CANCELED: Mackinaw Raptor Fest 2020

This event has been canceled.

The Mackinaw Raptor Fest highlights the raptor research and educational work of the Mackinac Straits Raptor Watch. This work occurs at the Straits of Mackinac, which is a confluence of Lake Michigan and Lake Huron and a global migration route for raptors. The event starts on April 3, 2020, at 4:30 p.m. and ends on April 5 in the afternoon. The Fest features the following topics and opportunities:

– Raptor migration in the Great Lakes;
– Raptor count data and what it tells us;
– Raptors and climate change;
– Identification of raptors;
– Flight adaptations of raptors;
– Cultural significance of the eagle to the Odawa;
– Bald Eagle research and monitoring in northern Michigan;
– Nesting ecology of Red-shouldered Hawks in Michigan;
– Raptor/owl research;
– Raptor photography;
– A live raptor show;
– Field trips;
– Opportunities to observe at count sites;
– And more!

You can find out more about the event at mackinawraptorfest.org or click here to register.