Cadillac Mountain at 25 years: Species composition, migration timing, and trends
Benz S, Thompson C, King-Johnston A. 2019. Cadillac Mountain at 25 years: Species composition, migration timing, and trends. Schoodic Institute in Acadia National Park
From the abstract: "Cadillac Mountain’s Hawk Watch in Acadia National Park is a stationary point count established in 1995 to monitor the passage of day-flying, migratory birds of prey. Each autumn hawks travel north to south along the continent’s coastlines and ridgelines - wind shaping, energy saving mechanisms - which aid the birds’ passages. Fall migration is spectacular, as hawk populations are at their peak following breeding season. This poster presents select details from 25 consecutive years of observation. Cadillac’s location in the northeast US is at the headwaters of a continental and hemispheric river of raptors whose numbers swell into the millions as the hawks reach the tropics. Long-term funding, public awareness, educational materials, data networking and publications are ongoing goals. Hawk Migration Assoc. of North America sets standardization."
- Type
- Poster
- Authors
- Benz, Seth; Thompson, Carol; King-Johnston, Angi
- Date of Issue
- 2019-10-24
- Publisher
- Schoodic Institute in Acadia National Park
- Units
- ACAD
- Keywords
- Citizen science, Migration, Monitoring, Mountains, Observations