NEHW QUIZ Hawk Migration Reports - Battaly · alphabetically): American Kestrel, Sharp‐shinned...
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NEHW QUIZ http://www.battaly.com/nehw/reports/nehwquiz.pdf 1 August 22, 2018 NEHW QUIZ based on data from Hawk Migration Reports 1. Which buteo species shows an increase in fall migration counts in the NorthEast? Answer: See NEHW 2017 Hawk Migration Reports page 22, 25 or: http://www.battaly.com/nehw/reports/NEHW2016.pdf page 19 and 25 2. Which two hawk watch sites in the NorthEast cover more than 300 hours during spring migration season? Answer: See NEHW 2017 Hawk Migration Reports page 2‐3 or: http://www.battaly.com/nehw/reports/NEHW2016.pdf page 2‐3 August 1, 2018 Note: While older issues of the NEHW Hawk Migration Reports are posted on‐line, the current issue is not. Your $10 membership will support our Report and our mission of raptor conservation. (See: http://www.battaly.com/nehw/membersh.htm ) NEHW QUIZ based on data from Hawk Migration Reports 3. Which raptor species has declining migration numbers, but has increasing breeding success in the NorthEast? Answer: http://www.battaly.com/nehw/reports/NEHW2016.pdf page 31‐35 (33‐37) Answer: See NEHW 2017 Hawk Migration Reports page 40 (42) or: http://www.battaly.com/nehw/reports/NEHW2016.pdf page 29 (31) August 8, 2018 Note: While older issues of the NEHW Hawk Migration Reports are posted on‐line, the current issue is not. Your $10 membership will support our Report and our mission of raptor conservation. (See: http://www.battaly.com/nehw/membersh.htm ) or: http://www.battaly.com/nehw/reports/NEHW2015.pdf page 28‐32 (30‐34) 4. The top 2 Peak Days for Broadwings for 2015 to 2017 occurred at the following 4 hawk watch sites (listed alphabetically). a) Clarry Hill ME b) Greenlaw Mountain NB c) Hook Mountain NY d) Wachusett MA Two of these sites had 2 Peak Days. Name one of the two. or: http://www.battaly.com/nehw/reports/NEHW2015.pdf page 26 (28)
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NEHW QUIZ
http://www.battaly.com/nehw/reports/nehwquiz.pdf 1
August 22, 2018
NEHW QUIZbased on data from
Hawk Migration Reports
1. Which buteo species shows an increase in fall migration counts in the NorthEast?
Answer: See NEHW 2017 Hawk Migration Reports page 22, 25 or: http://www.battaly.com/nehw/reports/NEHW2016.pdf page 19 and 25
2. Which two hawk watch sites in the NorthEast cover more than 300 hours during spring migration season?
Answer: See NEHW 2017 Hawk Migration Reports page 2‐3 or: http://www.battaly.com/nehw/reports/NEHW2016.pdf page 2‐3
August 1, 2018
Note: While older issues of the NEHW Hawk Migration Reports are posted on‐line, the current issue is not. Your $10 membership will support our Report and our mission of raptor conservation.
(See: http://www.battaly.com/nehw/membersh.htm )
NEHW QUIZbased on data from
Hawk Migration Reports3. Which raptor species has declining migration numbers, but has increasing breeding success in the NorthEast?
Answer: http://www.battaly.com/nehw/reports/NEHW2016.pdf page 31‐35 (33‐37)
Answer: See NEHW 2017 Hawk Migration Reports page 40 (42) or: http://www.battaly.com/nehw/reports/NEHW2016.pdf page 29 (31)
August 8, 2018
Note: While older issues of the NEHW Hawk Migration Reports are posted on‐line, the current issue is not. Your $10 membership will support our Report and our mission of raptor conservation.
(See: http://www.battaly.com/nehw/membersh.htm )
or: http://www.battaly.com/nehw/reports/NEHW2015.pdf page 28‐32 (30‐34)
4. The top 2 Peak Days for Broadwings for 2015 to 2017 occurred at the following 4 hawk watch sites (listed alphabetically).
a) Clarry Hill ME b) Greenlaw Mountain NB c) Hook Mountain NY d) Wachusett MA
Two of these sites had 2 Peak Days. Name one of the two.
or: http://www.battaly.com/nehw/reports/NEHW2015.pdf page 26 (28)
NEHW QUIZ
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August 22, 2018
NEHW QUIZHawk Migration Reports
5. Which NorthEast watch site recorded a Zone‐tailed Hawk on Sep 20 2015? Answer: http://www.battaly.com/nehw/reports/NEHW2015.pdf page 12,26
Answer: See NEHW 2017 Hawk Migration Reports page 6 or: http://www.battaly.com/nehw/reports/NEHW2015.pdf page 6
August 16, 2018
Note: While older issues of the NEHW Hawk Migration Reports are posted on‐line, the current issue is not. Your $10 membership will support our Report and our mission of raptor conservation.
(See: http://www.battaly.com/nehw/membersh.htm )
6. Hawk watchers in the NorthEast know that Broad‐winged Hawks are the single most prevalent species counted for both spring and fall seasons. The 2nd ranked speecies during Spring Migration has varied among three species (listed alphabetically): American Kestrel, Sharp‐shinned Hawk, and Turkey Vulture.
Which two of these three species are approaching approximately the same Spring count of 100 hawks/100 hours? (Bonus: Which of the 2 species is increasing?)
7. Both Montclair NJ and Pilgrim Heights MA counted a Mississippi Kite in the 2017 Spring migration season. Which of these two sites also counted a Swallow‐tailed Kite? Answer: See NEHW 2017 Hawk Migration Reports page 3
NEHW QUIZbased on data from
Hawk Migration Reports
Note: While older issues of the NEHW Hawk Migration Reports are posted on‐line, the current issue is not. Your $10 membership will support our Report and our mission of raptor conservation.
(See: http://www.battaly.com/nehw/membersh.htm )
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NEHW QUIZ
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NEHW QUIZ ANSWERS
1. Which buteo species shows an increase in fall migration counts in the NorthEast?Answer: Red‐shouldered Hawk
2. Which two hawk watch sites in the NorthEast cover more than 300 hours during spring?
August 1, 2018
Answer: Bradbury Mountain ME and Montclair NJ
3. Which raptor species has declining migration numbers, but has increasing breeding success in the NorthEast?
August 8, 2018
Answer: Osprey
Answer: Clarry Hill ME or Wachusett MA
NEHW QUIZ ANSWERS
4. The top 2 Peak Days for Broadwings for 2015 to 2017 occurred at the following 4 hawk watch sites (listed alphabetically).
a) Clarry Hill ME b) Greenlaw Mountain NB c) Hook Mountain NY d) Wachusett MA
Two of these sites had 2 Peak Days. Name one of the two.
NEHW QUIZ
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August 22, 2018
NEHW QUIZHawk Migration Reports
5. Which NorthEast watch site recorded a Zone‐tailed Hawk on Sep 20 2015?
August 16, 2018
Note: While older issues of the NEHW Hawk Migration Reports are posted on‐line, the current issue is not. Your $10 membership will support our Report and our mission of raptor conservation.
(See: http://www.battaly.com/nehw/membersh.htm )
6. Hawk watchers in the NorthEast know that Broad‐winged Hawks are the single most prevalent species counted for both spring and fall seasons. The 2nd ranked speecies during Spring Migration has varied among three species (listed alphabetically): American Kestrel, Sharp‐shinned Hawk, and Turkey Vulture.
Which two of these three species are approaching approximately the same Spring count of 100 hawks/100 hours?
7. Both Montclair NJ and Pilgrim Heights MA counted a Mississippi Kite in the 2017 Spring migration season. Which of these two sites also counted a Swallow‐tailed Kite?
Sharp‐shinned Hawk, and Turkey Vulture.Bonus: TV is increasing
Pilgrim Heights MA
