Hawks Aloft works to conserve indigenous wild birds through avian research, education and cooperation with others. We are based in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
www.hawksaloft.org
www.hawksaloft.org
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- Founded:
- 1994
Photos
2 of 11 albumsSee All
Wall PhotosUpdated on Monday
Bathing BeautiesCreated last Friday
4 of 11 fan photosSee All
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Events
12 past eventsSee All
- Festival of the Cranes
Bosque del Apache National Wildlife...
Saturday, November 21 at 9:00am - Life & Times of New Mexico Rap...
Festival of the Cranes: Macey Cent...
Friday, November 20 at 1:00pm - Birds of the Middle Rio Grande...
Festival of the Cranes: Macey Cent...
Thursday, November 19 at 2:30pm - Weem's International ArtFest
Expo New Mexico, New Mexico State F...
Friday, November 13 at 10:00am - Raptor Handling Class
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, NM ...
Tuesday, October 27 at 1:00pm - Dry Heat Gallery
Dry Heat Gallery
Tuesday, October 13 at 5:00pm - Renaissance Fair
Animas Park
Saturday, October 3 at 9:00am - Celebra la Ciencia
New Mexico State Fair
Friday, September 18 at 10:00am - The Life and Times of New Mexi...
Randall Davey Audubon Center
Thursday, September 17 at 6:00pm - Albuquerque Open Space 25th An...
Open Space Visitor Center
Saturday, August 8 at 11:00am
Notes
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- Mexico, an Elder Statesman 6:05am Nov 6|3 Comments
- Songbirds and Russian Olive Berries 2:43pm Oct 7
- Raptors of the Rio Grande Gorge 2:00pm Oct 5
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Hawks Aloft, Inc., is a non-profit conservation organization based in Albuquerque, New Mexico. We work to conserve birds and their habitat through avian research, education and cooperation with others. Here you will find selected articles written by Gail Garber, Executive Director.
Hawks Aloft, Inc. Our 2010 seasonal field positions have been posted on our website: Mexican Spotted Owl crew leader and technicians (4 positions) and songbird technician (1 position). www.hawksaloft.org
Hawks Aloft, Inc. Bathing Beauties: Birds love to bathe and ice-free water is important during the winter. We posted a new album labeled as such, but somehow it did not show up here. Check it out.
Hawks Aloft, Inc. Hungry winter birds. Thanks to David Powell for this enlightening photo -- just in case you didn't know what the bird wanted. Best wishes for a peaceful and safe New Year.
Hawks Aloft, Inc. We are very fortunate to have a number of volunteers that take their photography very seriously, and generously share their images with Hawks Aloft. Here, we post a selection of our recent favorites.
4 new photos
Hawks Aloft, Inc. Kestrel Update: Both kestrels are eating mice now and have graduated to a pet carrier. Now, if only we can figure out the cause of the original problem.
Hawks Aloft, Inc. Merry Christmas all. The two kestrels are still hanging in there, and gaining weight. Neither seems willing to move their feet despite being physically able to do so. They are being treated for parasites. We hope the best for them, and for you and yours in the coming year.
Hawks Aloft, Inc. Raptor surveys at Ted Turner's Armendaris ranch yesterday. Overcast and winds kept most of the birds low to the ground, but we tallied 27 in all, including Golden Eagle (3), Red-tailed Hawk, Prairie Falcon (1), American Kestrel, Ferruginous Hawk (2), and lots of Loggerhead Shrikes! Also mega-mammals: mom and baby bi...son at one stop, herds of pronghorn, an even an oryx. What a day!
Hawks Aloft, Inc. Another Christmas kestrel arrived this morning. I've been wishing for a non-releasable female for our ed programs. Now, everyone at the office is gleefully giving me a hard time to getting what I wished for: however, the final outcome on both remains undetermined. Last week's kestrel is gaining well and eating chic...ken chunks. Be careful what you wish for!
Hawks Aloft, Inc. Snatched from death's door: they were planning to euthanize little kestrel yesterday because she appeared to be unable to use her feet, when suddenly, both feet swung out of the towel when she was being fed, and she grabbed the feeding tube! She's still not out of the woods, but things are looking up a little. The G...reat Horned passed on yesterday, and the Coop was put down.
Hawks Aloft, Inc. Wild & crazy - that was yesterday. Although we are not a rehab group, we respond to calls of injured raptors, stabilize, and transfer to rehab facilities statewide. Afternoon call: Adult male Cooper's Hawk with spinal trauma (status unknown this morning). Night call: an electrocuted, but still living Great Horned Owl (it's still alive this morning).
Hawks Aloft, Inc. We got a call from someone in Las Vegas (2 hrs away) with a 'baby' red-tail. Someone else had found the bird and was intending to keep it, but the caller knew that was illegal. Good thing, too! 'Baby' is a female American Kestrel that is extremely emaciated. Peggy drove up to get the bird and is caring for her (she i...s a rehabilitator). We hope the best for the little lady, now on a special emaciation diet.
Hawks Aloft, Inc. Bitterly cold winds were the driving force in our raptor survey from Socorro to Bosque del Apache yesterday, even though the temperature wasn't that low. It can be agony to have to stand in one place while scanning 360 degrees while trying to remain standing. In all, we tallied 36 raptors and 1 roadrunner, including ...2 black red-tails, 1 Harlan's red-tails, and lots of Sandhill Cranes. Photo by Doug Brown.
