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Why Hawkwatching is So Awesome

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In my experience non-birders connect with the travel, visiting beautiful places and spectacle of birding and hawkwatching often entails all three. People whoever they are (even the most experienced of hawkwatchers) love Bald Eagles – it’s just a given. Closely linked to the spectacle is the ‘quality’ of the birds.

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Best Bird of the Weekend (Second of September 2011)

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The best birds of my weekend were Seahawks, Eagles, Falcons, Cardinals, And Ravens. There was the White Ibis in New Jersey , the Caspian Tern , the Buff-bellied Sandpiper , another White Ibis , this one in New York’s Orange County, a Bald Eagle , and a host of other birds.

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ABA Birds of New York Giveaway Results!

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Not only did it fly in but it attacked a Bald Eagle! The Bald Eagle was flying upside-down with talons up trying to ward off the small white falcon! Brian Laben had a wonderful experience seeing this rarity in upstate New York (or, is that mid-state? Within 15 minutes the Gyrfalcon flew in. Or a sequel.)

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Hawks In Flight, Second edition: A Review of a New Version of a Birding Classic

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The original organization of chapters on Buteos, Accipiters, Falcons, Kites, Northern Harrier, Eagles and Vultures, and Osprey has been kept, with additional chapters on Crested Caracara, Southwestern Buteos and Kin, Florida Specialties, Regional Specialties. Yes, I saw the bird and it was incredible.)

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Collaborative List ? May 2020

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These are included as part of the summary and are maintained in the list, despite objections by some purists, to give the full, rich experience as enjoyed by your lucky, lucky beats. Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus). White-tailed Eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla). Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus). Accipiter sp.

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Pat’s Year List, it’s 2016!

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This year, visiting Niagara Falls until January 6th gave me the chance to experience a bit of both latitudes. Bald Eagle – Halieetus leucocephalus; Niagara county, 2-Jan. Collared Forest-Falcon – Micrastur semitorquatus; El Rodeo, 9-Jan. Laughing Falcon – Herpetotheres cachinnans; El Rodeo, 9-Jan.

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Queens County Bird Club 2018 Big Sit Results

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We had persevered through four years at the top of Battery Harris Platform and could bring our experience to bear on the task of trying to record as many species as possible on a single day from that single spot. Sure enough, it was just to our north harrying a…wait, that’s a Bald Eagle ! Species number 81!

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