Crowd Pleasers

   We recently released two broad-winged hawks at the Chippewa Nature Center with a group of over ninety people.  One of these hawks came from the Cadillac area; the other from Northwood Institute in Midland.  Both hawks were badly bruised and one suffered a concussion.  They kept each other company through the final stages of recovery, and were released together during peak migration for broad-wing hawks.

   To share the excitement, we selected two of the nature center staff to participate in the release.  What a beautiful day!