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Hawk Mountain and Cape May
(The Virtual Hawk Watch)

Take a trip with The Virtual Birder® and go hawk watching at two of the most popular hawk watches in North America, Hawk Mountain and Cape May. There are 31 sightings of 15 species of hawks (diurnal raptors) to identify. In addition there are 10 other non-raptors to identify. Warning: Quite a few of the identifications are quite difficult due to the similarity of hawks and some marginal images. Don't take it too seriously, you can always get some points by entering "Accipiter" or "Falcon". If you disagree with an identification, send feedback to OnLoc@greatblue.com giving the Location and describing the bird and why you disagree. You'll find the following at the bottom of this page: Acknowledgments and Brief Tour Directions Good Luck and Good Birding!

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Answer the questions below to configure your trip. Click on 'Go Hawk Watching!' or the Map to start. Browser Bugs and Workarounds (IE and AOL Users Please Read)

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Acknowledgments

The Virtual Birder would like to thank Shawn Carey of Braintree, Massachusetts, Sidney Bahrt of Pembroke, Maine, and Arthur Morris / Birds As Art for use of their hawk photos. Thanks also go to Simon Perkins of Massachusetts Audubon and Paul Roberts of Eastern Massachusetts Hawk Watch for their invaluable assistance in the process of assembling this tour.

Brief Directions

On this trip you can get points by correctly identifying the birds. If you're one of the top scorers you can post your name. You can also just explore and ask for the bird's names.

Once you start your trip:

To Navigate from place to place

Use the 'Street Signs' or click on the Map

To Zoom in on a bird

1. Make sure the 'Binoculars' radio button above the photo is selected
2. Click on the bird you want to zoom in on

To Guess a bird's name

1. Select your guess from the pull-down menu above the photo
2. Click on the bird in the photo to submit your guess

To Change the Display Size and Load Time

Click the 'Config' button or use the resize bar to the right of the views:

• Click the bottom segment of the bar for the smallest display and the fastest load
• Click the top segment of the bar for the largest display and the best photo quality

To Post Your Score

Click the 'Stop' button when you are done.

There is a 'Help' button if you need more instructions.

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