Dear Ontbirder's
I am posting this with permission on behalf of Skye Haas and Michigan
Audubon. This should be a very worthwhile project worthy of our
support. Thanks.
Kirk Zufelt
*Keweenaw Raptor Survey *
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The Copper Country Audubon Club of Houghton and the Laughing Whitefish
Audubon Society of Marquette, have joined to initiate the Keweenaw
Raptor Survey, a three-year project to document the massive spring
raptor migration in Michigan’s Keweenaw Peninsula. We are asking for
your financial support.
The limited amount of existing data suggest that the Keweenaw
migration may actually be as large in magnitude as the well-known
migration at Whitefish Point Bird Observatory, yet not a single full-
season count has ever been conducted. The Keweenaw Raptor Survey
will hire a professional hawk counter to be stationed at Brockway
Mountain in Keweenaw County for a full three-month migration season in
2010. If we can maintain adequate funding, we intend to complete a
three-year count of the raptor migration to establish the size, timing
and species composition of the Keweenaw migration. In order for the
project to proceed, we must raise at least *$6,000 per year*.
Brockway Mountain is one of the most stellar viewing locations for
migrant raptors- it is not everyday one can peer down at a passing
Golden Eagle or stare a Broad-winged Hawk in the eye. We invite you to
come next spring and see these amazing sights for yourself! Our
counter will be there documenting the migration beginning in mid-March.
You will be able to follow along with the counter's observations which
will be published weekly on both our blog at the Keweenaw Raptor
Survey <http://keweenawraptorsurvey.org/> website, and at the North
American HawkCount website, Hawkcount! <http://hawkcount.org/>. At the
completion of the three year project, the results will be submitted
for publication.
*To Donate:*
Your contribution is greatly appreciated. You can contribute either
by check or by a secure online donation through the website of
Michigan Audubon, one of our non-profit 501(c)(3) sponsors.
Please click on the following link to either download a printable
contribution form to mail in or use the online transaction form.
*Support <http://keweenawraptorsurvey.org/support/>KRS <http://keweenawraptorsurvey.org/support/
> « <http://keweenawraptorsurvey.org/support/>Keweenaw <http://keweenawraptorsurvey.org/support/
> Raptor Survey <http://keweenawraptorsurvey.org/support/>*
**Please designate “Keweenaw Raptor Survey” on the online form. *
CCAC and MAS is a 501 (c) 3, *so your gift is tax deductible*.
The survey is funded completely through donations, grants and
memberships from individuals like you. Thank you for your support!
Keweenaw Raptor Survey-- The Managing Committee
Greg Cleary, Zach Gayk, Skye Haas, Joseph Youngman
For more information please visit our website - http://keweenawraptorsurvey.org/
<http://keweenawraptorsurvey.org/> email: [email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]> or contact Joseph Youngman
phone: 906-0523-4416
The Keweenaw Raptor Survey is a joint venture of the Copper Country
Audubon Club and the Laughing Whitefish Audubon Society with the
cooperation of the Michigan Audubon Society._______________________________________________
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