Philly.com: Annual hawk migration draws birders to Cape May Point State Park and Pennsylvania's Hawk Mountain
At Cape May Point State Park, birders followed hawks in the distance Wednesday, the first day of the annual hawk watch.
The N.J. spot was No. 1 among readers of Birder's World magazine. The No. 2 pick? Hawk Mountain in Pa.
Photo credit: Ron Tarver
The N.J. spot was No. 1 among readers of Birder's World magazine. The No. 2 pick? Hawk Mountain in Pa.
Photo credit: Ron Tarver
Not long after 6:30 a.m. Wednesday, when the air was still cool and the sun was just a glow on the horizon, Melissa Roach and Pete Dunne saw it through their binoculars, riding in low over the cedars: an American kestrel, also known as a sparrow hawk. They watched it for a while, then looked at each other and smiled. "Another year begins," Dunne said.
It was the first day of the annual hawk watch at the best place in North America to see the fall migration: Cape May Point State Park. That's the assessment of more than 2,000 readers of Birder's World, one of the nation's top birding magazines.
Posted by WILDNEWJERSEY at 9/6/2010 10:00 AM 
Categories: Birds
Tags: sparrow hark american kestrel birders migration cape may point state park pennsylvania hawk mountain cape may
Categories: Birds
Tags: sparrow hark american kestrel birders migration cape may point state park pennsylvania hawk mountain cape may
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