Blue Job, Strafford/Farmington, New Hampshire:   Take Exit 13 off the Spaulding Turnpike (Rte 16) onto Rte 202 West. At first blinking light turn RIGHT onto Estes Road. At end of Estes Rd. go LEFT (west) onto Rte 202A. At about 1 mile the road bears sharply left and another road is STRAIGHT ahead. Take this road, Crown Point Rd, for about 4.5 miles. It has several uphill sections. Look for the Blue Job parking lot on the RIGHT opposite a red house. From parking lot, take the recently upgraded fire road/trail at the locked gate. (Do NOT take trails on the right side of the parking lot.) When this road/trail climbs steeply right, take the small narrow trail that veers off to the left. This narrow woodland trail crosses a small stream and continues up a gradual climb, eventually opening onto granite rocks and blueberry fields. There one should follow a well-worn trail and cairns to the granite north summit. The Fire Tower can be seen on the south summit to the right. This moderate 20 to 30 minute walk rewards the visitor with nearly 360 degree spectacular views: Mt. Washington to the north and the Atlantic Ocean to the southeast.
Alternatively, from Rte 4 east of Concord, turn LEFT onto Rte 202 in Northwood. Continue through Barrington, and after the Barrington/Rochester town line, look for LEFT turn onto Estes Rd., just beyond Dry Hill Road. Proceed as above from Estes Rd.

Central Park, Manhattan, New York:  Enter Central Park at about 79th Street and walk in the direction of Belvedere Castle, a prominent high point in the park.  Good numbers of hawks can be seen in the heart of New York City, especially in mid-September.

Fire Island Raptor Enumerators, Robert Moses State Park, New York:   The hawk watch in on a barrier beach, off the south shore of Long Island, NY. We're about midway along Long Island, slightly west of due south from New Haven CT. Driving directions: Proceed south on Robert Moses Parkway, over the bridge to Robert Moses State Park. From the water tower circle (check for PG), proceed East to parking lot #5. From the NE corner of the lot, walk east toward the lighthouse. We watch from the platform near the road barriers.

Lighthouse Point Park, New Haven, Connecticut:  To reach the park, if heading north on Route 95, take Exit 50 (Woodward Avenue, Lighthouse Point).  Turn right onto Townshend Avenue and proceed about 2.1 miles to Lighthouse Road.  Turn right onto Lighthouse Road, which leads into the park, and keep to your left, going towards the bathhouse.  Hawkwatching is generally done from the parking lot just east of the large field before the bathhouse.  If heading south on Route 95, take Exit 51 (U.S. 1, Frontage Road, Lighthouse Point), which merges with Frontage Road, and runs parallel to Route 95 for about a mile.  Turn left at the light onto Townshend Avenue, and continue as described above.

Montclair, New Jersey:  Take the Garden State Parkway to Exit 151 (Watchung Avenue, Montclair).  Drive west on Watchung Ave. for about 2.1 miles to its end at Upper Mountain Road, and turn right.  Go north about 0.7 miles to Bradford Avenue and turn left.  Go about 0.1 mile on Bradford and take the second right turn, Edgecliff Road.  Follow Edgecliff for a bout 0.3 miles to a parking area on the right.  In the fall, the watch is conducted from the south side of the street.   Take the staircase just before the parking area to reach the observation platform.

Mount Peter, New York: The Mount Peter, NY lookout is located on the top of 17A and marked by a pair of microwave towers. To reach the lookout from the west, take Route 94 north or south towards Warwick, NY. Turn onto 17A and follow it up the mountain. Just past the Mount Peter ski signs, you will come to Kain Road on your left. Turn here. The entrance to the lookout is on your right, marked by NY State signs. You can also reach the lookout from Greenwood Lake. From the center of town, turn left up 17A. When you reach the top of the mountain, you will see steep grade signs on your right. Kain Road is a short distance further on your right.

Pack Monadnock, Miller State Park, Peterborough, New Hampshire: Three miles east of Peterborough on Rte 101 or about 10 miles west of Milford watch for entrance to Miller State Park. A $2.50 entrance fee is charged. You can drive to the top of the mountain. Best viewing is just northwest of the parking area, a few hundred feet along the Wapack Trail as it heads north toward North Pack. There is an overlook with picnic tables as you emerge from the pines.

Quaker Ridge, Greenwich, Connecticut:  This watch is located on the grounds of the Greenwich Audubon Center in southeastern Connecticut.  Take the Merritt Parkway to Round Hill Road and proceed north.   After about 2 miles (look for a church), turn left onto John St.  The entrance to the Audubon Center is at the intersection of John St. and Riversville Rd.  Ample parking is found on your right a short distance in, with the watch to your left.

Wachusett Mountain State Reservation, Princeton, Massachusetts:  From Boston, take Route 2 west to Route 140 south in Westminster.  Take Route 140 south to Wachusett Lake.  Following the signs to the Wachusett Mountain Ski Area, turn right onto Mile Hill Road.   Do not enter the Ski Lodge parking area but continue to the left, driving up the mountain to the State Reservation entrance on your right.  Water and restrooms are available at the Visitors Center to your left.   Then follow the road to the summit.

Mount Watatic, Ashburnham, Massachusetts: From Boston, Take Rte 2 west to Rte 31. Take Rte 31 north to Rte 12. Follow Rte 12 to Ashburnham, turn right onto Rte 101 and take it to Rte 119. Turn left onto Rte 119. About 0.7 miles you will see the first trail on your
right, at the power lines; the quickest, but steepest, way to the summit. The half-mile
hike requires 30-plus minutes. Or continue driving 0.8 mile west on Rte 119 to an
off-road parking area and an old logging road on your right. Two easier trails to the
summit begin here. The Blueberry Ledge trail is 1.1 miles long and takes about 45
minutes. The Nutting Hill Trail is 1.9 miles and requires about an hour. The best site is
the East Watatic ledge, a hundred yards southeast of the summit. See the Eastern Massachusetts Hawk Watch for more information.

Weeks State Park/Prospect Mtn, Lancaster, New Hampshire:  Six miles north of Whitefield or two miles south of Lancaster on Rte 3 with gated entrance on east side of road. Gate is open when (a) Park Ranger, (b) Fire Ranger, (c) Hawk Watchers are on site. Paved road winds 1.5 mi to summit. If gate is locked, park at scenic vista across from gate and hike to summit (30 min. walk). Watch is conducted from the observation deck of the fire tower when the Fire Ranger is on duty and from the newly-constructed North Overlook, reached by a short trail which begins behind the main building. A large viewing platform and picnic tables mark the site. The main building's porches and lawns also provide good viewing as does the East Overlook 0.4 miles down the road from the summit.

Wildcat Ridge Hawkwatch is located in the Wildcat Ridge WMA, in NW New Jersey. It is a 1,025-foot overlook with a view of over 30 miles from the Northeast to the Southwest. (Including Manhattan.) It is a full-time watch for both spring and fall migrations. It is located 6 miles NE of I-80, exit # 37. The hawkwatch will be conducted by Jennifer Luff this spring, a first-year intern.