Brazil | Natural Wonders of the Pantanal

October 15, 2025 – October 29, 2025 Join Hawks Aloft for the expedition of a lifetime! The Pantanal in central-western Brazil is the world’s largest freshwater wetland and one of the most biodiverse habitats on the South American continent. The star residents are jaguars that roam, hunt, and lounge on the forested riverbanks. Hyacinth Macaw,…

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Making the 2024-25 Hawks Aloft Raffle Quilt

Cynthia Figueroa-McInteer, a retired architect, and Gail Garber began designing our newest quilt in the summer of 2023, using AutoCad software – the same software that we’ve used for most of the HAI raffle quilts. We wanted a design that bespoke of New Mexico, and began with a prominent Zia symbol, along with the classic thunderbirds…

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Volunteer Training Class – Feb 3, 2024

When: February 3, 2024Where: Bachechi Open Space Education Building, 9521 Rio Grande Blvd Time: 9 AM – 12 PMCost: $25 — Includes membership and volunteer manual. Click here to sign up. Light refreshments will be provided. Hawks Aloft (HAI) is unique in that the four pillars of our foundation are quite diverse:   Attend our volunteer…

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Announcing the winner of the 2022-23 Raffle Quilt

27th Annual HAI Quilt Makers

We are thrilled to announce the winner of the 2022-23 Raffle Quilt.  She is Josie Ulibarri of Albuquerque, NM. Congratulations, Josie! For a chance to win next year, check back here next year and secure your tickets!

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Birding Costa Rica

With Hawks Aloft and Holbrook Travel  February 9 – 19, 2025  From $3625 Learn and make your deposit here! It will have been 10 years since our inaugural visit to the wonders of Costa Rica, with its incredible biodiversity found in 12 different climate zones and numerous ecosystems packed into a small country. We are…

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Bat Caves of the Armendaris Ranch

A Once in a Lifetime Experience August 10-11, 2024 Members Only Field Trip $250/per person (Limited to 10 participants!) Sign up date will be announced online, July 2024 We also will take a wait list. Questions? Contact Gail.  We are beyond thrilled that we will once again be able to visit the Jornada Bat maternity colony…

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Ecuadorian Cloud Forest and the Galapagos Islands

Hawks Aloft and Holbrook Travel Presents June 18-29, 2024 $7495 per person (includes land cost only) Join Gail Garber and Hawks Aloft as we return to one of our favorite places on Planet Earth – the Galapagos Archipelago!  After our first magical trip there in 2018, everyone agreed it was the trip of a lifetime!…

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Panama Trip (Full – Waitlist Only)

HAWKS ALOFT MEMBER TOUR NOVEMBER 2-12, 2023 You spoke and we listened! Discover the Darién and the River of Raptors With Hawks Aloft and Canopy Family Canopy Tower and Canopy Camp Darien, Panama $3850 All Inclusive from Panama City The first planned trip coming up! We last visited Canopy Camp Darién in 2019. Everyone agreed…

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Explore Iceland: The Land Of Fire And Ice (Full – Waitlist Only)

HAWKS ALOFT MEMBER TOUR JUNE 1 – JUNE 11, 2023 In the land of fire and ice, massive ice-blue glaciers contrast sharply with bright green meadows, black lava fields, and geothermal lagoons to create dramatic, captivating landscapes. The country’s avifauna is equally impressive: located at the junction of two oceans, it hosts a unique mix…

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