The NorthEast Hawk Watch (NEHW) is holding a Hawk Migration Conference on April 2. http://www.battaly.com/nehw/conference/
Talks will include some fascinating topics, including Accipiter ecology, Raptor Breeding Trends in Massachusetts, the decline of the Kestrel, and the secret to keeping a hawk watch running for 53 years! That is New York's own Mount Peter Hawk Watch! And there are more. See the list below. The conference day will be topped off with a Live Birds of Prey program for some wonderful close-up looks. If you have been to a hawk watch and helped count our migrants, this is a day you should not miss. If you have never been to a hawk watch but would like to learn about the ecology of our magnificent raptors, please join us. We look forward to hearing your stories, and sharing ours. For specific information, see the links and program summary below, or contact me at mer...@pipeline.com Also, check out our Birding near Holyoke page to select a place to bird on your way to or from the conference. Looking forward to seeing you at the conference! Trudy NEHW April 2 Conference: http://www.battaly.com/nehw/conference/ Abstracts: http://www.battaly.com/nehw/conference/Abstracts2011.pdf Birding near Holyoke: http://www.battaly.com/nehw/conference/birding/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NorthEast Hawk Migration Conference Saturday April 2, 2011 The Northeast Hawk Watch will hold its 9th Northeast Hawk Migration Conference in Holyoke, Mass. on Saturday April 2, 2011. Anyone with an interest in hawks is encouraged to attend. The program includes presentations on · The Decline of the American Kestrel in the Northeast by Larry Fischer · The Nesting American Kestrels of Manhattan Island by Robert DeCandido · Stopover Ecology of Migrating Sharp-shinned and Coopers Hawks in the Central Appalachians by Laurie Goodrich · Raptor Breeding Trends in Massachusetts 1979-2010: Preliminary Results from the 2nd Breeding Bird Atlas by Paul Roberts · The Hazards of Hawk Watching by Susan Fogleman · Mt. Peter: The Longest Running, All-Volunteer Fall Hawk Watch In The Country by Judith Cinquina · Scenes from the BP Oil Disaster by Shawn Carey · A live birds-of-prey program by Wingmasters, Julie Anne Collier & Jim Parks& And More The conference will be held at Holyoke Community College in Holyoke, MA from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. For complete information on the conference, including registration, information on the speakers, directions, accommodations, and more, visit www.battaly.com/nehw/conference The first forty registrants will receive a free one-page hawk calendar at the conference! Gertrude (Trudy) Battaly mer...@pipeline.com, www.battaly.com , www.birdsongid.com Saw-whets: http://www.battaly.com/banding/ Hook Mountain: http://www.battaly.com/hook/ Fire Island Hawk Watch: http://www.battaly.com/fire/ NEHW: http://www.battaly.com/nehw/ -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
