This fall marks 20 years of counting raptors at Commissary Ridge HawkWatch. All those years ago, we saw a gap in coverage of long-term raptor migration surveys in the Central Rockies between Montana and New Mexico. After conducting surveys across the state, Commissary Ridge came out on top with high numbers, a wide diversity, and […]
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This is the 28th annual count of migrating raptors at Bonney Butte HawkWatch. Our crew has counted 193 birds of 17 different species. The count has been relatively distributed, with high numbers of Red-tailed Hawks, Osprey, and Sharp-shinned Hawks. This year is also exciting for Bonney Butte HawkWatch because something special will be arriving soon—a
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Another week seems to have passed as quickly as a Peregrine Falcon dive bombing a Sharp-shinned Hawk. Seriously though, that was a sight we witnessed right next to us on the obs. Peregrine Falcons not only resemble fighter jets (or really the other way around), but they sound like them, too when they hunt right next to your
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Greetings from the Grand Canyon HawkWatch crew! Our second week of migration started out rough last weekend with powerful southerly winds maxing above 30 km/hour. Unfavorable conditions persisted until Wednesday when the winds finally shifted, and we had our biggest day of the season so far, with 62 migrant raptors passing observation, and we were full of
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Greetings from the Land of Enchantment! Here in the Manzanos, we’re beginning the 30th consecutive season observing migrating raptors at the Manzano Mountains HawkWatch! It’s been a great start thus far, aside from some wet weather. Some early season highlights include several immature Golden Eagles, an immature Northern Goshawk, a flurry of Ospreys, and some spectacular
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