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Back when the Goshute Mountains HawkWatch first began, the ridgetop housed nearly a small village of people—including a chef! These days we have just a crew of five at the top (check them out below), and visitors are asked to camp at the bottom of the mountain. For one night, however, you’ll have the rare […]

As we near the 30th anniversary of the Corpus Christi HawkWatch, we can’t help but look back at all the ways the site has changed—from installing a platform and adding interactive signage to starting the Hazel Rocks Fund to support education at the site, and most recently, adding more events to our Celebration of Flight

I’ve been at HawkWatch International (HWI) for a little more than two decades now, with the majority of that time focused on Golden Eagles. While they’ve undoubtedly become one of my favorite species, I didn’t set out to be a Golden Eagle specialist. This focus evolved quite naturally, as I followed the concerning story the

Earlier this year, I worked on plans to announce The Roost, HWI’s new hub for raptor research and conservation. Meanwhile, Dr. Megan Murgatroyd hosted the first-ever group of HWI supporters in South Africa, giving them the chance to see our Secretarybird work for themselves. If you’d told me 17 years ago that this is what

Alarming Cat Statistics As a bird-lover, you’ve likely seen some talking head videos bemoaning the impact of domestic cats on wild bird populations. The most commonly cited study is “The impact of free-ranging domestic cats on wildlife of the United States,” published in the journal Nature Communications in 2013. Researchers Scott Loss, Tom Will, and