Utah’s West Desert is home to salt flats, sagebrush, mountains, and a military training area. This desert can be a harsh environment, but despite it all, some animals make their homes there. One such species is the Golden Eagle. In recent years, however, Utah’s Golden Eagle population has seen declines. Our scientists noticed a downward […]
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Birds have been banded for science since the 1800s. When a band is re-sighted or recovered, scientists learn how long that bird has lived (longevity), where it came from, and where it moved to. HawkWatch International has banded over one hundred thousand raptors since the 80s. Re-sight and recovery reports from our bands have allowed
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Just as we all began to allow a collective sigh of relief as the worst of COVID-19 appears to be behind us, those of us in the bird world have another virus to deal with: highly pathogenic avian influenza. As we head into the busy spring and summer nesting season, our team will be taking
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We’ve reached the midway point of the spring count! Lucky for us Matt and Arthur have sent over this update letting you know how this season has gone and what is still yet to come. Gunsight HawkWatch specializes in species that are scarcely seen elsewhere in North America in such numbers, including Golden Eagles, the
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How long have you been volunteering with HawkWatch International? This will be our 6th year! How did you get started volunteering with HWI? I was looking for volunteer opportunities I could do with my son. When we saw that we could monitor nest boxes for the smallest falcons in North America, we knew this would
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