Raptors and Hawk Mountain Sanctuary

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Across
  1. 2. the first, maybe best way, to get a raptor into its group;the way it does this
  2. 6. Indian Nation to which Lenapes belonged
  3. 9. local Indian tribe that viewed Blue Mountain and North Outlook as sacred
  4. 11. industry that drew settlers north and thousands more from overseas
  5. 12. group name for our brown hawks that soar with wide wings and fanned tails
  6. 17. national law and 18th Amendment banning liquor sales in the U.S.
  7. 18. group name for our grey hawks that flap-flap-glide, flap-flap-glide
  8. 19. all raptors - including owls - kill/strike prey with these
  9. 21. raptor group that flies with constant flapping of their sharply pointed wings
  10. 23. raptor group for kestrel, peregrine, merlin
  11. 24. brothers who took photos of raptor slaughter; published them in NY Times in 1932
  12. 25. husband and wife team; wardens at HMS for 32 yrs
  13. 27. NY zoologist who loaned $500 to lease HMS; pamphlet detailed Audubon misdeeds
Down
  1. 1. raptors have these on the tips of their claws; birds and mammals don't
  2. 3. this Commission paid out $5.00 for each goshawk dropped and bagged
  3. 4. the vulture that flies with wings in a deep "V" or dihedral
  4. 5. group name for sharpie, Cooper's, goshawk
  5. 7. mountain chain running SW to NE through PA
  6. 8. woman who leased then purchased tyhe land we call HMS
  7. 10. term to describe the overlapping vision of raptors; similar to our eyesight
  8. 13. early owner of popular local tavern; don't go into barn with this guy
  9. 14. name of the ridge that HMS sits upon
  10. 15. the number of vulture species OR eagle species in PA
  11. 16. highest elevation on Kittatinny ridge; most popular Outlook
  12. 20. HMS will celebrate this anniversary in 2020
  13. 22. number one sense vultures use to find prey
  14. 25. group name for red-shouldered, red-tailed, broad-winged
  15. 26. eagle that flies with wings flat, not angled at the wingtips