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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 …

Mountain Caracara Mountain Caracara Phalcoboenus megalopterus Population status: Least Concern Body length: 48–55 cm (18.8-21.6 in) Wingspan: 111–124 cm (43.7-48.8 in) Weight: 795 g (28 oz) Fernando Angulo/CORBIDI Did You Know? This bird is also known as …

Long-whiskered Owlet Long-whiskered Owlet Xenoglaux loweryi Population status: Endangered Body length: 13–14 cm (5.1–5.5 in) Wingspan: 100-105 mm (3.9-4.1 in) Weight: 46-51g (1.68 -1.8 oz) Fernando Angulo/CORBIDI Did You Know? The Long-whiskered Owlet is …

Great Black Hawk Great Black Hawk Buteogallus urubitinga Population status: Least Concern Body length: 51-61 cm (20-24 in) Weight: 1.1 kg (2 lb 7 oz) Fernando Angulo/CORBIDI Did You Know? There are two recognized subspecies of the Great Black Hawk …

Black Caracara Black Caracara Daptrius ater Population status: Least Concern Body length: 41–47 cm (16-18.5 in) Wingspan: 91–100 cm (35.8-39 in) Weight: 330–445 g (11.6-15.6 oz) Fernando Angulo / CORBIDI Did You Know? The Black Caracara has a mutualistic …

Black-collared Hawk Black-collared Hawk Busarellus nigricollis Population status: Least Concern Body length: 45·5–58 cm (18-22.8 in) Wingspan: 115–143 cm (45-56 in) Weight: 391–1070 g (13.7-37.7 oz) Fernando Angulo/CORBIDI Did You Know? The Black-collared …

Cuban Kite Cuban Kite Chondrohierax wilsonii Population status: Critically Endangered Body length: 15-17 in (38-43 cm) Wingspan: data deficient Weight: data deficient Did You Know?  The Cuban Kite is one of the most endangered and rarest raptors in the …

Guadalupe Caracara Guadalupe Caracara Caracara lutosus Population status: Extinct Body length: Unknown Wingspan: Unknown Weight: Unknown Did You Know? Humans deliberately (which means on purpose) killed - by shooting or poisoning - all of the Guadalupe …

Black-winged Kite Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus Population status: Least Concern Body length: 30–37 cm (11.8-14.5 in) Wingspan: 77–92 cm (30-36 in) Weight: 197–343 g (7-12 oz) Munir Virani Did You Know? There are four subspecies of the Black-winged …