Wintering Raptors of Illinois by Vic Berardi
Schedule
Mon Jan 06 2025 at 07:00 pm to 08:30 pm
UTC-06:00Location
Aspen Drive Library | Vernon Hills, IL
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"Vic Berardi, founder of the all volunteer Illinois Beach State Park Hawkwatch and well known raptor photographer, will discuss wintering raptors of Illinois and neighboring Indiana and Wisconsin. Emphasis will be raptor descriptions and possible locations to find these birds in the winter months. Vic spends a great deal of time in the winter searching for raptors and photographing them. His photographs have been used by several conservation organizations and in raptor field guides. He is also the Chair of the Winter Raptor Survey program for the Hawk Migration Association of North America (HMANA) and has been conducting a survey the past few winters in southeastern Wisconsin."Vic Berardi is the founder of the all-volunteer Illinois Beach State Park Hawk Watch which has conducted
twenty-four complete seasons of full time hawk migration monitoring which began in the fall of the year
2000. In 2013, he and a few others conducted several spot counts at a new hawkwatch site at the Fort
Sheridan Forest Preserve on the shore of Lake Michigan in Highland Park, IL. The Fort Sheridan
Hawkwatch has now completed seven seasons of hawk watching and is now close to having full time
coverage.
Vic is currently serving on the Board of Directors for the Hawk Migration Association of North America
(HMANA), a position he previously held several years ago. He also serves on several HMANA
Committees including being the Chair of the Winter Raptor Survey Committee. He also served for several
years as the Central Continental Flyway Editor for Hawk Migration Studies which is HMANA’s biannual
publication. In 2014 he was the recipient of HMANA’s Appreciation Award for his outstanding service to
further hawk migration studies and conservation. In 2009 he was awarded the Service to Chicago Area
Birders by the Chicago Audubon Society. And in 2007 he was awarded the Grassroots Conservation
Leadership Award for his leadership in raptor education and research.
All are welcome to attend.
Please note this event will be in person at Aspen Drive Library in Vernon Hills and via ZOOM: https://lakecountyaudubon.us17.list-manage.com/track/click?u=502dd04e6866cc275e68dc6d1&id=08a87ad687&e=e559267c59
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Where is it happening?
Aspen Drive Library, 701 Aspen Dr, Vernon Hills, IL 60061-2894, United States,Vernon Hills, IllinoisEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
