Local Hawk Watch Information
Fyke members participate as volunteer coordinators, counters, and spotters at several locations during the annual Fall migration.
The counts for all the North American hawk watch sites are compiled at the Hawk Watch website maintained by the Hawk Migration Association.
Mt Peter Hawk Watch in Warwick, NY
Directions: https://maps.app.goo.gl/FxZEXFfpJTR7iyeB9
Stiles Thomas founded the Mt Peter Hawk Watch in 1958. It is the oldest all-volunteer hawk watch and third-oldest hawk watch in the country. Judy Cinquina was coordinator for many years. Ken Witkowski is the current coordinator. kenwitkowski@yahoo.com
The 2025 Mt Peter Report can be found here. The 2025 monthly data recorded on the Hawk Migration Association website can be found here.
Some of the history of the Mount Peter Hawk Watch can be found here. The 2018 Winter Fyke Newsletter has information about research and Mt Peter data found here.
State Line Hawk Watch in Alpine, NJ
Directions: https://maps.app.goo.gl/iQ4oBAEiFgr6ngz4A
Lynn Pierson founded this hawk watch — the only major hawk watch in Bergen County — in 1997 and ran it until her death in 2007. In 2010, the Palisades Interstate Park Commission got it going again, with Kurt Muenz as the coordinator. In recent years Karl Soehnlein coordinated the hawk watch. Jim Wright is now the coordinator. wrightjamesb@gmail.com
The 2025 State Line Hawk Watch Report may be found here. The 2025 monthly data recorded on the Hawk Migration Association website can be found here.
Watch a presentation about the sighting over the years recorded at the State Line Hawk Watch given to Fyke by long-time coordinator Karl Soehnlein.
