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Not sure this is generally known, but the Hawk Migration Assn of North America [HMANA] is a principal supporter of hawk migration data gathering in N America.� Last year they appealed to the birding public to make up for a shortfall in funding due to the loss (i believe) of a well heeled sponsor.� Their need for funding continues.� Of the 6 or so MD hawkcount sites supported by HMANA, only the Wash Monument site�(supported by the Wash Co Bird Club) had a sponsor�this past year - to my knowledge.��Sponsorship would be a good project for other MOS chapters who "host" a hawkcount site in their neighborhoods.� A letter from Julie Brown of the HMANA follows:
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Jim (Michael) Speicher
�Dear Washington County Bird Club,
Thank you for showing your support for HawkCount .org with an Accipiter group sponsorship of the Washington Monument State Park site pages this past year.
�http://hawkcount.org/siteinfo.php?rsite=279
We were thrilled to see such a positive response from the hawkwatching community to our appeal to support HawkCount Now and Forever.Thanks to your help and others like you, we�ve raised over $5,500 so far to continue to maintain and improve this important web site and data archive.
This is also a friendly reminder that your sponsorship will run out on December 31, 2012. We invite you to continue to invest in the future of HawkCount by renewing your sponsorship for another year.
Special discount for Fund-Raising Month. October is Fundraising Month and from now until October 31, new or renewed Accipiter level sponsorships will be available for a minimum donation of $50, instead of the regular $75.As a token of appreciation of your support, renewedsponsorships at all higher levels will also be accepted at $25 below the regular minimum until October 31 (e.g. Buteowill start at $175 instead of $200).
You can pledge your continued support by renewing online or by regular mail.Please visit www.HawkCount.organd click on Learn More or Donate Now in the�October is Fund-raising Month� banner at the top of the page or in the box at the bottom of the page. If you prefer to use regular mail, complete the attached Watch Site Page Sponsorship form.
Why not renew now and help get �Fund-raising Month�off to a great start!Sponsorships renewed now, at the same or a higher level, will be in effect until December 31, 2013.
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Donald Sweig�wrote:� The Broad-wingeds Are coming.
Over the next ten days, or so, the big wave of
migrating Broad-winged hawks will pass through the mid-Atlantic states.� �Broad-wings often migrate in very large
numbers and large groups.� At the right time with the right weather it is
possible to see lots of them almost anywhere.��September 18th or 19th are often the big days in this area.
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