We recently received an Ask An Expert submission from a photographer in Virginia who happened upon the following: four Cooper’s Hawks in juvenile plumage were together on a branch, but there were notable differences between them. Three had grayish-green eyes, relatively short tails, and one of the three had a bit of down on its head. The […]
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How long have you been volunteering with HawkWatch International? I started volunteering last autumn, in 2021. How did you get started volunteering with HWI? It’s actually kind of a funny story. I had been turned down for an educator job at HWI and figured that would be the end of it. One of the educators
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American Kestrels are North America’s tiniest falcons and are also one of the continent’s most common raptor species. Long-term migration counts, Breeding Bird Surveys, and Christmas Bird Counts, however, have alerted researchers to declines in American Kestrel populations. In order to determine what could be causing these declines, HWI and other organizations have intensified research
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How long have you been volunteering with HawkWatch International? I have been volunteering as an education docent with HawkWatch International for eight months. How did you get started volunteering with HWI? I love education and working with animals, so being an education docent seemed like a perfect fit! What is your “spark bird?” Bats are
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There’s a reason that people often use the expression “watch something like a hawk.” Birds of prey come designed to see you, so to see these elusive species, special tools are required. As mostly solitary predators, these birds take up large territories to hunt, which only allows for a certain amount of raptors per area.
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