This year DOS will sponsor two Delaware hawk watches reporting to HMANA. If you have not experienced an area hawk watch, it’s a great way to see the fall raptor migration without all the crowds. Also you can monitor the migration through our DOS web site links at the research page.
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| Cape Henlopen Hawk Watch (at Cape Henlopen State Park behind the picnic pavilion) |
On the heels of a record-breaking 5471 hawks last season, expectations are high for another great fall season. The fall Cape Henlopen Hawk Watch will formally begin September 4 th and run 7 days a week through October 31 st. If you follow the regional hawk watches as they report in daily, you soon realize that just a handful of dedicated birders produce the 200+ observation hours needed each season. This level of coverage has allowed the Cape Henlopen Watch to report alongside of Cape May and Kiptopeake, particularly in Osprey numbers. So if you have an interest in the awesome spectacle of fall raptor migration, we could use your help. For more information, please contact Liz @ 1-302-856-2289. As in the past, each Sunday morning volunteers will be on hand from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. to assist new birders with raptor ID skills.
FISH IN FLIGHT: This season we will again assist Hawk Mountain in an “Osprey Fish-Carrying Behavior Study”, reporting all migrating Osprey carrying lunch. |
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| Ashland Nature Center Hawk Watch |
| With excitement we are proud to announce the startup of a new fall hawk watch at the Ashland Nature Center, co-sponsored by DOS and DNS and operated by DNS. A full-time compiler, Forest Rowland, has been hired for the season to assist in setting the groundwork toward building a strong hawk watch reporting station for years to come. This piedmont location should offer an excellent opportunity to see a more inland raptor migration, in particular sizable kettles of Broad-wing Hawks. The Ashland Nature Center hawk watch will start September 4 and run through December 1, operating Tuesday through Sunday. We should all make it a point to come out this fall and support this new Delaware hawk watch station. For more information please contact Joe @ (1-610-444-1146). |
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