Another year of raptor conservation, education, and research is in the books! This year, we’ve put in a collective effort to expand our community of supporters as well as the species and places we study. We are excited to share with you all the ways we have grown this year thanks to people like you! […]
2023 Year in Review Read More »
How many owls have you seen in the wild? Unless you are an owl researcher, chances are the answer is relatively few. With excellent low-light vision, high-precision hearing, silent flight, and plumage that lets them virtually disappear into the environment, owls aren’t easy to find. How many owls have you heard in the wild? I’m
Sounds like a Screech-owl to Me: How to Tell Screech Owls Apart Read More »
On dark Arizona nights, researchers move silently through the forest in search of owls. Treading carefully, they hear maniacal laughter in the trees, scolding them to stay away. Looking up, they find the culprit. That call belongs to the Elf Owl, the smallest known owl in the world. Despite this claim to fame, the Elf
Owls: Disappearing in the dark Read More »
When HawkWatch International created the Global Raptor Research & Conservation Grant (GRRCG) in 2020, the aim was to conserve some of the most at-risk raptors around the world. But to do so requires basic knowledge about those species. For many raptors around the world, that basic knowledge is incredibly limited—so much so that zero scientific
Supporting Scientific Discoveries: A Final Report from the 2022 GRRCG Awardees Read More »
