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Resources for Learning
For more information on education resources focused on raptors, call the Education Department at 610-756-6961.
Learning About Raptors
Raptor Life History Accounts. Factsheets on 16 species of raptors.
Conservation Status Reports for 16 species of raptors.
Raptors of Hawk Mountain -- A Coloring Book. Downloadable pages.
Raptor ID Quiz
Best Times to See Raptors. Visiting information and timing of migration.
Nestboxes for American Kestrels. Instructions to build your own nextbox.
Guide to the North Lookout Trail. information corresponds with numbered posts along the trail. Great resource and activity for small groups visiting Hawk Mountain.
 Teacher Resources
Enjoying Hawk Mountain:
Teacher Guide Raptors and the Central Appalachian Forest
This extensive guide includes activities that may be incorporated into pre-visit lessons, or, as time allows, as reinforcement activities following a field trip to Hawk Mountain Sanctuary. Download all three PDFs for the complete teacher's guide:
Introduction (7 pages)
Raptors and Species Info (118 pages)
Helpful Hawks and Binocular Use (20 pages)
Forests, Ponds, Geology and History (81 pages)
The Acorn Project (37 pages)
Glossary, Appendixes, and Student Notebook (32 pages)
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