One big component of the Red-tailed Hawk Project focuses on understanding movement ecology, including migratory, breeding and wintering ground movements. However, it is not feasible to put a transmitter on every bird we capture so in conjunction to our transmitter effort have put color bands on birds across their North American range. To effectively doContinue reading “The Mississippi Miracle”
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Michigan to Kentucky: Movement Update
As we approach mid-November there is a lot to report on as our Michigan Red-tailed Hawks head towards their wintering grounds. So far, we have gotten data from 9 of the 11, hopefully we hear from the others. Here is a quick update on 7 of our birds we have heard from. First up areContinue reading “Michigan to Kentucky: Movement Update”
Great Lakes Movement
After deploying all of our Michigan units this past April we have been patiently waiting for our birds to check back in and provide us with breeding locations. Luckily, fall migration has begun for adult Red-tails here in the East, and because of that we now have information on 2 more of our birds. NormallyContinue reading “Great Lakes Movement”
Red-tailed Hawk Project 