If you can't make it try to look up in the sky this weekend and spot a kettle.
Get Outdoors Downriver.
