Nature Done Wright

Incorporating the Celery Farm and Screech Owl Companion blogs

August 19, 2025

The Calm Before the Migration

Jim Wright/TNC-Julie Boatman/LightHawk

On a LightHawk aerial-photography flight for The Nature Conservancy last week, pilot Julie Boatman and I flew over Cape May Point State Park, and I couldn't help but think how busy New Jersey Audubon's world-famous hawkwatch will become in the coming weeks.

More info on the hawkwatch here, and why it bills itself as the Raptor Capital of North America:

https://njaudubon.org/watch/cape-may-hawkwatch/

Jim Wright/TNC-Julie Boatman/LightHawk