Celebrating 75 Years of Raptor Conservation, 1934-2009.  Located in east-central Pennsylvania, Hawk Mountain Sanctuary is the world's first refuge for birds of prey. Open year-round, visitors enjoy scenic vistas, 8-miles of ridge and valley trails, a Visitor Center, Bookstore, and native plant garden, and each autumn, the chance to observe large numbers of hawks, eagle and falcons as they migrate past our lookouts. Operating as a non-profit eco-tourism site, your trail fee or membership dues help support scientific research, public education and Sanctuary maintenance. 

Hawk Mountain 75th Anniversary Celebration - Saturday, September 12, 2009. Join us in celebrating three qurters of a century of raptor conservation. Free events include live bird programs, roundtable discussions, living history demonstrations, book signings and more. The celebration will culminate with a bar-b-que dinner and speaking program by renowned birding and natural history experts:Jim Brett, Pete Dunne, Scott Weidensaul. Dinner & speaking program - $25 /person.  Click here to see the full schedule and to register for the dinner. 

Rosalie Edge biography "Hawk of Mercy" has arrived! Call the Mountain Bookstore at 610-756-6961 for pricing or to order. Learn more by clicking here.

Hawk Mountain Summerfest, July 18-19. Each autumn, Hawk Mountain offers the chance to see large numbers of soaring raptors when they migrate south. Each spring songbirds arrive and a smaller migration of northbound hawks will pass. This program is designed to give a great "Hawk Mountain Experience" to those who can only visit during summer. Various learning stations will take you through a tour of the Sanctuary while learning about its natural and cultural history.

Track migrants online: Learn more here about our Turkey Vulture migration studies, and use a Google-Earth-linked site to track with us the migration path of satellite tagged birds. click here  

Have you seen a wing-tagged vulture?

Bike Ride Benefit Photos are Posted--click here to view. 

Hawk Mountain Arts Tour & Sale was held June 6. Click here to learn more about this annual event and mark your calendar for the first Saturday in June 2010

Raptor Daycamp Deadline Fast Approaching
July 13-17 or July 27-31. Call 610-756-6961 for more detail, or click here

Get your FREE copy of the new Eastern PA Birding & Wildlife Guide, now available in the Hawk Mountain Bookstore. Click here to learn more. 

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