When you’re starting off on your birdwatching journey, having the right optics can make all the difference in your experience. Among the essential tools for birdwatchers are binoculars and spotting scopes. Understanding when to use each, knowing the types of binoculars available, and selecting the right model for your needs can elevate your birding adventures. […]
How to Select the Right Binoculars for Birdwatching Read More »
Each year, we’re reminded of just how much work to do to conserve raptors and our shared environment. After carefully reviewing over 30 proposals studying 24 species, HawkWatch International (HWI) has selected four researchers as recipients of the 2024 Global Raptor Research and Conservation Grant (GRRCG) for their efforts to conserve at-risk species. This year’s
After nearly a year of work, we wanted to take a moment to survey the successes so far of the 2023 awardees of the Global Raptor Research & Conservation Grant. Each awardee has now completed a substantial amount of fieldwork as they work to close gaps in knowledge about things like population levels, breeding, and
Surveying Successes: An Update from the 2023 GRRCG Awardees Read More »
TUBAC, ARIZONA—HawkWatch International is excited to announce it will be partnering with the Tubac Nature Center to run the Tubac HawkWatch beginning February 15, 2024. Tubac will be the eighth location in HawkWatch International’s network of migration monitoring sites and will become the second spring site in the current network. The site is unique in
HawkWatch International Welcomes Tubac HawkWatch to Network Read More »
When HawkWatch International created the Global Raptor Research & Conservation Grant (GRRCG) in 2020, the aim was to conserve some of the most at-risk raptors around the world. But to do so requires basic knowledge about those species. For many raptors around the world, that basic knowledge is incredibly limited—so much so that zero scientific
Supporting Scientific Discoveries: A Final Report from the 2022 GRRCG Awardees Read More »
