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Hawk Watch!

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Hawk Mountain and Cape May
(The Virtual Hawk Watch)

Take a virtual trip to two of the most popular hawk watching locations: Hawk Mountain Sanctuary in Kempton, Pennsylvania and Cape May State Park in Cape May, New Jersey. View birds and the landscape from Hawk Mountain's North Lookout or the Cape May Hawk Watch Platform. Try to identify the birds you see.

There are 31 sightings of 15 species of hawks (diurnal raptors) to identify. In addition there are 10 other non-raptors to identify.

Personal Account:
Look Up, But Look Out - It's Contagious!
By Steve Anderson

Every year around Labor Day Steve and many like him start to feel the symptoms of this annual affliction. Find out what it is and how it's treated.

Hawks in Flight Photo Gallery by Brian K. Wheeler

View a collection of 25 high quality images of hawks in flight by Brian K. Wheeler ( Co-author, illustrator, and photographer of A Photographic Guide to North American Raptors and Peterson Field Guides®: Hawks ).

Hawks in Flight Photo Gallery by Arthur Morris

View a collection of 19 high quality images of hawks in flight by Arthur Morris, one of North America's premier bird photographers.

Hawk Watcher's Bookshelf

Here's a listing of books you might consider purchasing if you are interested in identifying hawks.

Hawk Watch - A Video Guide to Eastern Raptors
Review by Susan Fogleman

A review by veteran hawkwatcher, Susan Fogleman, of this recently released videotape.

Hot Links: Hawks and Hawk Watching

There are a number of online resources you can take advantage of if you are interested in hawks. Here's a list of some of the better ones.

Online Weather Resources

Knowing the weather can help in predicting when you're likely to see larger numbers of migrating hawks. Here's a selection of resources to help you become an online meteorologist.

Finding a Hawk Watch

Established hawk watches have a lot to offer. Here's a list of some of the more popular ones.

Of Particular Interest on Other Web Sites:

Monarch Monitoring Project
(Hosted by Nature History Services)

Hawks aren't the only thing monitored during their migrations. Read about the creation and efforts of the Monarch Monitoring Project on this page by one of its creators, Dick Walton, of "Birding by Ear" fame. You'll also find up-to-date census data from the Cape May Point Road Census.

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