Category: Raptor Migration
Pining for the Field: Burrowing Owls of the West
Girl with a lap-full of Burrowing Owls. Now, how does one happen to find oneself in such a delightful predicament? Well, it was 2007 and I had applied to a field position ("bird job" if you wanna use the cool insider ...
EOC 056: Raptor Identification in the 21st Century with Jerry Liguori
Episode Summary: Today on the show we are talking with raptor expert Jerry Liguori. Jerry works as a educator with HawkWatch International, a non-profit group dedicated to raptor research and conservation across western North America. Jerry has worked at many ...
EOC 040: Kestrel Migration with Dave Oleyar of HawkWatch International
Episode Summary: Our guest on today's show is the Senior Scientist for HawkWatch International, a Utah-based non-profit that has been studying raptor migration for almost three decades. Recently, Dave has been focusing much of his time on one of the ...
EOC 039: The American Kestrel Partnership with Chris McClure
Episode Summary: Today on the show we're talking with the Director of the American Kestrel Partnership, Chris McClure. This collaborative project was initiated by the Peregrine Fund in 2012, and has been working to bring together both researchers and citizen ...
EOC 038: The Bird Genoscape Project with Kristen Ruegg
Episode Summary: Today on the show we're talking with Kristen Ruegg, a professor at UCLA who's been studying the genetics of migratory birds. Kristen and her collaborators have developed a new technique for assessing the migratory connectivity of bird populations, ...
EOC 008: Bird Migration Research with Greg Kaltenecker
Episode Summary: In this episode of the podcast we're talking with the Executive Director of the Intermountain Bird Observatory, Greg Kaltenecker. The Intermountain Bird Observatory was our very first partner organization with our Eyes on Conservation series, and we just ...
October Raptor – Golden Eagle
In todays world, a variety of human related factors threaten Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) populations. Native habitat/prey loss, wind energy development, electrocution, and lead poisoning all pose threats to the Golden Eagle. This Golden Eagle, in it's first year of ...
September Raptor – Northern Harrier
Northern Harriers (Circus cyaneus) are amazing raptors. A cross between diurnal raptor and owl (look at that facial disc!), these low-flying birds cruise hillsides, open country, wetlands, and agricultural areas looking for birds and small mammals to pounce on. Harriers ...
Week 42 – Northern Goshawk
Another photo this week from the Goshutes in Nevada. If you look closely at this bird's right leg you'll notice a silver aluminum band. These bands have a unique number on them that will identify this individual bird if he ...
