library of links interesting to falconer and enthusiast.
Several of the pages of this site are now available in Russian. Thanks to Natalia Grechanaya for her translations. Regulations
US Fish and Wildlife Service Title 50 CFR Part 21 (Migratory Bird Permits) http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/waisidx_01/50cfr21_01.html
I strongly encourage all falconers to carefully print, read, and understand the following and keep copies in your mews or preparation area:
- 21.1 Purpose of regulations
- 21.2 Scope of regulations
- 21.3 Definitions
- 21.11 General permit requirements
- 21.28 Falconry permits
- 21.29 Federal falconry standards
- 21.41 Depredation permits
- 21.43 Depredation order for blackbirds, cowbirds, grackles, crows and magpies
Washington State Title 232 WAC Chapter 12 (232-12 Permanent Regulations) http://apps.leg.wa.gov/WAC/default.aspx?cite=232-12
I strongly encourage all Washington state falconers to carefully print, read, and understand the following and keep copies in your mews or preparation area:
- 232-12-001 Definition of terms
- 232-12-004 Classification of wild birds
- 232-12-007 Classification of wild animals
- 232-12-011 Wildlife classified as protected shall not be hunted or fished
- 232-12-014 Wildlife classified as endangered species
- 232-12-064 Live wildlife
- 232-12-067 Sale of wildlife
- 232-12-071 Buying or selling game unlawful
- 232-12-077 Wildlife taken by another
- 232-12-101 Falconry and captive propagation of raptors permitted
- 232-12-104 Falconry definitions
- 232-12-106 Provisions for accidental take by falconers
- 232-12-107 Falconry permit license required
- 232-12-114 Permit required for capture of raptors
- 232-12-117 Marking and identification of raptors required
- 232-12-121 Reporting requirements for capture, importation, exportation, transfer, or other disposal of raptors
- 232-12-124 Methods of capture and prohibitions in taking raptors
- 232-12-127 Revocation, modifications or suspension of falconry permits
- 232-12-129 Captive propagation of raptors -- Sale, records, reports and inspection
- 232-12-227 Hunter education training program requirements
- 232-12-242 Hunting restrictions
- 232-12-275 Wildlife rehabilitation permits
- 232-12-287 Possession of dead wildlife
- 232-12-289 Official hunting hours for game birds and game animals
- 232-12-291 Hunting before or after hours
- 232-12-292 Bald eagle protection rules
- 232-12-297 Endangered, threatened, and sensitive wildlife species classification
- 232-12-800 Purpose
- 232-12-807 Operations and procedures
Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife http://wdfw.wa.gov/
Raptor videos
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
Barred Owl attacked by small birds http://www.devilducky.com/media/52983/
Internet Bird Collection - various raptor species and videos http://ibc.hbw.com/ibc/phtml/familia.phtml?idFamilia=30
Southeastern Raptor Center - Flights and stooping to the lure http://www.vetmed.auburn.edu/index.pl/raptor_videos
The Birds of North America http://bna.birds.cornell.edu
Raptor Biology and Aviculture
Species abbreviations http://www.pwrc.usgs.gov/bbl/manual/aspeclst.htm
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
Weight conversions http://online.unitconverterpro.com/mass.html
Wildlife Rehabilitation Database http://www.wpi.edu/Projects/Tufts/avian.html
Avian biology http://www.life.uiuc.edu/animalbiology/335/External_Anatomy.pdf
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
Oklahoma State University Parasite Images http://www.cvm.okstate.edu/~users/jcfox/htdocs/clinpara/Index.htm
Parasites of Raptors by Neil Forbes FRCVS http://www.falconers.com/articles/vets_corner/index_files/page0001.htm
Avian Drugs and Dosages http://www.zcog.org/zcog%20frames/Avian%20Drugs/Avian%20Drugs.htm
Practical Emergency Care of Birds http://www.vetsoftware.com/acvc2002-hess1.htm
Crop Needle Use http://www.ladygouldianfinch.com/features_cropneedle.mgi
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
Falconry in the News
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
Aggressive merlin also a bit of a bully http://www.democratandchronicle.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2006608180392
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
Peregrine vs Osprey http://www.raptorresource.org/anyboard9/forum/posts/10032.html#10032
Osprey Migration http://www.ohiodnr.com/wildlife/Resources/osprey/migration.htm
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
Animal Planet - Spy on the Wild Golden Eagle camera http://media.animal.discovery.com/convergence/spyonthewild/birdtech/birdtech.html
Skagit Valley Herald - Avian ailment worries experts http://www.skagitvalleyherald.com/articles/2005/01/16/news/news01.txt
Arizona Daily Star - Goal is to stem bird deaths on electrified roosts - A Harris' hawk risks being zapped on a pole. http://www.azstarnet.com/sn/wildlife/20504.php
Arizona Daily Star - Raptors in free flight star at Desert Museum http://www.dailystar.com/dailystar/accent/57429.php
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
Duluth News Tribune - Hunters and hawks cooperate in the centuries-old sport of falconry http://www.duluthsuperior.com/mld/duluthsuperior/sports/outdoors/10701715.htm
Duluth News Tribune covers a lost falcon returned to her owner - an excellent example of a captive reared Peregrine that was successfully surviving in the wild despite being an imprint http://www.duluthsuperior.com/mld/duluthsuperior/news/9912771.htm
The News Journal - The Return of Falconry http://www.delawareonline.com/newsjournal/sports/2004/12/16thereturnoffalc.html
Star-Telegram photo-essay covering falconry http://www.dfw.com/mld/dfw/news/local/10289171.htm?1c
http://www.star-telegram.com/mld/interactivemedia/InSight/falconry/falconry.html
Sacramento Bee coverage of the CHC meet http://www.sacbee.com/content/news/story/8191121p-9122384c.html
Daily Update - Rapture for a Raptor http://63.192.157.117/Current/News/99/03/daily031199.html
LA Times http://latimes.com/falcon
The Detroit News - Falconers Bond with their Birds http://www.detnews.com/2003/livingston/0308/18/d05l-244616.htm
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
Wisconsin Natural Resources - Talon Show http://www.wnrmag.com/stories/1997/feb97/hawks.htm
Boston.Com - A Bird in the Hand http://www.boston.com/news/globe/magazine/articles/2004/06/20/a_bird_in_hand?mode=PF
Forbes - Billionaires on Vacation http://www.forbes.com/2002/09/19/0919feat_print.html
Other Sites
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
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/
The Falconry Centre http://www.falconrycentre.com/
Accipiter Enterprises http://www.birdsofprey.net/
MyBirds.ru - Russian raptor site http://mybirds.ru/groups/hish/