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| Pictured above is Katie Rittenhouse, our baywatcher as she scans for waterbirds. |
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Sharp-shinned Hawk
Sharp-shinned Hawk, by Steve Thornhill
Friday, October 23, 2015
Katie Rittenhouse, Baywatch Extraordinaire
In addition to the annual hawkwatch, Coastal Virginia Wildlife Observatory also funds an annual baywatch program to monitor the migration status of many different waterbirds. This year, Katie Rittenhouse is the hired watcher and she's been doing a marvelous job, sitting out there day after day keeping track of the birds she sees. Katie has also served as the hawkwatcher in previous years but decided to try something different this year.
