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Hawk Mountain Sanctuary's beautiful mountains are home to some of the largest birds in the world. Join us in learning about each role these predators have throughout the world and stay up-to-date on our conservation and education efforts.

Yes, we are OPEN!

As long as Berks County stays in the yellow or green phase, our trails are OPEN. Our Visitor Center will remain closed until further notice. Please visit the link below for details on admission and current procedures.

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Visitors hawk watching from South Lookout in the fall.

Experience Nature Year Round

There's plenty to do, see, and learn at Hawk Mountain Sanctuary! And your visit supports science, training, and education programs on the Mountain and across the globe.

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Learn about birds of prey, migration, nature on the Mountain, and more with our year-long schedule of workshops, lectures, talks, and walks, as well as regularly-scheduled weekend programs during spring and autumn. We hope to see you on the Mountain!

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8+Miles of Trails
155Avian Species to See
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News from the Mountain

Visitors

Hawk Mountain Hosts Member Appreciation Exclusive Sale

Hawk Mountain will host a Members Exclusive Sale on Thursday, September 24 and Friday, September 25

Visitors

Go Native with the 2020 Fall Native Plant Sale

Hawk Mountain encourages all to go native with their home gardens with its annual Fall Native Plant Sale on Saturday, September 12.

Special Projects

The Veracruz River of Raptors Success Story

Not only is Hawk Mountain connected to Veracruz through the raptors that migrate each fall, but it is also connected through a rich raptor conservation success story that began in the 1980s and ha...

Science

Victory for the Migratory Bird Treaty Act

A statement regarding the recent federal court ruling striking down a reinterpretation of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act.

Visitors

Fly into Fall with the Annual Migration Kick-Off

Hawk Mountain will kick off the 2020 Autumn Migration season with the annual Off to a Flying Start kick-off event.

Science

Butterfly Survey 2020 Summary

On July 11, Hawk Mountain Science staff participated in the annual North American Butterfly Association summer count.

Education

Keeping the Local and Global Community connected through Virtual Programming

In the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, Hawk Mountain educators swiftly created a Virtual Programming schedule that has engaged supporters and interested learners from around the world.

Science

Spring 2020 Migration Count Overview

A brief overview of the Spring 2020 Migration Count.

General

Spotted Lanternflies Have Returned

As you safely prepare for some of your favorite summertime activities, be sure to keep an eye out for this invasive insect.

Visitors

Welcoming Visitors as Trails Reopened on June 5

Hawk Mountain Sanctuary has reopened trails with new safety protocols in place. The Visitor Center remains closed at this time.

Giving

Support Hawk Mountain during the 2020 Virtual Benefit for the Birds

Hawk Mountain's annual fundraiser, the Benefit for the Birds Gala has been transformed into a month-long, online-only silent auction with a live-streamed event.

Giving

Giving Tuesday NOW is Today, May 5

#GivingTuesdayNow is a new global day of generosity and unity, a day to come together and give back in response to the unprecedented need caused by COVID-19. Your support can help us to protect the...

Science

A Network of Songbird Surveys

As we approach the time of year that songbirds have returned to nest at their favorite breeding grounds, David Barber looks back on Hawk Mountain’s data from last year’s breeding bird count field r...

General

When Duty Calls

An update from the President regarding Hawk Mountain's continued closure. All trails and facilities remain closed until further guidance from the state and local government.

Special Projects

Help the Climate and the Mountain

Through a company called Cool Effect, individuals can retire carbon credits and support forest conservation on the Mountain.

Science

Climbing to Vulture Conservation in Armenia

Former Conservation Science Trainee Karen Aghababyan has been involved in kickstarting several influential programs in Armenia dedicated to conservation research and education.

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An Update for our Supporters

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Hawk Mountain CLOSED until Further Notice

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An Update Regarding COVID-19

Education

Hawk Mountain Names New Director of Education

Hawk Mountain has selected Jamie Dawson as the new Director of Education.

Science

Studying Kestrels Year-round

For nearly 30 years now, Hawk Mountain researchers and volunteers have been studying kestrels around Cape Coral, Florida, an important wintering ground for the American kestrel.

Science

New Paper Published: Widespread Harrier Population Cycle Discovered

Scientists from four hawk-watch sites, including our very own Director of Conservation Science Dr. Laurie Goodrich, have recently published an article titled "Northern Harriers Have a Geographicall...

Visitors

Hawk Mountain Announces 2020 Discovery Institute Series

Hawk Mountain has launched a new Discovery Institute Series—a set of events designed for adults and interested learners who are looking for an immersive educational experience.

Education

How One Owl Could Change the Way a New Generation Views Raptors

The addition of a live, feathered ambassador in educational programs helps make our message vivid for all ages, but especially young students. Hawk Mountain has worked to expand our reach to local ...

Science

Hawk Mountain is Speaking Up for the American Kestrel

In response to previous observations and thanks to a generous jump-start grant from a family foundation, Hawk Mountain is launching new regional research to pinpoint the cause for kestrel populatio...

Visitors

Hawk Mountain announces 2020 Winter Artisan Series

This is the Sanctuary’s first year hosting a winter artisan workshop series, and it is proudly presented in collaboration with The Arts Barn.

Science

Changing Chickadees

Dr. Robert Curry, a professor of biology at Villanova University, is studying black-capped, Carolina, and hybrid chickadees while completing a research semester that has included time at Hawk Mount...

Science

Autumn 2019 Leadership Trainee: Circumpolar Ecology with Olga Kulikova

Kolguyev Island is a Russian Island located in the south-eastern Barents Sea. It is also an arctic field station, where Olga conducted research on arctic species for five years and regularly filled...

General

Autumn 2019 Trainee Projects

Before we said goodbye to our fall 2019 conservation science and education trainee class, they presented their individual projects that they worked on this season Each trainee shared a background, ...

Science

An improved definition for raptors, and a new species joins the flock!

Hawk Mountain scientist Jean-Francois Therrien has collaborated with The Peregrine fund on a recently published peer reviewed paper titled “Commentary: Defining Raptors and Birds of Prey”. The pape...

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