Hello, my name is Katie Garst. I am
the 2017 Hawkwatch Educator with Coastal Virginia Wildlife
Observatory. I am from Maryland, and I graduated from college this
spring with a degree in Wildlife and Fisheries. I will be on and
around the hawkwatch platform at Kiptopeke State Park this season to
answer visitors' questions about the Kiptopeke Hawkwatch and hawk
migration. I am looking forward to meeting the volunteers and
visitors who make this hawkwatch a wonderful experience for hawkwatch
experts and novices alike. Please stop by the hawkwatch platform to
watch for migrating raptors and say hello!
On October 1st, the Kiptopeke Hawkwatch added a new species to the list of bird species observed during the hawkwatch. A Roseate Spoonbill was seen flying past the hawkwatch platform by twelve observers! Unfortunately, no one was able to get any photos of this pink bird that is usually found much farther south than Virginia.
-Katie
