Glacier Park Store Logo ( [link removed] )Golden Eagle
soars across sky ( [link removed] ) While you’re exploring in Glacier National Park this fall, look
up to the sky for a moment. You might see one or more of the many
birds of prey migrating south for the winter. This migration
route is one of the most important for golden eagles in North
America, and it just so happens to pass right through Glacier
along the Continental Divide.

In order to detect changes in raptor numbers and help in their
conservation, Glacier National Park established its Hawk Watch
Program in 2017. The program is made possible by support from
generous donors like you, the Glacier National Park Volunteer
Associates, and volunteers from the park’s citizen science
program.

YOUR SUPPORT IS MAKING A DIFFERENCE

Citizen Science Coordinator, Jami Belt and Wildlife Biologist,
Lisa Bate, search for migrating birds below Mount BrownGlacier’s
Hawk Watch Program combines the efforts of volunteers and park
biologists to count raptors during their annual migration south.
Monitoring sites are located near Mount Brown Lookout and Lake
McDonald Lodge. Your support ensures observers at monitoring
sites have the supplies they need to stay safe and warm on survey
days. Funding also ensures park biologists are able to coordinate
logistics, train new volunteers, and assure quality control.

WANT TO GET INVOLVED?

Woman holds binoculars to her face and looks to the sky in search
of migrating birdsThis Saturday, October 5th, Glacier will kick
off its second annual Hawk Watch Program with a volunteer
training event from noon to 4pm. Park biologists will be on hand
to teach volunteers how to identify and count migrating raptors.
The meeting point will be across from Lake McDonald Lodge at the
golden eagle interpretive sign near Jammer Joe’s parking lot.
Snacks and hot beverages will be provided. Participants should
bring their own binoculars. Attendees may come and go as they
please and do not need to stay for the whole time.

For more information on the raptor migration study and October
training, email the Glacier National Park Citizen Science program
at [email protected] or call 406-888-7986.

Learn more ( [link removed] ) about how
your support makes a difference and preserves and protects
Glacier for future generations.

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