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HawkWatch International

HawkWatch International. THE MISSION OF HAWKWATCH INTERNATIONAL IS TO CONSERVE THE ENVIRONMENT THROUGH EDUCATION, LONG-TERM MONITORING, AND SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH ON RAPTORS AS INDICATORS OF ECOSYSTEM HEALTH. Velociraptor: 50 lbs of Ankle-biter. Steven Spielberg was Wrong!.

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HawkWatch International

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  1. HawkWatch International THE MISSION OF HAWKWATCH INTERNATIONAL IS TO CONSERVE THE ENVIRONMENT THROUGH EDUCATION, LONG-TERM MONITORING, AND SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH ON RAPTORS AS INDICATORS OF ECOSYSTEM HEALTH.

  2. Velociraptor: 50 lbs of Ankle-biter

  3. Steven Spielberg was Wrong!

  4. Dinos: First Feathers

  5. Who Says Feathers Aren’t Scary?

  6. Raptor Families in Utah Hawks Eagles Falcons Owls Vultures

  7. Raptor Families in Utah The Hawks

  8. Raptor Families in Utah The Eagles

  9. Raptor Families in Utah The Falcons

  10. Raptor Families in Utah The Owls

  11. Raptor Families in Utah Vultures & Condors

  12. Adaptations of Raptors • Sharp Talons • Sharp, Curved Beak • Large eyes for Sharp Eyesight

  13. The “Business” End of a Raptor

  14. Obligate Carnivores Definition:Animals that must subsist on a diet consisting mainly of meat, because they do not possess the physiology to digest vegetable matter. • Raptor Birds • Cats • Snakes • Sea Stars

  15. They Eat Meat; Are They Raptors?

  16. Energy Chain

  17. Energy Chain with Trophic Levels

  18. What’s on the Raptor Menu • Small Furry Mammals • Reptiles and Amphibians • Fish • Birds • Insects • Roadkill

  19. Migration Monitoring Traps and Lures

  20. Migration Monitoring Traps and Lures

  21. Migration Monitoring

  22. Migration Monitoring

  23. Migration Monitoring

  24. Nest Studies American Kestrel Nest Box Studies

  25. Nest Studies American Kestrel Nest Box Studies

  26. Nest Studies Golden Eagle Nest Studies

  27. Nest Studies Golden Eagle Nest Studies

  28. Nest Studies Golden Eagle Nest Studies

  29. Data Activity

  30. Data Activity

  31. Data Activity

  32. Data Questions • What is this data telling us? • Why is this data important?

  33. Data Activity

  34. Directed Questions • What is the survivorship in relation to bird weight? • Is one sex more likely than the other to survive? • National-wide, total survivorship is 55% - 75% for Golden Eagles. Why are our Utah survivor rates not as good? What factors here could be contributors to higher numbers of eagle death?

  35. Data Activity Mortality: • In 2013, 12 of the 19 birds died. 5 from starvation, 2 from wing injury, 1 bacterial infection, 1 tailings pond poisoning, 1 coyote predation, and 2 unknown. • In 2014, 6 of 14 birds died. 1 unknown, 1 from predation, 2 from scavenging, 2 from starvation • In 2015, 5 of 8 birds died. 1 was shot, 1 from exposure, 2 from predation, 1 unknown Organize the mortality data and then illustrate it with a diagram.

  36. Data Questions • Why is the data presented/organized this way? • Is this the best way to represent the data? Are there other ways?

  37. Raptor Band Return Mortality

  38. Golden Eagle Tracking

  39. Raptor Survey Density

  40. Sharp-shinned Hawk Data SexM- Male F-Female TrapBN- Bow net MN- Mist net DG- dho ghaza Lure D- Dove P- Pigeon S- Sparrow T- Starling Age HY - Hatch Year AHY, SY, ASY -adult   Eye colorO- orange Y - Yellow R- red Wing fatY - Yes N- No

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