Sep 06 2008
Maumee Bay SP Raptor Weekend Includes Lake Erie Metropark Visit
The Maumee Bay State Park and Resort is hosting a weekend dedicated to hawk watching on September 27th and 28th according to the Port Clinton News Herald. The weekend includes a field trip to Lake Erie Metropark for hawk watching. Excerpt and link:
The Ohio Ornithological Society and Black Swamp Bird Observatory, will be hosting a two-day event featuring raptor experts who will be presenting their knowledge about a fascinating and intriguing group of birds of prey Sept. 27 and 28 at the Maumee Bay Resort and Conference Center in Oregon.
The afternoon will include field trips to four local birding hotspots. The evening will feature dinner, and keynote speaker Brian Wheeler, author of Raptors of Eastern North America, and A Photographic Guide to North American Raptors.
Sunday morning features a field trip to Lake Erie Metropark, a premier hawk watching location in Brownstown, Mich., to witness the spectacle of migrating raptors.
For more information, costs, and registration form, call BSBO at 419-898-4070 or visit www.bsbobird.org.