UPDATE! This event was previously scheduled as an in-person event, we are pleased to announce it will be continue as a virtual event! Registration is required, information regarding how to tune into the virtual event will be sent via email before the event!

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https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-view-from-hawk-mountain-85-years-of-conserving-raptors-tickets-95532956645

In this talk, Dr. Laurie Goodrich will share Hawk Mountain’s unique history and current programs. She will highlight the current trends in raptor numbers continent wide, which species are in trouble, and explore some of Hawk Mountain’s exciting satellite tracking data that is expanding our knowledge of migratory raptors in the Americas and around the world.

Hawk Mountain Sanctuary was founded in 1934 as the first sanctuary in the world to be set aside for raptor conservation. In the early days it began the first scientific migration count of hawks and led efforts to win legal protection for raptors. Its effort succeeded in part through public engagement focused on the spectacle of migration. Today it is a leading center for raptor conservation science, education, monitoring, and stewardship and continues to engage people locally as well as globally. Its celebrated international trainee program has trained more than 400 young conservationists in raptor biology and education, many who continue to work in their home countries to conserve raptors.

The Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum, the Chicago Ornithological Society, and the Chicago Audubon Society are proud to present the Compelling Voices in Birding and Conservation series.

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Compelling Voices in Birding and Conservation

Join us for three energizing and engaging presentations focused around birding and conservation. This special series features three unique speakers with very different backgrounds and experiences in the birding community.