Hawks and Other Birds Migrating South Through Acadia National Park

BAR HARBOR, Maine (NEWS CENTER) -- Thousands of migratory birds are already making their way south for the winter by traveling through Acadia National Park.

Acadia National Park is inviting park visitors and locals to join their hawk watch and track what species and how many birds pass through Cadillac Mountain. The hawk watch season is eight weeks long and lasts through October 12th. Angi King-Johnston says that keeping track of these numbers and research will help scientists get a better understanding of migratory bird populations.

"By counting these birds we can keep track of their populations, that way we can hopefully avoid the disappearance of them like we did in the mid-1900s, the peregrine falcon and bald eagle for example," King-Johnston said.  King-Johnston expects 2,500-3,000 birds to pass through Acadia this fall.

 Article from WCSH6.com NEWS CENTER.  The Bangor Daily News also covered the event in an article entitled Acadia Hawk Watch Begins (August 22, 2010).