Today I volunteered for six hours at Hawk Ridge. The temperature was 54 degrees and the wind was from the north. The wind was strong so the birds were flying. We just couldn't see most of them because the wind picked up so much humidity over Lake Superior that the low clouds hid most of the high flying birds from our sight. A bird bander was using a vertical mist net and a lure bird and he did manage to catch one female hatch-year sharp shinned hawk. The photo shows one of the naturalists showing the bird to the crowd before letting it go. Each bird that is banded is kept in captivity for twenty minutes maximum. I had a fun day talking to visitors and chatting with the naturalists who are young and full of energy. The sun broke through the clouds for approximately 90 seconds of my six hour day so I was happy to get home, throw a casserole in the oven and warm up with a glass of tea.
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