At HawkWatch International, we love that people are excited about birds of prey. We regularly receive messages from people asking how they can adopt a hawk. Some are looking to support conservation efforts, while others are hoping to welcome a hawk into their lives as a personal companion. To clear up any confusion: owning a […]
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Spring is here, and so is the nesting season! The 2025 CARES (Cavity Adopting Raptor Ecology Studies) season has officially kicked off, and so far, it’s been owl-some. We already have some early Western Screech-owl owlets and a momma Northern Saw-whet Owl on eggs in another one of our boxes. Across our Utah and Arizona
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Our amazing crews have been diligently counting the field season away, educating and entertaining visitors, and contributing essential data to our long-term monitoring program. If you haven’t made it to one of our sites yet or just want to stay in the loop, we’ve got you covered with updates from our teams on the ground.
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Our scholarship awardees have reached the end of their projects, and we couldn’t be more proud of what they have accomplished! Sasha, Michael, and Gonzalo have all continued Jerry Liguori’s legacy by introducing raptors to new audiences, providing important habitat, and increasing research efforts to learn more about understudied species. Sasha Chilibeck—Dalhousie Birding Society, Canada
Fieldwork at Gunsight Mountain HawkWatch has begun! We have some exciting changes this year at the northernmost count site in the world. Gunsight Mountain HawkWatch fans may notice that our team is larger this year than in the past. Thanks to support from our partners at the US Fish and Wildlife Service, we’re conducting dual
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