In mid-October, the fences will come down as the Marin Headlands' view-laden Hawk Hill reopens to the public following extensive restoration work aimed at making the hill more accessible to the public. Joe Rosato Jr./NBC Bay Area Joe Rosato Jr./NBC Bay AreaSince its founding in 1984, the group has cataloged sightings of 1 million hawks and other birds of prey. “Now there are these incredible vistas of the Pacific Ocean and Mount Tam that just weren’t visible before.”Joe Rosato Jr./NBC Bay Area Joe Rosato Jr./NBC Bay AreaThe hills of the headlands are an unusual combination of unbridled nature and aging military artifacts. But to Mooney, that’s also part of the experience of Hawk Hill. “Being able to watch it blow in and out of the gate and waiting and hoping you might catch a hawk circling or two is certainly part of the magic of Hawk Hill.”