Elizabeth “Iza” Schwartz (they/them) was raised in the heart of Chicago, Iza was a true city kid, spending most of their time on pavement and occasionally venturing outdoors for what they call “comfy camping” in Midwestern campgrounds. That all changed after taking an ecology course at Prescott College in Arizona. After a transformative experience with […]
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Our community has lost a great friend and mentor, Jerry Liguori. There are no words to express how much he will be missed. “I will admit the first time I met Jerry, I was a bit starstruck. In the world of hawk watching, he might be one of the (if not the) most beloved and
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This year has been big for HWI, in fact, it was our 35th Anniversary as an organization! Anniversaries are a great time to look back at the work we’ve accomplished, and also to look forward to what we want the next 35 years to look like. If you attended our first-ever virtual gala, HawkWatching from
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And just like that, we are two-thirds of the way into the 2021 fall hawk watching season. This year marks our 35th anniversary of migration monitoring as HawkWatch International, and this season undoubtedly feels special. Our crews continue to diligently keep their eyes to the skies, counting each and every migrating raptor they spot, all
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Do all Red-tailed Hawks show dark patagials? Well, yes, but… Dark patagials (or “patagial bars”) is a well-known ID trait for light-morph Red-tailed Hawks, but some show very faint patagials, appearing as if they lack dark “bars” altogether. This is more common with juvenile Red-tails than adults, and with Eastern Red-tails rather than Western. Interestingly,
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