History
Highlights:
1971
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The
New England Hawk Watch formed.
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Watch weekends begin in September and October.
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Travelers Weather Service allows NEHW to monitor their radar to
track Broad-winged Hawks.
1973
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Mass Audubon gives grant to track
hawks with an airplane.
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Plane observations begin.
Don Hopkins, Jerry Mersereau, Jan Mitchell,
Neil Currie observe.
1974
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The Smirnoff Beverages donates the use
of a motor-glider. Bill Welch,
pilot
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September 18 The
glider follows a continuous stream of
Broad-winged Hawks from Amherst, MA to Carmel, NY for
89 miles
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The
Hawk Migration Association of North America
organized.
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Margery Pitcher conducts first continuous fall watch at
Lighthouse Point.
1975
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United
States Fish and Wildlife Service
found a motor glider owned by
Andre Boesch of Danbury.
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Seventy weekend lookouts in
September. 45 in Connecticut.
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First ID Sheet by
Paul Carrier.
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Paul Carrier
produces first of 35 consecutive newsletter covers.
1976
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22 Bald Eagles, 9 Golden Eagles counted in Fall flight in Connecticut
1977
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Bill Welch gets Andre Boesch to loan a
motor-glider
1978
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Bill Welch, Andre Boesch repeat loan of
motor-glider
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Robert Smart dies.
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Spring.
NEHW sponsors a one-day conference in Holyoke, MA: 300 attend.
1979
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Bill Welch, Andre Boesch repeat loan of
motor-glider, and employ a Cine-Theodolite
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October 8: 3725
hawks in New Haven. 2004
at Lighthouse Point.
1983
◦ HMANA
awards the first
Maurice Broun award
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September 13 - Mt Wachusett,
Princeton, MA: 19912 Broadwings.
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1984
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September 16 Watertown, CT: 10007
Broadwings.
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September 16 Mt. Wachusett,
Princeton, MA: 4979 Broadwings.
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September 17 Mt. Wachusett,
Princeton, MA:
17415 Broadwings.
1986
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Seventy two sites reporting.
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September 14 Quaker Ridge,
Greenwich, CT: 30535 Broadwings.
1987
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NEHW
Conference Holyoke MA
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Bill Welch: book
Hawks at My Wingtip about NEHW and Motor-glider
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September 17 Mt. Wachusett,
Princeton, MA: 10095 Broadwings
1988
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September 16 - Quaker Ridge,
Greenwich, CT: 13082 Broadwings.
1989
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September 13 Mt. Wachusett,
Princeton, MA:
15916 Broadwings.
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September 25 Rye, New York: 16233
Broadwings.
1990
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NEHW Hawk Conference April 7, Holyoke, MA
1991
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New
England Hawk Watch becomes
Northeast Hawk Watch.
1993
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NEHW Conference March 19, Northampton, MA
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September 19 Booth Hill, West
Hartland, CT:
25176 Broadwings.
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September 19 Harwinton, CT:
23318
Broadwings.
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September 19 Quaker Ridge,
Greenwich, CT:
22020 Broadwings.
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September19 Montclair Quarry,
Montclair, NJ:
14967 Broadwings.
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September 20 Montclair Quarry,
Montclair, NJ:
14015 Broadwings
1996
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208 Bald Eagles, 9 Golden Eagles counted in
Fall flight in CT.
2006
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NEHW Conference March 18
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330 Bald Eagles, 46 Golden Eagles counted in
Fall flight in CT.
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20 Golden Eagles counted in Fall flight at
Hook Mt, NY.
NEHW A Brief
History: a work in progress by Neil Currie
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