Today, March 10th marks the start of the 2022 spring migration count at the Gunsight Mountain HawkWatch in Alaska! A partnership between HWI and the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, the Gunsight Mountain HawkWatch season runs through May 15th and is the northernmost count site in North America. This valley migration site is best […]
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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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