Greeting Keweenaw Raptor Enthusiasts! It’s been too long since we sent out an update about the project. First off, much thanks must go to Max Henschell who did a wonderful job as our debut counter. With all fledgling projects, we didn’t always have our next move planned out too far in advance, and Max’s willingness [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Brockway Mountain’
Fall Update from KRS
Posted in Brockway Mountain, Copper Country Audubon, Keweenaw Raptor Survey, Laughing Whitefish Audubon Society, Michigan Audubon, raptor migration, spring migration, tagged Brockway Mountain, Keweenaw Raptor Survey, Upper Peninsula on October 18, 2010 |
Keweenaw Raptor Survey now on HMANA
Posted in Brockway Mountain, HMANA, raptor migration, spring migration, Uncategorized, tagged Brockway Mountain, HMANA, Keweenaw Raptor Survey, raptor migration on February 24, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The Keweenaw Raptor Survey is pleased to announce that the Brockway Mountain Count is now registered with HMANA and the spring 2010 counts will be available on HawkCount.org. The season will be starting soon (March 15th!), and a blog chronicling the day’s sightings will be posted here at Keweenawraptorsurvey.org
KRS hires raptor counter Henschell for 2010 season
Posted in Brockway Mountain, Keweenaw Raptor Survey, raptor migration, tagged Brockway Mountain, Keweenaw Peninsula, Keweenaw Raptor Survey, raptor migration, spring migration, Upper Peninsula, Whitefish Point Bird Observatory on January 13, 2010 |
In December, the Keweenaw Raptor Survey hired a counter for the 2010 spring season. Max Henschell is a recently completed his graduate studies at Michigan Technological University; he is an experienced–and hardy–field biologist. It is through donations to the KRS that we have been able to fund our first field season, and encourage further support to ensure the completion [...]
Download a free hawk ID guide from HMANA
Posted in HMANA, tagged Brockway Mountain, hawk identification, hawks, HMANA, Keweenaw Peninsula, Michigan, raptor migration, raptor survey on October 27, 2009 |
HMANA offers a free, printable hawk ID guide that covers species seen during Spring migration in the Keweenaw. Download, print, and laminate a copy before you next excursion to Brockway Mountain or Whitefish Point. Spring migration is the ideal time to witness the diversity of raptor species sharing the skies over the Lake Superior shoreline. [...]
Copper Country Audubon – Upcoming Events
Posted in Copper Country Audubon, Michigan Audubon, tagged birding, Brockway Mountain, Copper Country Audubon, Copper Harbor, Houghton Audubon, Keweenaw Peninsula, Michigan, Upper Peninsula on October 23, 2009 |
If you have questions, please contact Dana Richter 906-487-2149 Tuesday, October 27, 7 pm @ MTU Forest Resources building, Room G002 - Presentation: “Effects of shorelines development on birds and other wildlife in Northern Wisconsin.” Tuesday, November 24, 7 pm @ MTU Forest Resources building, Room G002 – Presentation: “Report of the Manitou Island Bird Survey, [...]
2010 Keweenaw IMBD celebration
Posted in Brockway Mountain, Events, Keweenaw Raptor Survey, spring migration, tagged birding, Brockway Mountain, Copper Country Audubon, Copper Harbor, International Migratory Bird Day, Keweenaw Peninsula, Laughing Loon, Michigan, Michigan Audubon, spring migration, Upper Peninsula on October 23, 2009 |
Copper Harbor, located in Michigan’s Keweenaw Peninsula, will host its 5th Annual International Migratory Bird Day (IMBD) Festival May 14 – 15, 2010. Activities will extend throughout the migration period beginning the end of April and going through mid May. The celebration includes special programs, dinners and birding activities. Stay tuned to the Keweenaw IMBD [...]
Raptor survey returns to the Keweenaw
Posted in Brockway Mountain, Copper Country Audubon, Keweenaw Raptor Survey, Laughing Whitefish Audubon Society, Michigan Audubon, raptor migration, spring migration, tagged Brockway Mountain, Copper Country Audubon, Copper Harbor, hawks, Keweenaw Peninsula, Keweenaw Raptor Survey, Laughing Whitefish Audubon on October 22, 2009 |
It’s been 17 years since J. Peacock conducted a raptor survey on Brockway Mountain. Peacock’s survey took place from April 2 – May 30, 1992. The project yielded data as to the quantity of raptors, quantity per species, and timing of species. A longer survey, commencing in 2010, remains necessary to obtain a picture of the long-term pattern [...]
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