Debbie brings another bird episode to Haley because we just can't get enough! Today we're learning about Rosalie Edge, a fierce advocate for birds who held the Audubon Society accountable in the 1930s. During a time when the conservation group wasn't holding hunting groups accountable and wasn't standing up for species. Join us as we learn about her prolific work for bird advocacy. One of her most lasting accomplishments is Hawk Mountain, a piece of land she purchased to keep gunners from excessively hunting migrating hawks. To this day, they welcome 60,000 visitors a year and hold the longest-running raptor migration count in the world.

Editor's note: At the end of the episode, I state that Rosalie died ten years after the annual Audubon gala in 1962. She died ten days after the event, on November 30, 1962, at the age of 85.

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https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Broad-winged_Hawk/id

https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Broad-winged_Hawk/lifehistory

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