In this FINALE episode of Season 2, we hear from Sean Grace, HMS President, Laurie Goodrich, HMS Director of Conservation, and Ernesto Ruelas Inzunza, HMS Board Member and Founder of the Veracruz River of Raptors, as they discuss the hopes and future plans for the collaborative effort of protecting the migratory corridors that run throughout the Western Hemisphere.  THANK YOU for all of your support this season! 

In this penultimate episode, Chad Witko, National Audubon Society Outreach Biologist, explains the new and exciting Migratory Bird Initiative, which is gathering migratory data of birds from researchers across the Western Hemisphere to visualize current populations and identify priorities for avian conservation.  Learn more about the Migratory Bird Initiative: https://www.audubon.org/conservation/migratory-bird-initiative

In this episode, HMS Trainee alumna Esther Vallejo and HMS Board Member Ana Maria Castaño discuss their raptor conservation initiatives in Colombia, including a brand new raptor monitoring and education site in Ibagué, Tolima. Donate to the GoFundMe for Raptor Conservation in Colombia: https://www.gofundme.com/f/q5ztjr-conservation-of-migratory-raptors-in-colombia

In this episode, Rosabel Miro, Panama Audubon Executive Director, and Chelina Batista, ADOPTA Bosque Director of Sciences, discuss the amazing raptor migration that takes place over Panama and their inspiring and expansive raptor monitoring efforts. 

HMS Senior Scientist Dr. JF Therrien and Founder and Co-Director pf the Kèköldi Hawkwatch Pablo Porras discuss the founding and recent revival of the Kèköldi Hawkwatch in Costa Rica, which is the second largest concentration of migratory raptors in the world. 

Last week we learned about raptor conservation and ecology in the Caribbean Islands, and this week we fly west to hear from Freddy Rodríguez Santana as he discusses raptor conservation efforts in Cuba.  Learn about the Caribbean Biological Corridor (CBC) initiative: http://cbcbio.org

This week we travel to the Caribbean Islands! In this episode Hawk Mountain trainee alumnus Julio Gallardo discusses the ecology and conservation of raptors in Puerto Rico and the surrounding islands. Learn more about the Puerto Rican Sharp-shinned Hawk Research Project: https://www.peregrinefund.org/projects/puerto-rican-sharp-shinned-hawk

Jamie Dawson, Directora de Educación de Hawk Mountain y Yumei Cabrera, Especialista en Educación Ambiental de Pronatura Veracruz, discuten los colaboraciones, retos, y la importancia de educación sobre conservación de rapaces en Pennsylvania y México. In this ALL SPANISH episode, HMS Director of Education Jamie Dawson & Pronatura Veracruz Environmental Education Specialist Yumei Cabrera discuss the importance of raptor conservation education both in PA and in Mexico.

Last week we learned about the founding of the Veracruz River of Raptors, and this week we hear from Elisa Peresbarbosa Rojas, Pronatura Veracruz Executive Director, and Kashmir Wolf, Pronatura Veracruz Monitoring Coordinator, about the count site’s current education and conservation outreach efforts. Learn more about the Pronatura Veracruz River of Raptors: https://veracruzrioderapaces.org/ 

Hawk Mountain Director of Conservation Science Dr. Laurie Goodrich, Hawk Watch International Founder Steve Hoffman, and Pronatura Veracruz Founder Dr. Ernesto Inzunza Ruelas discuss the beginning of the impressive and vital Veracruz River of Raptors count site, founded 30 years ago this fall! Learn more about the River of Raptors: https://pronaturaveracruz.org/vrr/proy_historia.php

In this episode we head over to the west coast with Mike Kochert and Chris Vennum, as they discuss Swainson’s hawk monitoring and conservation with Tracking Talons project. To support and learn more about this research, visit http://swainson.org If you would like to support the MOTUS tower project at Veracruz, visit www.pronaturaveracruz.org/contribuye.php 

Hawk Mountain Senior Research Biologist David Barber and Coastal Raptors founder and Executive Director Dr. Dan Varland discuss the ongoing research and monitoring of vultures living and migrating within western North America.  Visit hawkmountain.org/conservation-science/active-research/raptor-conservation-studies/new-world-vultures or https://coastalraptors.com/Research/TurkeyVultureTracking.aspx to learn more about this vulture research. 

Hawk Mountain Director of Conservation Science Dr. Laurie Goodrich and Research Biologist Rebecca McCabe discuss their ongoing work monitoring and tracking broad-winged hawks, long-distance migrants that migrate through northeast US all the way down through Central America and into South America. They aim to better understand the species "migration connectivity" in order to properly conserve their populations along this massive flyway. 

Welcome back to Season 2 of The Hawk's Call! In this season debut episode, Hawk Mountain President Sean Grace and Director of Conservation Science Dr. Laurie Goodrich discussed the importance of the migration routes that run from North America, funneling through Central America to several countries in South America. Hear about how Hawk Mountain is working to export the hawk count model and support researchers and count sites along these flyways.

Hawk Mountain Sanctuary's podcast The Hawk's Call is back for another season! This season, titled Conserve the Corridor, will feature more discussions and interviews with scientists and educators working to conserve raptors along the Western Hemispheric migration flyways. 

In this episode of The Hawk's Call Podcast, hear directly from our own Dr. Laurie Goodrich, Director of Conservation Science at Hawk Mountain, and Dr. David Oleyar, Director of Long-term Monitoring and Community Science at Hawk Watch International, as they discuss updates around the Raptor Population Index Project, an international network of raptor monitoring data. 

In this episode of The Hawk's Call Podcast, hear directly from current collaborators Dr. Lindy Thompson and Danielle do Toit as they discuss their work researching and educating about several vulture species throughout Africa. Their work includes wing tagging, creation of "Vulture Safe Zones," and educational outreach with regional landowners.

In this episode of The Hawk's Call Podcast, hear directly from former HMS Director of Conservation Science Dr. Keith Bildstein, an expert and leader in global vulture conservation and research. He discusses his experiences and the bright future of vulture conservation. Stay tuned for a new book by Keith coming in the next year!

In this episode of The Hawk's Call Podcast, hear directly from former trainee and current graduate student Teja Curk and HMS Senior Scientist Dr. JF Therrien as they discuss their ongoing conservation research of raptors and their relationship with climate change in the Arctic Circle. They recently published their updated findings in the scientific journal Nature.

Hear directly from former trainee Aslan Bolkvadze, as he discusses his involvement with the Batumi Raptor Count in Georgia. Aslan has assisted with the impressive raptor count, but he currently works specifically with conservation education efforts in the region.  Visit www.hawkmountain.org to learn more about our science, education, and stewardship, or plan a visit! If you would like to sponsor a future episode, please reach out to [email protected]. Thank you for listening!

Hear directly from former trainee and long-time collaborator Alfonso Godino, as he discusses his impressive and successful raptor conservation research initiatives in the Iberian Peninsula, including species such as the cinereous vultures, Rüppell's vultures, and bearded vultures.  Thank you to this episode's sponsor: The Brickhouse Grill! Check them out at www.bhgrill.com.  Visit www.hawkmountain.org to learn more about our science, education, and stewardship, or plan a visit!

In this episode of The Hawk's Call Podcast, hear directly from collaborator Katie Harrington, as she discusses her work studying the charismatic striated caracara—also known as Johnny Rooks by the locals—in the Falkland Islands.  Visit www.hawkmountain.org to learn more about our science, education, and stewardship, or plan a visit! If you would like to sponsor a future podcast episode, please reach out to [email protected]. Thank you for listening!

In this episode of The Hawk's Call Podcast, hear directly from Hawk Mountain's Dr. JF Therrien and collaborator and expert Dr. David Bird, as they discuss the intricacies of the expanding American kestrel research unifying researchers and scientists of different expertise to better understand the decline of this species. 

Get to know Hawk Mountain as we discuss some of our outstanding accomplishments over the last 3 years with President Sean Grace. Learn about why we started a podcast and how our organization is linked to some of our future guests through global raptor conservation science and education. Visit hawkmountain.org to learn more about our science, education, and stewardship, or plan a visit! If you would like to sponsor a future podcast episode, please reach out to [email protected]. Thanks...