Hawk Mountain Director of Long-term Monitoring Dr. Laurie Goodrich was nominated and selected as the recipient of the first Jerry Ligouri Conservation and Education Award at the Hawk Migration Association of North America 2018 Conference.

This new HMANA award is presented to people who have made significant contributions to the hawk watching and raptor research community, and it honors Jerry Liguori, who is a famed raptor photographer, educator and writer, and former HMANA board member.

Goodrich was selected as the first recipient of this award due to her widespread dedication to raptor research and conservation.

According to the nomination, “She has been a vital part of not only Hawk Mountain for decades, but has been serving in various capacities in HMANA, in the development of the Raptor Population Index, and she was a major contributor to ‘The State of North America’s Birds of Prey.’ ”

Additionally, she founded the Veracruz River of Raptor projects, working closely with ProNatura in Veracruz, Mexico, and continues to be a leader in broad-winged hawk research and conservation and to contribute to ongoing research with northern goshawks and farmland raptors.

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