Hawk Migration

Hello there fellas :D!:

Well as promised, today we are talking about the migration and ability of hawks to adapt to other environments. First of all I would like to mention that there is an official organization that protects the migration of these beautiful raptors called “Hawk Migration Association of North America (HMANA) which is a “membership-based organization committed to the conservation of raptors through the scientific study, enjoyment and appreciation of raptor migration.” (hmna.org)

Usually, each fall hundreds of hawks and eagles migrate in order to breed across the ground of North America to South America. Migrating hawks follow a certain route so they can meet or attract its couple and finally reproduce. However they do not like to cross large bodies of water where there are no updrafts, for this reason, some geographical locations became the concentration spot that are a good attraction to the visiting tourists for them to observe the migrating hawks.

This method is effectively used in order to count the number of a specie, this is useful mainly to know if there exists the risk of extinction since this method keep track of how many hawks of a certain specie arrives and reproduces successfully. “One of the more scenic places to what migrating raptors is the Hawk Mountain Sanctuary, located in east central Pennsylvania”(wbu.com)

Well that’s all for today and be prepared for the next week, because we are focusing mainly on how they adapt more than how they reproduce, also taking the concern of the extinction risk of that beautiful yet gorgeous specie. See you later :D!

BIBLIOGRAPHY:

W.H.M. "Fall Hawk Migration." Wild Birds Unlimited | Bird Food, Bird Seed, Bird Feeder, Birdhouse, Bird Bath, Hummingbirds. World Hawk Migration, 14 Feb. 2009. Web. 23 Oct. 2011. <http://www.wbu.com/chipperwoods/photos/hawkmig.htm>.

HMNA. "Hawk Migration." Hawk Migration Association of North America. Hawk Migration Association of North America, 2010. Web. 23 Oct. 2011. <http://www.hmana.org/>.