HAWKS FROM EVERY ANGLE how to identify raptors in flight…. by… with foreward by David Sibley Princeton University Press 2005 Birds of prey (raptors) are a constant source of fascination for me. In the field the identification of hawks in flight can be a real challenge. This book is the best that I have read [...]
Archive for June 2008
Aplomado Falcon Falco femoralis
June 23, 2008Some of my most memorable moments as a birder and nature photographer have occurred while observing Aplomado falcons. The Aplomado falcon is a medium sized falcon and its range is from the south/west US to Argentina. The population of the species was in serious decline in the US (due to habitat destruction and pesticide use) [...]
Get off your tush/s…. and see a migration spectacle!… birding in Veracruz
June 21, 2008This post goes to all my birder and bird watching friends all over the world….. its about migrating hawks, falcons and kites. This isn’t just any old hawkwatch…its the BIG grandaddy of all hawkwatches. How big you ask? …….. try FIVE MILLION plus birds of prey counted in the migratory season! ….. how about (nearly) [...]
Black-collared Hawk – Busarellus nigricollis Veracruz Mexico
June 19, 2008Black-collared Hawk (Busarellus nigricollis) is a “fish hawk” that can be found in Argentina, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay, and Venezuela. This is a cool bird to see. here is a link: Black-collared Hawk below is [...]
Raptor (Bird of Prey) migrations in Veracruz Mexico 2008
June 12, 2008There are few things that I have observed in nature that compare with the late summer migrations of birds of prey (raptors) in Veracruz Mexico. Year after year the ritual of the “hawkwatch” in Veracruz is without parallel. Imagine seeing thousands upon thousands of Broad winged or Swainson’s hawks in a single afternoon. All of [...]
