Sammy Riccio – Page 17 – HawkWatch International

fter two years of virtual conferences, members of the HWI staff were thrilled to join their colleagues in the very warm Fort Lauderdale for the Raptor Research Foundation conference. In addition to reconnecting with and learning from colleagues, three members of the HawkWatch International team—Jessica Taylor, Jesse Watson, and Nicole Richardson—shared new findings on our […]

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Oct 28 2022

Education & Outreach Director Melissa Halvorsen Selected as Utah Informal Science Educator of the Year

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HawkWatch International Education & Outreach Director Melissa Halvorsen was selected as the Utah Informal Science Educator of the Year earlier this month. She was recognized for her work providing informal science education programs and advocating for the importance of informal science education. Laura Cotter, Informal Education Representative from the Utah Science Teaching Association, shared that

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Oct 20 2022

West Desert Golden Eagles: A Cause for Concern, A Cause for Hope

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Monitoring raptor populations is a long game. Here at HawkWatch International, we try not to put too much emphasis on what happens in any particular year, given the fluctuations that can happen due to a wide variety of conditions like drought, fire, prey populations, and more. That said, the past two years (2021-2022) stand out

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Oct 12 2022

Season of the Swainson’s: Migration Update

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This migration season has been a bit slow to start, but we have finally reached a steady flow of migrants. Across the board, our crews have observed high numbers of Swainson’s Hawks this fall. We are only partway through the season, and there is still analysis to be done comparing trends from year over year,

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Oct 10 2022

New, collaborative Raptor Population Index website features migration count trends and Raptors at Risk analyses

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Have you ever visited a raptor migration count site and wondered what happens to all the information counters spend months collecting? The latest scientific analysis by the internationally award-winning Raptor Population Index Project (RPI) uses decades worth of count data from across North America to show long-term and short-term trends in migratory raptors. Raptor trends

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