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Summerfest
Saturday, July 17 from 11 am-3 pm
Trail fee applies.
Celebrate Appalachian summer at Hawk Mountain with a day of learning activities designed to help you take a self-guided tour of the Sanctuary while learning more about the flora and fauna that thrives during Summer. This event is designed as a self-guided journey with information to help you learn more about the flora and fauna that thrives here during summer. Stop inside the Visitor Center to gather your information first.
Special Programs during Summerfest will include:
Guided Garden Tours at 11 am & 1 pm (meet at Garden Gate)
Raptors Up Close! at Noon & 2 pm (amphitheater–a LIVE hawk program!)
Children’s Activity Table indoors from 11 am – 3 pm
Butterfly ID Program
Saturday, July 24 from 9-11 am
$5 for Members, $10 for Non-Members
Join Karl Gardener and learn how to identify common butterfly species. Begin indoors with discussion using photos, then head outside to ID butterflies you find in the field. Bring lunch and wear long pants. If possible, brign field guide and close-focus binoculars.
Advance registration is required. Call 610-756-6961 to reserve your spot.
Saturday, July 24: Native Plant Garden Tours
Noon & 2 pm–Meet at the Garden Gate
FREE. Trail fee applies for those who wish to
In conjunction with teh Butterfly ID Program, we also will host guided tours of the Native Plant Garden at noon and 2 pm. This is a great time to see the garden and learn about the native plant species that benefit and attract butterflies.
2010 Autumn Hawkwatch
Daily, August 15-December 15 at North Lookout
Make an annual pilgrimage to Hawk Mountain and take part in the oldest and longest running migration watchsite on the planet. Counters and interns are stationed every day at North Lookout where they will help spot and identify birds. Like other migration watchsites, the number and type of birds will depend upon the temperature, the wind direction, and the time of year, which makes hawkwatching part sport, part fun, and part a little luck. But whether the birds fly or not, every day is a good day on Hawk Mountain, so come ready with snacks and water and settle back to take in the big views, and with any luck, some great looks at hawks, eagles and falcons.
International Vulture Awareness Day
Saturday, September 4 from 11 am-3 pm
Join us for a day devoted to vultures and the importance of saving scavengers. Hawk Mountain will join its partners around the world and help draw attention to the plight of vulture species in Africa and elsewhere, and let you know what we’re doing to help learn more about this important species. Activities will include vulture-themed crafts for children, informational displays, programs by our interns about Hawk Mountain’s current vulture research and informal intepretation at the Lookouts. Be sure to sign our computer guestbook or post a comment on our blog, The Vulture Chronicles. (Photo by Shawn Carey)
Monarch Migration Celebration
Saturday, September 18 from 10 am-4 pm
Trail fee applies for Non-members
Visit Hawk Mountain for a full day devoted to the amazing migration of the Monarch Butterfly. Programs on this day will focus on this tiny non-raptor migrant and its long and dangerous journey to Mexico, the importance of native plants to the Monarch’s survival, and how scientists study such tiny migrants.
Volunteer and Monarch Biologist John Drummond will be on hand to provide Monarch tagging demonstrations at the Visitor Center. Meanwhile at the Lookout, visitors will find this is a great time to look for monarchs fluttering past, enroute to Mexico, and we’ll have educators on hand to provide information and point out passing butterflies.
In the Native Plant Garden, we’re planning special programs on the importance of milkweed, and indoors, children may take part in some great activities that will connect them with other young people in Mexico.
Weather permitting, the highlight will come after an end-of-day program in the Amphitheater followed by an impressive en-masse release of all the Monarchs tagged throughout the day. This is a day you won’t want to miss, and we look forward to helping you learn more about the migration of ALL creatures.
Note: To protect the butterflies, temperatures below 60 degrees must cancel the mass release
The Eagle Watchers
Saturday, September 18 at 5 pm
Visitor Center
Join Drs Ruth Tingay, President of the Raptor Research Foundation, and Todd Katzner, director of conservation science at The National Aviary, for an interesting and informative slideshow program on the new book, The Eagle Watchers. Both Ruth and Todd are two of the first Hawk Mountain leadership interns and together, co-authored this 256-page book about some of the most impressive raptors in the world. Eagle Watchers is a collection of essays written by people who have devoted their lives to studying, watchign and enjoying eagles.
The great news about this book is that Ruth and Todd have generously offered to donate 100% of all their book royalties to the Hawk Mountain internship program and the National Birds of Prey Trust, which makes this one book you really feel good about reading. Todd and Ruth will be on hand to sign books after the program.
Children’s Raptor ID Workshop
Sunday, September 19 from 10 am-1:30 pm
$10 Members, $20 Non-Members
Limited to 10 children ages 8 to 12
A great program for the up-and-coming young birder! Using slides and video, Laurie Goodrich and Denise Peters will help children learn the basics of raptor identification with a special focus on buteos and eagles. The indoor lesson will be followed by a hike to the lookout to practice newly-learned skills. Children should bring a daypack with lunch, water and something soft to sit on, and should dress in warm layers. Binoculars will be provided along with a lesson on their proper use. Sorry parents, this program is designed for the kids, so you may follow along at a distance, or we’ll meet you back at the Visitor Center at 1:30.
: call 610-756-6961.is requiredAdvance registration
Mushroom ID Workshop with Joe Lankalis
Sunday, September 19 at 2 pm
The Common Room
$5 Members, $10 Non-Members
Limited to 15 participants
Join the Master of Mushrooms, Joe Lankalis, for a workshop on mushroom identification. Since weather is unpredictable, Joe asks that each participant collect mushrooms from his or her area on Saturday, then bring the samples to the workshop on Sunday. This provides a great variety of fungi to examine and identify. If weather happens to be ideal for mushroom growth, the program may end with a short walk to examine what’s popping around the Common Room.
Advance registration required, call 610-756-6961
Hawk Mountain Art Show at Cabelas
Sat & Sun, September 25-26
; Located in Deer Country exhibitCabela’s10 am-5 pm,
Meet award-winning artists and view a mix of wildlife and nature-inspired art at this exhibit and sale designed to introduce Cabela’s customers to the Sanctuary. This event is organized by local volunteers and artists, so consider taking a moment to stop by and thank them for their participation.
