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Manzano Mountains HawkWatch

CIBOLA NATIONAL FOREST, NEW MEXICO

34°42'15.0"N 106°24'40.2"W

After spending several years counting migrating raptors at hawk watches throughout the western United States, I can tell you that it doesn’t get much better than visiting a hawk watch during the fall migration season.

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