Birds Of Prey Links

Third-graders to learn about birds of prey (The Daily News of Newburyport)

Representatives from Wingmasters, a partnership of two people dedicated to increasing public understanding and appreciation of North American birds of prey, will be at the Pine Grove School tomorrow to make a presentation to the third-graders.

Bird of prey picks on pet (WAVY TV 10 Portsmouth)

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va - When a bird of prey picked on a little whippet named "Arrow" it was like a shot to the heart for Kara Keith. "I think the adrenaline just kicked in and my first reaction was 'no you are not taking my puppy!,'" Keith told WAVY.com.

WA News (The West Australian)

A dozen abandoned cygnets were rescued from the drying Forrestdale Lake yesterday after low water levels left the baby birds without food and as easy prey for foxes.

Park schedules raptor programs (Dyersburg State Gazette)

Live raptors will be featured in a series of Saturday night programs during the eagle-watching season at Reelfoot Lake State Park. Knox Martin, coordinator of the raptor rehabilitation program for the Memphis Zoo, is scheduled Feb. 7. He will describe efforts to help sick and wounded birds of prey.

Peregrine falcon sets one-day flight record Satellite transmitters reveal birds’ capabilities and let computer users ... (The Hazleton Standard-Speaker)

A peregrine falcon that researchers fitted with a transmitter and named Elizabetha left her summer home in the Arctic on Baffin Island in Canada and began flying south.