[NFBMI-Talk] Birding by Ear and Beyond, September 19

[donnabutterfly50 at gmail.com]

Hawk Fest-September 19, 2026

 

Greetings and Happy Bird Migration time,

Our September Birding by Ear and Beyond program will be held on the third
Saturday of the month. We will be traveling to the Lake Erie Hawk Fest in
Lake Erie Metro Park in Brownstown, Michigan. This Hawk migration highway is
a fascinating place this time of year. This skyway highway at  the west end
of Lake Erie is the route for  Turkey Vultures, Golden eagles, Broad-winged
hawks, the American Kestrels,and various migrating raptors. The day will be
filled with programs on hawk identification, live raptor demonstrations, and
much more which can be found at the Lake Erie website. I don't usually send
people to websites, but, for a more in depth picture of the day that is a
good place to look.

We will have a van leaving from the University of Michigan-Dearborn
Environmental Interpretive Center at 9:a m. We will be returning by 4-5:p m.
Please let me know if you wish to ride with us in the van which Mike, an EIC
naturalist, will be driving. We can pack our lunches and have a picnic
together or there will be some food for sale as well. You can meet us at the
Marshland Museum if you have your own transportation and we will be there by
10:a m. Contact me with any questions and please consider joining us for a
glorious day in the park.

With Birding Joy,

Donna Posont

Coordinator: Birding by Ear and Beyond

Environmental Interpretive Center

University of Michigan-Dearborn

4901 Evergreen Road

Dearborn, Michigan

313-220-8140

dposont at umich.edu