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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!  Visit www.hawkmountain.org to learn more about our science, education, and stewardship, or to plan a visit! Keep up to date by following our social media on Instagram and Twitter @hawk_mountain, and on Facebook at facebook.com/HawkMountainSanctuary.  If you would like to sponsor a future podcast episode, please reach out to [email protected]. Thanks for listening, and hope to "see" you next 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 Stay up to date with Audubon's social media:  Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/NationalAudubonSociety  Twitter - https://twitter.com/audubonsociety  Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/audubonsociety  Visit www.hawkmountain.org to learn more about our science, education, and stewardship, or to 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, 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. Follow the Tolima, Colombia Raptor Count on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/migracionrapacesco/ Follow the Tolima, Colombia Raptor Count on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/migracionrapacesco/ Donate to the GoFundMe for Raptor Conservation in Colombia: https://www.gofundme.com/f/q5ztjr-conservation-of-migratory-raptors-in-colombia Learn about Parque de la Conservación, where Ana is Director of Conservation: https://www.parquedelaconservacion.com/ Visit www.hawkmountain.org to learn more about our science, education, and stewardship, or to 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, 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.  Audubon Panama: http://www.audubonpanama.org Raptors from Ocean to Ocean: http://www.audubonpanama.org/aves-de-panama/aves-migratorias.html Adopt a Panamanian Forest (ADOPTA Bosque): https://adoptabosque.org/english Visit www.hawkmountain.org to learn more about our science, education, and stewardship, or to plan a visit! If you would like to sponsor a future podcast episode, please reach out to [email protected]. Thank you for listening!

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.  Learn more about the Kèköldi Hawkwatch: https://kekoldi.org Follow them on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kekoldihw Follow them on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kekoldihawkwatch Check out their current count data: https://hawkcount.org/siteinfo.php?rsite=620 Visit www.hawkmountain.org to learn more about our science, education, and stewardship, or to plan a visit! If you would like to sponsor a future podcast episode, please reach out to [email protected]. Thank you for listening!

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 Visit www.hawkmountain.org to learn more about our science, education, and stewardship, or to plan a visit! If you would like to sponsor a future podcast episode, please reach out to [email protected]. Thank you for listening!

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 Donate to the Project: https://www.peregrinefund.org/puerto-rican-sharp-shinned-hawk-crisis-fund Thank you to The Brickhouse Grill for sponsoring today’s episode! Visit https://www.bhgrill.com to check them out. Visit www.hawkmountain.org to learn more about our science, education, and stewardship, or to plan a visit! If you would like to sponsor a future podcast episode, please reach out to [email protected]. Thank you for listening!

En este capítulo Español, Jamie Dawson, Directora de Educación de Hawk Mountain y Yumei Cabrera, Especialista en Educación Ambiental de Pronatura Veracruz Rio de Rapaces, discuten los colaboraciones, retos, y la importancia de educación sobre conservación de rapaces en Pennsylvania y México. Aprende más sobre Pronatura Veracruz: https://veracruzrioderapaces.org  Síguelo Pronatura Veracruz: www.facebook.com/PronaturaVeraruz, www.twitter.com/pronatura_ver, www.instagram.com/pronatura_veracruz Visite www.hawkmountain.org para aprender más sobre nuestro departamentes de ciencia, educación, o mayordomía, o para planificar una visita. Quieres patrocinar este podcast? Envia un correo electrónico a [email protected]. ¡Gracias para escuchando!   English translation: In this ALL SPANISH episode, Hawk Mountain Director of Education Jamie Dawson and Pronatura Veracruz River of Raptors Environmental Education Specialist Yumei Cabrera discuss the collaborations, challenges, and importance of raptor conservation education both in Pennsylvania and in Mexico. Download an English translation of this episode: www.hawkmountain.org/download/?id=7166 Learn more about the Pronatura Veracruz River of Raptors: https://veracruzrioderapaces.org Follow Pronatura Veracruz: www.facebook.com/PronaturaVeraruz, www.twitter.com/pronatura_ver, www.instagram.com/pronatura_veracruz Visit www.hawkmountain.org to learn more about our science, education, and stewardship, or to plan a visit! If you would like to sponsor a future podcast episode, please reach out to [email protected]. Thank you for listening!

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 community education and conservation outreach efforts. Learn more about the Pronatura Veracruz River of Raptors: https://veracruzrioderapaces.org/  Follow Pronatura Veracruz: www.facebook.com/PronaturaVeraruz, www.twitter.com/pronatura_ver, www.instagram.com/pronatura_veracruz Visit www.hawkmountain.org to learn more about our science, education, and stewardship, or to plan a visit! If you would like to sponsor a future podcast episode, please reach out to [email protected]. Thank you for listening!

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 Follow Pronatura Veracruz: www.facebook.com/PronaturaVeraruz, www.twitter.com/pronatura_ver, www.instagram.com/pronatura_veracruz Learn more about HawkWatch International: www.hawkwatch.org Visit www.hawkmountain.org to learn more about our science, education, and stewardship, or to 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 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  Visit www.hawkmountain.org to learn more about our science, education, and stewardship, or to plan a visit! If you would like to sponsor a future podcast episode, please reach out to [email protected]. Thank you for listening!

Hawk Mountain Senior Research Biologist David Barber and Coastal Raptors founder and Executive Director Dr. Dan Varland discuss the ongoing research and monitoring of turkey vultures living and migrating in western North America.  Visit the following links to learn more about Hawk Mountain's and Coastal Raptor's vulture research: HMS Vulture Research: hawkmountain.org/conservation-science/active-research/raptor-conservation-studies/new-world-vultures Coastal Raptors Vulture Research: https://coastalraptors.com/Research/TurkeyVultureTracking.aspx Coastal Raptors Collaboration with HMS: https://coastalraptors.com/Collaborations/HawkMountainSanctuaryAssociation.aspx 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!