New Hampshire’s Premier Hawkwatching Site
The fall hawk migration is one of the great wonders of the natural world, and we are fortunate to have one of New England’s best spots for watching the migration right here in our backyard: the Pack Monadnock Raptor Observatory, which has been collecting hawk migration data from the summit of Pack Monadnock in Miller State Park in Peterborough since 2005. Every autumn, as thousands of raptors pass overhead on their way to southern wintering grounds, Hawk Watch staff tally the birds as part of an international effort to monitor raptor population trends in the Americas. Each year, thousands of human visitors also come to the Observatory to witness the spectacle of the migration.
To learn more, visit the Observatory, download the Hawk Watch brochure, attend one of our seasonal hawk migration events, follow our seasonal field reports, donate to the project, dig deeper into the history of hawkwatching at Pack Monadnock, read up on the research, or contact Harris Center Bird Conservation Director Phil Brown.
A Bald Eagle soars past Pack Monadnock during the fall raptor migration. (photo © Judd Nathan)
A student learns to tell the silhouettes of Buteos from those of Accipiters during an educational program at the Pack Monadnock Raptor Observatory. (photo © Ben Conant)
A rehabilitated Broad-winged Hawk is released back to the wild at the Pack Monadnock Raptor Observatory. (photo © Kim Nagy)
Birders and biologists scan the skies for raptors from the Pack Monadnock Raptor Observatory. (photo © Ben Conant)
Contact Us
For more information on the Pack Monadnock Raptor Observatory or to volunteer, please contact Bird Conservation Director Phil Brown.
