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While you likely know that HawkWatch International (HWI) has been placing silver aluminum bands on raptors for over 35 years to study raptor movement ecology and survival, have you ever heard of color bands? Color bands are sometimes placed on birds in addition to traditional bands and generally contain larger and fewer letters or numbers, […]

It is bittersweet to announce that our 2021 Global Raptor Research and Conservation Grant awardees have submitted their final project reports. Through this program, we have supported their projects all across the globe—from India to Ghana to Colombia! We are so grateful for these biologists’ contributions over the past year and a half. Because of

How long have you been volunteering with HawkWatch International?  6 years (I think) How did you get started volunteering with HWI? A good friend invited me to tag along on a Short-eared Owl Survey in 2016, and I’ve been hooked ever since! In addition to the Short-eared Owl Survey, I’ve been involved with monitoring American