In the Field

Flying Insect Sampling at the Acopian Center

Posted on August 19, 2024 in In the Field by Alexandra Hagans

Hawk Mountain has begun participating in the Malaise Trap Project, a collaborative monitoring effort by the North American Insect Abundance Network dedicated to tracking flying insect abundance across Canada and the US.

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Community Outreach for Vultures

Posted on April 27, 2023 in In the Field by Rebekah Smith

Hawk Mountain reaches agricultural communities to share strategies to better co-exist with growing black vulture populations.

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Expanding the American Kestrel Project: Collaboration Across the Northeast

Posted on April 07, 2023 in In the Field by Hawk Mountain

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Spectacular Spring Migration in Costa Rica

Posted on April 03, 2023 in In the Field by JF Therrien, Director of Graduate Studies

Dr. JF Therrien describes the flight on his latest trip to Costa Rica. You can join him to see the mega-migration in Kekoldi during an Eco Tour scheduled for March 2024.

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The Great Challenge of Diversity and Inclusion in Global Conservation

Posted on March 29, 2023 in In the Field by Ernesto Ruelas Inzunza, Hawk Mountain Board Member

HMS Board Member and long-time collaborator of the Sanctuary Ernesto Ruelas shares why diversity and inclusion are vital to fostering global raptor conservation progress.

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Visiting Harris the Broadwing at His Winter Home in Colombia

Posted on March 08, 2023 in In the Field by Ana Maria Castaño Rivas, Hawk Mountain Board Member

Ana Castaño tapped into her Colombian community to track down information about the habitats that one of Hawk Mountain's tracked broadwings, Harris, repeatedly chooses for his wintering home.

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Nesting Neighbors

Posted on December 01, 2022 in In the Field by Laura Berry, Science Communications Intern

Science Communications Intern Laura Berry reminisces on the day she quite literally brought her work home—when researchers David Barber and Bracken Brown came to tag the black vulture nestlings in her family's barn.

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Getting Hooked on an Amazing Buteo

Posted on October 13, 2022 in In the Field by Cheryl Faust, HMS Volunteer

Long-time HMS volunteer Cheryl Faust shares her experiences from this past spring and summer, joining in the search for local broad-winged hawk nests for the first time.

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Acoustic Study of Broad-winged Hawks

Posted on September 06, 2022 in In the Field by Natia Javakhishvili, MS student and HMS Research Associate

Research Associate Natia Javakhishvili shares her recent work observing, collecting, and studying the calls of broad-winged hawks.

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The Mystery of the “Weeping Eagle”: An Endangered Raptor that Faces an Uncertain Future

Posted on May 03, 2022 in In the Field by Diego Gallego Garcia, 2022 Spring Conservation Science Trainee

Current trainee Diego Gallego García shares his recent work with the Chaco Eagle Project, working to conserve this endangered species in Argentina.

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Monitoring Raptors and Other Wildlife in Ecuador

Posted on April 19, 2022 in In the Field by Patrick Maurice, Autumn 2021 Conservation Science Trainee

Autumn 2021 Conservation Trainee Patrick Maurice shares an update on the monitoring work he has been doing at the Maquipucuna Reserve in Pichincha, Ecuador.

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Meeting with the Vulture Committees

Posted on November 11, 2021 in In the Field by Bracken Brown, HMS Biologist-Naturalist

HMS biologist Bracken Brown shares an update on the recently completed vulture road surveys and their important role in understanding regional vulture populations.

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Won Over by Black Vultures

Posted on October 22, 2021 in In the Field by Caroline Fegley

Former trainee Caroline Fegley shares her first experience observing and working with local black vultures.

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The Broad-winged Hawk Project Expands its Wings to Connecticut

Posted on September 07, 2021 in In the Field by Larry Fischer

Collaborator Larry Fischer recounts his experience this past spring trapping and tracking broad-winged hawks in Connecticut with HMS biologists.

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Cinereous Vulture Conservation in Portugal

Posted on September 05, 2021 in In the Field by Alfonso Godino

Trainee Alumni and current collaborator Alfonso Godino recounts another successful summer of tagging and tracking cinereous vultures in Portugal.

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The Expanding Broad-winged Hawk Project

Posted on August 16, 2021 in In the Field by Phil Brown, Harris Center for Conservation Education

Phil Brown from the Harris Center for Conservation Education shared the recent success of our recent collaboration studying broad-winged hawks in New Hampshire.

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Women in Conservation: Hawk Mountain Trainee Alumnae

Posted on April 21, 2021 in In the Field by Rebekah Smith, Science-Education Outreach Coordinator

Although gender equity is still a work in progress in STEM fields such as raptor conservation, Hawk Mountain continues to support women in conservation by hosting a majority of female trainees since the start of the traineeship program. In this blog, hear from several former female trainees about their journeys in conservation.

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A Girl in Conservation

Posted on March 17, 2021 in In the Field by Anisha Pokharel, 2016 Conservation Science Trainee

Former conservation science trainee Anisha Pokharel shares her experience being an up and coming female conservationist.

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When Raptors Roam Underground

Posted on November 16, 2020 in In the Field by Zoe Bonerbo, Former Conservation Education and Science Trainee

Former Conservation Trainee Zoe Bonerbo recounts her recent work observing and studying populations of burrowing owls in Florida.

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A Canadian Collaboration: Part 2

Posted on July 10, 2020 in In the Field by R. McCabe, C. England, M. Wilson

A new broadwing tagging and tracking collaboration finds success in Ontario, Canada. Part 1 is Where Broadwings Roam.

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Where the Broadwings Roam

Posted on June 29, 2020 in In the Field by M.Wilson, C.England, R.McCabe

A new broadwing tagging collaboration helps expand research and conservation efforts throughout North America.

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Mountain to Sea: 10 Year Anniversary

Posted on June 05, 2020 in In the Field by Mary Linkevich, Director of Development

Ten years ago, several HMS employees decided to take on an adventurous journey, proving the connectivity of people and places within a watershed, and how one's actions here can affect people and places more than 250 miles from home.

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How Being an Environmental Educator Made Me a Better Scientist

Posted on March 17, 2020 in In the Field by Shannon Lambert, Spring 2019 Education Trainee

Shannon's training in environmental education at Hawk Mountain taught her the importance of public outreach and advanced critical thinking when it comes to developing research projects and working in the field, especially now as she pursues a master's degree.

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How Hawk Mountain Helped Bring Vulture Awareness to The Gambia

Posted on January 27, 2020 in In the Field by Momodou Lamin Dibba, Spring 2019 Conservation Science Trainee

Read about how Spring 2019 Trainee Alumni Momodou Dibba has been inspired by Hawk Mountain to continue to bring vulture positivity to The Gambia through research and education in our newly posted blog. Momodou will be continuing his hooded vulture research this year and hopes to collect information about their population in The Gambia by surveying local slaughterhouses.

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SOAR to Greater Heights

Posted on December 13, 2019 in In the Field by Merlyn Nkomo, former conservation science trainee

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Thermal Scouting

Posted on November 27, 2019 in In the Field by Bracken Brown, Hawk Mountain Biologist-Naturalist

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Surviving the Winter with the World’s Southernmost Bird of Prey

Posted on November 14, 2019 in In the Field by Katie Harrington, Hawk Mountain Research Associate & Former Conservation Science Trainee

Katie Harrington Hawk Mountain Research Associate & former trainee in which she recalls her recent field study trip to observe Falkland Islands' Johnny Rooks a.k.a. striated caracaras and their winter vs. summer feeding behaviors.

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Batumi Crossroads

Posted on October 30, 2019 in In the Field by Dr. JF Therrien, Senior Scientist

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The Broad-winged Hawks of Mountaineer Village

Posted on October 23, 2019 in In the Field by Holly Hartshorne, Volunteer

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Temporary Tattoos for Long-term Conservation

Posted on October 10, 2019 in In the Field by Jillian Hojsak, Summer 2018 Conservation Science Trainee

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Inside the Arctic Blind

Posted on September 17, 2019 in In the Field by Rebecca McCabe, PhD Candidate McGill University, Hawk Mountain Graduate Student

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The Burrow Master

Posted on July 31, 2019 in In the Field by Zoey Greenberg, Science-Education Outreach Coordinator Hawk Mountain Sanctuary

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Power Lines Remain a Threat for the Endangered Cinereous Vulture

Posted on May 16, 2019 in In the Field by Alfonso Godino, Research Associate

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Trailblazing for Armenian Raptors

Posted on May 09, 2019 in In the Field by Levon Harutyunyan, former conservation science trainee Hawk Mountain Sanctuary

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Environmental Literacy: A Continuum

Posted on April 24, 2019 in In the Field by Zoey Greenberg, Science Outreach Leadership Trainee

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The Mystery of Pennsylvania's Lesser Black-backed Gulls

Posted on March 06, 2019 in In the Field by David Barber, Research Biologist

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Land of the Sky Clowns

Posted on February 22, 2019 in In the Field by Zoey Greenberg, Science Outreach Leadership Trainee

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Please Pass the Machete: The Quest for the Harpy Eagle

Posted on February 04, 2019 in In the Field by Jamie Dawson, Educator

They were a venturing on this mysterious Central American journey and forever bound in fellowship forged by the quest for the elusive harpy eagle.

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Thar She Soars!

Posted on January 24, 2019 in In the Field by Zoey Greenberg, Science Outreach Leadership Trainee

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Soaring to Panama

Posted on January 14, 2019 in In the Field by Dr. Laurie Goodrich, Director of Long-term Monitoring

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Irruptions and Innovation

Posted on December 21, 2018 in In the Field by Zoey Greenberg, Science Outreach Coordinator

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Trainee to International Conservation Pioneer

Posted on December 14, 2018 in In the Field by Alfonso Godino, Research Associate

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Across the Pond with Raptor Care Rockstar

Posted on December 05, 2018 in In the Field by Rachel Iola Taras, Educator

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Informally Influential

Posted on November 14, 2018 in In the Field by Zoey Greenberg, Science Outreach Coordinator

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Tips for Conference Confidence

Posted on November 09, 2018 in In the Field by Zoe Bonerbo, Summer 2018 Education Intern

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Partnership of Promise

Posted on November 01, 2018 in In the Field by Zoey Greenberg, Science Outreach Coordinator

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The Challenge in the Joy of Learning: Batumi 2018

Posted on October 31, 2018 in In the Field by Paulina Camarena, 2016 Conservation Science Trainee

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Batumi: The Final Frontier for Raptor Conservation

Posted on October 04, 2018 in In the Field by Sean Grace, President

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The Circumference of Home

Posted on August 08, 2018 in In the Field by Maren Cole, Conservation Corps Member

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Searching for Two Secretive Forest-Raptors

Posted on July 05, 2018 in In the Field by Lauren Sarnese, Goshawk and Broadwing Project Field Assistant 2018

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Monitoring Migration in Eilat, Israel

Posted on June 20, 2018 in In the Field by Ana De Osma Vargas-Machuca, Autumn 2016 Conservation Science Trainee

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Cape Coral Kestrels

Posted on April 25, 2018 in In the Field by Kirsten Fuller, Spring 2018 Conservation Science Trainee

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Springtime in Montana

Posted on April 11, 2018 in In the Field by Dr. Jean-Francois Therrien, Senior Research Biologist

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Percy the Victorious Vulture: A Hit in Zimbabwe

Posted on January 24, 2018 in In the Field by Merlyn Nomusa Nkomo, Former Conservation Science Trainee

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On the Vulture Chronicles: Vulture Detectives Pt 2

Posted on January 10, 2018 in In the Field by Adehl Schwaderer, former Conservation Science Trainee

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On the Vulture Chronicles: Vulture Detectives Pt 1

Posted on January 03, 2018 in In the Field by Zoey Greenberg, former Conservation Science Trainee

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Going the Distance, Pt. 2

Posted on November 16, 2017 in In the Field by Adam Carter, Educator

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Culture in Conservation

Posted on November 08, 2017 in In the Field by Merlyn Nomusa Nkomo, Former Conservation Science Trainee

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Hawk Mountain's Educational Research

Posted on October 25, 2017 in In the Field by Kirsten Fuller, former education intern

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One-Health on the Horizon

Posted on October 11, 2017 in In the Field by Rebekah Smith, Former Education Intern

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Soaring Opportunities

Posted on August 17, 2017 in In the Field by Kirsten Fuller, former education intern

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Research Serendipity

Posted on August 04, 2017 in In the Field by JF Therrien, Senior Research Biologist

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Cyprus: An Island of Birds

Posted on July 12, 2017 in In the Field by ebekah Smith, Education Intern

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Raptor Reflection from Across the Pond

Posted on June 25, 2017 in In the Field by Zoey Greenberg, Former Education Intern

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Keep Farmland Raptors Soaring

Posted on May 31, 2017 in In the Field by Katie Andrews, PA Farmland Raptors Volunteer

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A Day in the Field Searching for Goshawks

Posted on May 25, 2017 in In the Field by Rebecca McCabe, Graduate Student, & Zach Bordner, Broadwing Field Assistant

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In Quest of the "Blue Hawk" on Hawk Mountain

Posted on April 19, 2017 in In the Field by Dr. Laurie Goodrich, Director of Long-Term Monitoring

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Out in the Field

Posted on April 10, 2017 in In the Field by Katie Harrington, Research Associate and Former Conservation Science Trainee

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Turkey Vulture Life Histories Revealed

Posted on March 13, 2017 in In the Field by Wouter Vansteelant, Visiting Scientist

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On the Vulture Chronicles: Finicky Feeders

Posted on December 19, 2016 in In the Field by Keith L. Bildstein, Ph.D., Sarkis Acopian Director of Conservation Science

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Over the Coast and Far Away | Tracking Peregrine Falcons

Posted on November 14, 2016 in In the Field by Hawk Mountain

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On the Vulture Chronicles: Senegal's "Hoodies"

Posted on November 14, 2016 in In the Field by Keith L. Bildstein, Ph.D., Sarkis Acopian Director of Conservation Science

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On the Vulture Chronicles: Goodbye Homebody

Posted on November 14, 2016 in In the Field by Keith L. Bildstein, Ph.D., Sarkis Acopian Director of Conservation Science

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