Free and Open to the Public

Wednesday, July 22nd, 7:00PM
Madeline Island Museum

Speaker:  Margie Menzies, Director of Education, Hawk Ridge Bird Observatory, Duluth MN

Hawk Ridge Bird Observatory is counting, banding and educating about migratory birds in one of the largest flyways in North America. At least 60% of migratory birds in North America use this flyway. Both fall and spring migrants are counted with a yearly average of 90,000 raptors, as well as hundreds of thousands of other birds. Join us to learn what nearly 50 years of counting and research have taught us. This will be a fun look at everything Hawk Ridge, as we compare fall and spring counts, talk bird trends, past and present, show you talons and wings, and inspire you to keep learning more about these amazing creatures.

Margie Menzies – Education Program Director
BA, Bethel University
MA, University of St. Thomas

Margie is the naturalist at Sugarloaf Cove Nature Center up the North Shore in Schroeder, MN during the summer. There she provides programs, camps, and bird banding. During the rest of the year she is a freelance naturalist and education consultant working on a variety of projects. She has also worked at Great Lakes Aquarium in Duluth. She loves birds, learning, and sharing the natural world with people of all ages. Margie joined the Hawk Ridge staff as a Naturalist in 2011 and currently is the Education Program Director for Hawk Ridge.