"The weather broke, the gray clouds parted, our eyes lifted, and the raptors spread their wings." —MR. LOU MORTON

On Nov. 15, Mr. Morton and his Environmental Science class went on a field trip to Hawk Hill in the Marin Headlands . There, they participated in an annual survey of raptor migration. The Golden Gate Raptor Observatory tabulates the numbers of hawks, falcons, and eagles that pass over the Headlands on their way south for the winter. Students, teacher, and a parent volunteer spent about one and a half hours watching the sky above and below for raptors and learning how to identify them. The group then toured some of the military structures scattered throughout the hills and visited the Marin Headlands Visitor Center.
Photographs (not our own) of hawks seen.