“Any day you see a hawk is a good day,” says longtime hawk watcher Bill Haley. During peak migration season, lucky hawk watchers in Appalachia may see thousands of hawks in a single day.
Blog Archives
Counting Hawks
TAGS: appalachia Atlantic Flyway birding broad-winged hawks Citizen science hawk count hawk watch hawks migratory birds ornithology raptors Volunteers
Reinterpretation of Migratory Bird Law Favors Energy Companies
Eight states alongside environmental groups are suing the federal government for its 2017 ruling that allows the incidental killing of migratory birds.
TAGS: DTE Midstream Appalachia Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918 migratory birds U.S. Department of the Interior
Across the Years: Updates from the Archives
In honor of our 20th anniversary, we looked through The Appalachian Voice archives to identify important topics that we’ve covered over the years and provide updates on where these issues stand today.
TAGS: air quality blair mountain Coal Ash Eastern hemlock Great Smoky Mountains National Park Kingston Coal Ash Spill migratory birds mountaintop removal coal mining natural gas pipelines
Safe Passage
By Matt Grimley Every fall and spring, an ongoing restlessness called zugenruhe begins to make some birds’ wings twitch at night. They will gorge on seeds and insects, fattening their bodies by as much as 10 percent per day. Solitary…
TAGS: Avian wildlife Bats Cerulean warbler Golden-winged warbler habitat loss migratory birds Monarch butterflies Rough-legged hawks Spotted salamanders Wildlife Wildlife Migration
