<div><strong>WHY THIS CAUSE? </strong>The survival of Swainson’s hawks depends on local communities. This is the heart of our story.
</div>
<div><br />
</div><iframe media_type="0" media_id="GFSWvuB8gug" class="youtube-replace" title="YouTube video player" style="margin-bottom:20px;width:560px;height:315px;" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/GFSWvuB8gug/?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="1"></iframe>
<div><br />
</div>
<div><strong>WHAT'S THE STORY?</strong> In the Californian village of Borrego Springs, a dedicated group of citizen scientists, known as the Hawksters, attempt to protect hawk migration in the desert. But this ecosystem faces threats: a changing climate, development, and an aging volunteer force.
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<div>If we don’t do something now, we risk losing not just the hawks but the chance to educate future generations on the power of conservation.
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<div><strong>WHY ARE WE FUNDRAISING?</strong> HAWKWATCH production began in 2023, fueled by our own time, interest, and personal funds. Over three seasons, we’ve followed the Hawks across the deserts of <strong>The U.S. Southwest</strong>, capturing their incredible journey, from the skies of <strong>Antelope Valley, California</strong>, to the migration superhighway in <strong>Veracruz, Mexico. </strong>We’ve traveled far and wide to bring this migration story to life.
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<div>In 2025 the first drafts of Hawk Watch were screened for test audiences. Since then we have been implementing viewer's feedback into our final edit.
</div>
<div><br />
</div><img alt="" media_type="3" src="https://d2g8igdw686xgo.cloudfront.net/93167755_1753826746320161_r." width="100%" />
<div><br />
</div>
<div>This important story is now 80% complete, but we need to raise funds to finish the post-production, schedule screenings, and launch an educational campaign. Reaching our remaining <strong>20% goal</strong> for our project will help us:
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<div>• Complete editing
</div>
<div>• Design motion graphics and animations
</div>
<div>• Compose an original score
</div>
<div>• Finalize the sound design
</div>
<div>• Acquire all media licensing
</div>
<div>• Distribute the film to schools, bird clubs, and environmental organizations
</div>
<div>• Create a teacher's curriculum tied to science and conservation.
</div>
<div>• Host screenings and Q&amp;As with educators, students, and community groups
</div>
<div>• Highlight the essential work of volunteer citizen scientists — the unsung heroes of conservation
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<div>We believe that this cause has education as the key. With your help, Hawk Watch can inspire the next generation of scientists, naturalists, and conservationists.
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<div><strong>WHO ARE WE? </strong>We are <strong>Alicia Wszelaki</strong> and <strong>Matt Nothelfer</strong>, documentarians that have made movies for decades through our company <a href="https://www.path88productions.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Path 88 Productions</a>. Hawk Watch is the most important film we've ever done. With this project we're hoping to sustain the cause of conservation that will have a positive and evergreen legacy.
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<div><strong>SHARE OUR PROJECT! </strong>If the cause of conservation is important to you, share our efforts with friends and family. The more people who hear about this cause, the more likely it is that we will be able to complete this project.
</div>

Dawn Garcia

Candace Hess

Quinn Haaga

Rebecca Nelson

Anonymous

Annette Heiertz

Matthew Schreiner

Nancy Keeley

Tom Hamilton

Amy Brewster

Kwan Choo

Alana Asmussen

Carol Carver

Michael Johnson

Steven Sarro

Noelle Northcutt

Support the Cause of  HAWK WATCH!

platform

Platform is iOS

Android

Adyen Google Pay Development Audience

$opt_dummy_attribute

English only

Deprecate Stripe Legacy

dyn_template_ids

Adyen V6 Bene Transfer & MyMoney Campaign Organizers - test01

Bene transfer V6 and AdyenV6MyMoney Campaign Organizers - production

OneTrust next-app audience

fundCountryCode

NextDoor Share Option Users

Fundraisers with Reactions feature capability

fundCurrencyCode

US + Non-charity COs Only

locale

fund country is US and user language is English

personId

comms-internal-person-ids

Enhanced Story Experience Users

Suggested Goal Experience Users

user language is English and fund country: US, AU, DK, FI, IE, NO, SE, CA, GB; 

Poster share - new funds eligible (newest 9/18)

Streaming widgets beta user

paymentProcessor

3DS payment method

user language is English and fundCountry: US, AU, DK, FI, IE, NO, SE, CA, GB; 

currencyCode

Money Box Donation List Prompt Experiment Audience

GoFundMe Employees

ipAddress

Mark Rieth IP Address

Version 9.2.0 and above

Fund is in English speaking country

desktop

Android v12.11.0 and above

Platform is Android

paymentMethodType

checkoutType

Payment method type group to be vaulted on success

admin pr kit prod

EUR Donation Upsell

Share Text generation Skip Fundraiser

(prod) new funds eligible for amp12 (UGC gallery)

fintrac_cad_idv_form_v2 audience

paymentProcessorAccountId

fallback mode accounts

proCampaignId

p2p legacy startfundraising page

AMP24 New Funds Only PROD (DO NOT MODIFY)

Eligible for Profile Share Badge

countryCode

charityId

UKCharities

Federated Search Internal Testing

route.pathname community

US Donation Upsell audience 

Auto Thanks Feature Audience

Supporter Comments Eligible Funds

International Only

fundId

braze fundraiser group 

Payment Identity Transfers ATO Risk Check (Targeted) - Production

Fundraiser Saved Payment Method Rate Limit Bypass (Production)

leaderboard-partner-id-audience-givepanel

Version 9.2.1 and above

AUD Donation Upsell audience

fundraiserCountryCode is US/EN

Active Fundraiser - Smart Default Cadence

DAF Internal

Vault on success card payment method

Platform is iOS v11.0.0 and above

Desktop users

Person ids

United States (US) users

allow yuno fundraisers for test

Mexico country code

Posters INTL

NPO Profile Opted-In

iOS at or above 12.4.0

non-US recurring donors

Canada Campaign Owner Group

Fundraiser Without Meta Link

Scheduler payment tester gorup

charityCommunityId

Charities allow to be claimed unclaimed (PRD)

Canada (CA) users

UC Tipping v20250115 International

pymk_production_xplr_fe_team

Android at or above 12.2.0

Profile photo entry point audience

smart goals (fundraiser/manage) on test01

Activity Tracking v1 Beta Testing

start gfm intl allowed locales

Platform is iOS v11.2.0 and above

NPO upsell education category

unclaimed charities

prod_ach_audience

AI Chatbot Audience

amp13 only new funds (prod) (anyword auto)

UC Flow Enabled (Prod)

Payment Identity Beneficiary Verification - Production

shared notification bell audience

Custom users

ach frontend audience

Android v11.0.0 and above

Users Receiving Payments Paused Notifications

smart goals test01

Manage Coach - US English Organizers Only + new funds only

Team EGG - IP Address list

NPO recommendations prod

Fundraiser Without Instagram Deep Link

Native 11.4.0 and above

UC Tipping v20250107

Users Receiving Braze KYC Validation Failed

ai_title_page

anyword

openai

control

manual_entry

userEmail

template_id

userId

fundUrl

isCharityCo

email

appVersion

shouldBucketIntoExperiment

isEligibleForProfileBadge

partnerId

donationCadence

isActiveFundraiser

isPartner

isMobile

npoProfileOptIn

fundIsLinkedWithMeta

hasSessionDonation

categoryGroup

isCampaignOwner

fundHasInstagramDeepLink

Native 11.3.0 and above

Native 11.4.0 and higher

New funds eligible - Video Sharing (PROD)

GB Donation Upsell audience 

Auto Thanks V3 Rollout Audience

Thank you V3 testing whitelist

isRecurringFriendly

Is Recurring Friendly

Excluded funds - Video Sharing

NPO upsell animals category

NPO upsell disaster relief category

Logged In Users

CH Donation Upsell audience

Android v10.6.0 and above

NPO upsell essential needs category

NPO upsell medical category

userCurrencyCode

Localized Currency

NPO upsell cancer category

v11.5.0 and above

testAudience

pathname

Survicate

appVersion is at or above 12.8.0

Non-charity fund

isChallengeFundraiser

challenge-fundraisers

Payment Identity Launch Verification - Production

New funds eligible - Posters v2

CAD Donation Upsell Audience

Braze Email Tester

NPO Profile Opted-Out

iOS App Version

hasKnownDonors

PYMK has donors

iOS v12.3.0 and above

Just $514$ to go! Make an impact.

Support the Cause of HAWK WATCH!

Just $514 to go!
Make an impact.