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Daily Hawk Watch, Lighthouse Point, New Haven – Steve Mayo

Lighthouse Point 21 Lighthouse Rd, New Haven

Lighthouse Point Park on New Haven Harbor is one of the premier locations in southern New England for observing migrating raptors as well as a wide variety of songbirds. The watch starts daily at 7 a.m. and continues as long as the hawks keep flying. Stop by anytime. Meet at the Hawk Watch parking lot, Lighthouse Point Park, 2 Lighthouse

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Dr. Carla Dove Forensic Ornithology: When Birds Collide – Examining Feather Clues to Solve Birdstrike Mysteries

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Virtual meeting Each year bird-aircraft collisions (birdstrikes) cause millions of dollars in damage to both civil and military aviation. The Smithsonian’s Feather Identification Lab identifies over 10,000 birdstrike cases annually using microscopy, DNA, and the vast research collections housed at the National Museum of Natural History. Knowing the species of birds that cause damage is a fundamental step in birdstrike

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