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Broad-winged Hawks are one of the most abundant northbound migrants at Swainson’s Hawk Bird Observatory, often with over 100,000 (and sometimes many more) being counted on their way north every spring. One cannot rule as The Greatest Birder In The World on his own. Sure, if you were to kidnap me, blindfold and drug me, [...]

On October 15-16th, 2011 Nikon Birding teamed up with Hawk Mountain and Cabela’s to host a blow-out weekend focusing on raptors. This weekend was meant to draw kids into the Hamburg, PA Cabela’s to experience birds in a up-close and personal kind of way. Those of you who have read my posts in the past [...]

If you have never been to Hawk Mountain, Pennsylvania during fall migration I would strongly recommend a visit. We have just returned from hosting this past weekend’s inaugural Extreme Raptor Weekend and Hawk Mountain was one of our chosen partner venues. Besides the presence of several noted birding personalities, interesting seminars and phenomenal prize give-aways, [...]

Somehow, despite having lived in Queens for over two-and-a-half years, and despite being a birder, I had never been to the one and only hawkwatch site in my fine borough.  I recently rectified that error of omission and am I ever glad I did.  In fact, my visit to Fort Tilden’s fine hawkwatch platform was [...]

Light winds out of the north-northeast. Snow flurries. High temperature of 41 degrees Fahrenheit. What better forecast could I ask for when planning to stand on a ridgetop all day long looking for a Golden Eagle, a raptor that has avoided my gaze all year? I’d also have the chance to see my long-time friend [...]

Autumn is upon us, which means that beloved birds are once again on the move. Millions of birds are flying south to their winter habitats. Every migrant responds to its own timetable and follows its own route. To spy smaller birds like warblers and waders, simply keep your eyes open as they filter stealthily through [...]

Yesterday, the Core Team met up with our friend Frank and his own growing posse for some hawkwatch excitement. We convened at the Quaker Ridge Hawk Watch at the Audubon Center in Greenwich, Connecticut. The Audubon Center in Greenwich is sensational, a wild space as well managed (and richly endowed) as one could want. As [...]

The Core Team gave Hawkwatch 2004 another try this past Saturday. Joined again by Core Team ally Frank and his lovely daughter, Lulu, we sought once more to observe the procession of fall migrants. This time, instead of the dramatic heights of Hook Mountain, we took to the gentle woodlands of Greenwich, CT. Quaker Ridge, [...]