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Gray-bellied Hawk Gray-bellied Hawk Accipiter poliogaster Population status: Near Threatened Body length: 38–50 cm (15-19.6 in) Wingspan: 69–84 cm (27-33 in) Weight: data deficient Fernando Angulo/CORBIDI Did You Know? For a while, juvenile Gray-bellied …

Slate-colored Hawk Slate-colored Hawk Buteogallus schistaceus Population status: Least Concern Body length: 41–46 cm (16-18 in) Wingspan: 85–96 cm (33.4-37.7 in) Weight: 455 g (16 oz) Fernando Angulo/CORBIDI Did You Know? Though it might be surprising to …

Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture Cathartes burrovianus Population status: Least Concern Body length: 53–66 cm (21–26 in) Wingspan: 150–165 cm (59–65 in) Weight: 0.95 to 1.55 kg (2.1 to 3.4 lb) Angel Muela Did You Know? The Lesser …

Dickinson's Kestrel Dickinson's Kestrel Falco dickinsoni Population status: Least Concern Body length: 27–30 cm (10.6-11.8 in) Wingspan: 61–68 cm (24-26.7 in) Weight: 169–235 g (5.9-8.2 oz) Simon Thomsett Did You Know? Dickinson's Kestrel is also known as …

Yellow-headed Caracara Yellow-headed Caracara Milvago chimachima Population status: Least Concern Body length: 40–45 cm (15.7-17.7 in) Wingspan: 74–95 cm (29-37.5 in) Weight: 277–364 g (9.77-12.8 oz) Angel Muela Did You Know? The Yellow-headed Caracara …

Shikra Shikra Accipiter badius Population status: Least Concern Body length: 26–30 cm (10-11.8 in) Wingspan: 48-68cm (18.8-26 in) Weight: 100-266g (3.5-9 oz) Yeray Seminario Did You Know? The name, Shikra has its origins in the Urdu word Shikari and the …

Tiny Hawk Tiny Hawk Accipiter superciliosus Population status: Least Concern Body length: 24–27·5 cm (9.4-10.8 in) Wingspan: 38–48 cm (14-18.8 in) Weight: 61.5–134 g (2-4.7 oz) Jose Loaiza Did You Know? The Tiny Hawk eats birds as small as hummingbirds It …

Burrowing Owl Burrowing Owl Athene cunicularia Population status: Least Concern Body length: 7-1/2 to 10 inches (17-25 cm) Wingspan: 21-24 inches (53-60 cm) Weight: 4-1/2 to 9 ounces (127-255 g) Judi Dressler Did you know? Unlike most other owls, …

26th Annual California Condor Release Andrew Orr 26th Annual California Condor Release Join us! The Peregrine Fund and Bureau of Land Management at Vermilion Cliffs National Monument are hosting a celebration on National Public Lands Day, Saturday, …

NYC Marathon Tom Theofilatos Tom Theofilatos | Long Island, New York Besides being an avid runner, I also enjoy rock climbing at the Shawangunk Ridge (the Gunks) in the Mohonk Preserve of the Hudson Valley of New York.  While climbing in the Gunks, I get …