Spring is here, and so is the nesting season! The 2025 CARES (Cavity Adopting Raptor Ecology Studies) season has officially kicked off, and so far, it’s been owl-some. We already have some early Western Screech-owl owlets and a momma Northern Saw-whet Owl on eggs in another one of our boxes. Across our Utah and Arizona […]
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Our amazing crews have been diligently counting the field season away, educating and entertaining visitors, and contributing essential data to our long-term monitoring program. If you haven’t made it to one of our sites yet or just want to stay in the loop, we’ve got you covered with updates from our teams on the ground.
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Fieldwork at Gunsight Mountain HawkWatch has begun! We have some exciting changes this year at the northernmost count site in the world. Gunsight Mountain HawkWatch fans may notice that our team is larger this year than in the past. Thanks to support from our partners at the US Fish and Wildlife Service, we’re conducting dual
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Season two of HawkWatch International (HWI) leading the count at the Tubac HawkWatch begins! From now through April, our team of two HWI crew members—and many local friends and partners—will be counting daily (weather permitting). Founded by local resident Peter Collins in 2013, HWI officially added the Tubac HawkWatch to the Migration Monitoring Network in
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What has been happening at the ‘watches? Check out these updates from our fantastic 2024 Fall Raptor Migration Monitoring Crew Members! Bonney Butte HawkWatch It has been a great season at the Bonney Butte HawkWatch so far, with 2,738 birds counted as of October 14th. Highlights include counting 1,000 birds before the end of September
