library of links interesting to falconer and enthusiast.
All pages and videos for this site can be found listed here: http://www.themodernapprentice.com/list.htm
Several of the pages of this site are now available in Russian. Thanks to Natalia Grechanaya for her translations. Regulations
I strongly encourage all falconers to carefully print, read, and understand the following and keep copies in your mews or preparation area:
US Fish and Wildlife Service Title 50 CFR Part 21 (Migratory Bird Permits) http://ecfr.gpoaccess.gov/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=ecfr&sid=3b6afee2a70cb2022be0a9e4a13eec5b&rgn=div8&view=text&node=50:6.0.1.1.4.3.1.9&idno=50
I strongly encourage all falconers to carefully print, read, and understand the following and keep copies in your mews or preparation area:
Washington State Title 232 WAC Chapter 30 (232-30 Falconry Regulations) http://apps.leg.wa.gov/wac/default.aspx?cite=232-30
3-816A Online Reporting Page (for states on the new federal regulations) http://permits.fws.gov/186A
3-186A Online Filing Form https://migbirdapps.fws.gov/falconry/prg/frmFalreg.aspx
US Fish and Wildlife Service - Migratory Bird and Eagle Permits http://www.fws.gov/permits/mbpermits/birdbasics.html
And eagle take http://www.fws.gov/migratorybirds/CurrentBirdIssues/BaldEagle/FEA_EagleTakePermit_Final.pdf
Federal Propagation Regulations http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2011-05-23/html/2011-12519.htm
Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife http://wdfw.wa.gov/
Washington Falconers Association http://www.wafalconers.org/
Falconry exams
Online falconry test http://www.onlinefalconry.com/USFederalFalconryExam.htm
Falconry test Yahoo group http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Falconrytest/
Falconry study flash cards http://www.flashcardmachine.com/falconry.html
Raptor videos
UNESCO Falconry Heritage video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1o4c2bRXeqA
The UN has declared falconry to be an Intangible Cultural Heritage http://www.unesco.org/culture/ich/index.php?lg=es&pg=00335
Eddie Brochin - The Sport of Kings http://www.myoutdoortv.com/shows/ultimate-outdoors-with-eddie-brochin
Immature urban Red-Tail Hawk - showing just how comfortable a wild bird can be hunting and eating around people http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LN35qQnHzaM
PBS' Jungle Eagle - The Harpy Eagle http://video.pbs.org/video/2166128141
Abu Dhabi's state of the art falcon hospital http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/meast/06/10/falcon.hospital.uae/index.html
Bald Eagle swimming to shore with fish http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=c59_1202800919
Peregrine hatching http://www.thecouriermail.com.au/extras/frodocam/default.htm
Internet Bird Collection - various raptor species and videos http://ibc.hbw.com/ibc/phtml/familia.phtml?idFamilia=30
The Birds of North America http://bna.birds.cornell.edu
Raptor Biology and Aviculture
Falconry raptor harvest rates http://www.netexpress.net/~okeefe/Temp/Falconry%20Harvest%20Rates.pdf
Bird population and migratory monitoring http://www.birding.com/blnksvey.asp
Necropsy class http://partnersah.vet.cornell.edu/Avian-Necropsy-Examination/
Raptor talons and killing method http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/34242212/ns/technology_and_science-science/
Washington Nature Mapping program http://naturemappingfoundation.org/natmap/
Audubon Christmas Bird Count http://birds.audubon.org/christmas-bird-count
Species abbreviations and species profiles http://www.fs.fed.us/database/feis/animals/bird/
Cornell - an incredible amount of information about birds http://bna.birds.cornell.edu/bna
Raptor feet http://scienceblogs.com/notrocketscience/2009/11/neck-breaking_disembowelling_constricting_and_fishing_-_the.php?utm_source=networkbanner&utm_medium=link
Field Manual of Wildlife Diseases http://www.nwhc.usgs.gov/publications/field_manual/field_manual_of_wildlife_diseases.pdf
Avian necropsy class http://partnersah.vet.cornell.edu/Avian-Necropsy-Examination/
Avian Orthopedics http://www.exoticpetvet.net/avian/orthopedic.html
Bird beak anatomy and care http://www.peteducation.com/article.cfm?cls=15&cat=1829&articleid=2752
Bird Skulls http://www.skullsite.com/index.htm
Exotic Pet Vet http://www.exoticpetvet.net/
How hawks see the world http://www.wimp.com/hawkssee
Species population trend maps http://www.mbr-pwrc.usgs.gov/bbs/htm03/trend2003.html
Life Histories of North American Birds by Bent http://www.birdsbybent.com/
Avian Biotech - DNA sexing http://www.avianbiotech.com/Index.htm
Project OwlNet http://www.projectowlnet.org/index.htm
Bird sleeping http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/animals/birds/weeklyfeature/sleepingbeauties/
Plumage and moults http://www.scricciolo.com/Plumages%20and%20Molts/plumages_molts.htm
Wildlife Diseases http://www.michigan.gov/dnr/0,1607,7-153-10370_12150_12220---,00.html
Parasite Image Library http://www.dpd.cdc.gov/dpdx/HTML/Image_Library.htm
Long-Billed Hawk Syndrome (three-quarters of the way down the page) http://www.usaref.org/news_update.htm
Parasites of Raptors by Neil Forbes FRCVS http://www.falconers.com/articles/vets_corner/index_files/page0001.htm
Crop Needle Technique http://www.birdhealth.com.au/bird/er/erformula.html
Biosafety of Disinfectants http://www.netpets.com/birds/healthspa/biosafety.html
FLAP - Fatal Light Awareness Program http://www.flap.org/new/nocturnfr.htm
BaywingDB - Harris Hawk database http://home.comcast.net/~baywingdb/baywinghome.htm
Stellar Sea Eagle http://stellerseaeagle.blogspot.com/
Night time owl migration http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZtfSS0xYLiY
Saw-Whet Owls http://jimmccormac.blogspot.com/2007/11/northern-saw-whet-owl-invasion-update.html
Falconry and Raptors in the News
Target Field has a new fan base: bird watchers http://www.startribune.com/lifestyle/93321459.html?elr=KArksUUUoDEy3LGDiO7aiU
Abatement using raptors at World Cup games http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/sport/archives/2010/05/30/2003474214
Hawk in Library of Congress http://voices.washingtonpost.com/federal-eye/2011/01/hawk_in_library_of_congress.html
Nazi pigeons vs British Peregrines http://strangevehicles.greyfalcon.us/Nazi%20Pigeon.htm
Target Field has a new fan base: bird watchers http://www.startribune.com/lifestyle/93321459.html?elr=KArksUUUoDEy3LGDiO7aiU
Target Field has a new fan base: bird watchers http://www.startribune.com/lifestyle/93321459.html?elr=KArksUUUoDEy3LGDiO7aiU
Merlins Nest in North-Gate Area - Merlin population seen for first time west of the Olympic Mountains http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008065173_merlins22m0.html
Red-Tail attacks bystander - nesting birds can be dangerous http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/baseball/mlb/04/03/hawk.fenway.ap/index.html?cnn=yes
Bald Eagles rehabilitated after diving into truck http://video.msn.com/?mkt=en-us&vid=415bc805-4bbc-4e7d-a545-135f2acd495e
Field & Stream: Hunting with Hawks http://www.fieldandstream.com/fieldstream/hunting/photogallery/article/0,13355,1537023,00.html
Falconers trap wounded bird after weeks of attempts - Wounded hawk caught, treated http://www.mcall.com/news/local/all-hawk-raug04,0,6070690.story
Hawk Wanders Golf Course With Arrow In Leg - Shooting Red-Tailed Hawk Is Federal Crime http://www.nbc10.com/news/9595455/detail.html
The Eagle Hunters http://www.saudiaramcoworld.com/issue/200501/the.eagle.hunters.htm
The Colbert Report - Stephen Colbert points out one of many flaws in Alan Parrot's claims that falconry is funding terrorism in the Middle East http://www.comedycentral.com/partners/blinkx/playvideo.jhtml?itemid=59706
Indianapolis Star Falcon Blog http://blogs.indystar.com/falconblog/
A Boy and his Hawk http://wvgazette.com/section/Woods%20&%20Waters/2005102223
Red-Tailed Hawk vs Rattlesnake http://video.msn.com/v/us/v.htm?g=dcfae757-e49a-40b0-a27d-067acb2c3570&f=email
TV Tower Wires Kill 400 Birds in One Night http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051006/ap_on_re_us/bird_kill
Woodland Park Zoo's 11-year-old falcon missing - again http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2002492436_webmissingfalcon13.html
Stork pays visit to high-rise hawks - Pale Male and Lola start new family in rebuilt roost http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7195688
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston - Pursuits of Power: Falconry and the Samurai, 1600-1900 http://www.mfa.org/exhibitions/pursuits-of-power.html
Discovery Channel - Pompeii Neighbor sics Falcons on Pigeons http://dsc.discovery.com/news/briefs/20050131/falcon.html
Nature Photographers - Peregrine Encounter (great photographs of a Peregrine taking a wading bird) http://www.naturephotographers.net/articles0205/bs0205-1.html
BBC - Calls over birds of prey killings http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/4231131.stm
The New York Times - a lesser-known NYC Red-Tail rescued - surely would have been among the unlucky majority of wild raptors http://www.nytimes.com/2004/12/22/nyregion/22hawk.html?ex=1104731868&ei=1&en=9ed37824a39efecf
Barton County Community College covers their own Biology professor who is also a falconer http://www.barton.cc.ks.us/hilltopics/featurestories/sportofkings04.htm
The News Journal - The Return of Falconry http://www.delawareonline.com/newsjournal/sports/2004/12/16thereturnoffalc.html
National Geographic - Falconry Used to Secure North American Airports http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2003/03/0325_030325_falconry.html
Popular Mechanics - Let Us Prey http://popularmechanics.com/outdoors/outdoors/2003/8/let_us_prey/index.phtml
Middletown Press - Falconry Faces Obstacles in State http://www.middletownpress.com/site/news.cfm?BRD=1645&PAG=461&dept_id=10856&newsid=12566940
PBS - A Falconer's Memoir http://www.pbs.org/falconer/falconry/index.htm
Christian Science Monitor - Flying with Falcons http://www.csmonitor.com/2003/1223/p22s02-hfks.html
Falconry - The Real Sport of Kings http://www.strangehorizons.com/2001/20011126/falconry.shtml
Forbes - Billionaires on Vacation http://www.forbes.com/2002/09/19/0919feat_print.html
Other Sites
Harry McElroy's Desert Hawking http://www.deserthawking.com
Baine Carruther's excellent photography site http://www.pbase.com/baine
Charlie Butler's excellent falconry video blog http://www.GhostHawking.BlogSpot.com
Falconry Forum - UK http://www.falconryforum.co.uk
World of Owls http://www.worldofowls.com
Falconry Meet in the Czech Republic - excellent photos of a variety of birds http://www.oook.cz/events/opocno06/index.html
e-Training for Dogs - Dog training courses http://www.e-trainingfordogs.com/
Merlin Falconry http://www.merlinfalconry.com/index.htm
Eduence Field Production - Falconry in Japan http://www.efp.jp/
International Wildlife Rehabilitation Council - IWRC http://www.iwrc-online.org/
Falconers Yellow Pages http://www.falconersyellowpages.com
Matthew Mullenix' blog http://matthewmullenix.blogspot.com/
Stephen Bodio's blog http://www.stephenbodio.com/
Hawk House Art http://www.hawkhouseart.com
Eagle Falconer http://www.eaglefalconer.com
Borch's Falconry - Falconry in Denmark http://users.cybercity.dk/~ccc12787/homeeng.html
Falconer in Denmark http://www.falconer.dk/
Microhawking - Sparrowhawk hunting blog http://wakayamatakagari.blogspot.com/
Hunting with Harris Hawks in the UK http://harris-hawks.t83.net/
Online Falconry http://www.onlinefalconry.com/summernewsletter.htm
Falconry Canada - Roy Priest http://www.falconry.ca/
West Coast Falconry Academy http://www.westcoastfalconry.com/
The Falconry and Raptor Education Foundation http://www.falconryacademy.com/
Falconry Links http://www.FalconryLinks.com
HuntingNet http://www.huntingnet.com
Owl Pages http://www.owlpages.com
Zyra's Falconry Links http://www.zyra.org.uk/falconry.htm
Exmoor Falconry http://www.exmoorfalconry.co.uk/
Accipiter Enterprises http://www.birdsofprey.net/
MyBirds.ru - Russian raptor site http://mybirds.ru/groups/hish/