BIRD HUGGER

Hugger, the Broad-Winged Hawk we are sponsoring with a tracking transmitter through Hawk Mountain Sanctuary, is migrating south and in the lead! Today we talk with Rebecca McCabe, a Broad-Winged Hawk biologist, about Hugger's flight south for the winter. As of this interview, Hugger has already flown over Chiapas, Mexico and seems headed to Guatemala for a second year in a row! For more on the Veracruz River of Raptors go to https://tinyurl.com/4rytca4y. For more info on Hawk Mountain Sanctuary go to: https://hawkmountain.org. Please sign the petition asking McCormick Place to turn off the lights at night. Go to the Chicago Audubon website at: https://chicagoaudubon.org to sign the petition. You can send an email to the Board of Directors of the Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority. Send your message to: Maria Calderon at: mpeaboard@mpea.com. You can also send an email to Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson at: https://tinyurl.com/5frkeu5b or you can send an email to Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker at gov.press@illinois.gov. Thank you! Join Catherine Greenleaf, a certified wildlife rehabilitator with 20 years of experience rescuing and rehabilitating injured birds, for twice-monthly discussions about restoring native habitat and helping the birds in your backyard. Access the BIRD HUGGER Newsletter here: www.birdhuggerpodcast.com. Send your questions about birds and native gardening to birdhuggerpodcast@gmail.com. (PG-13) St. Dymphna Press, LLC.