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Hawks, hummers, kites and 'runners  -  27 Sep 2008
Corpus Christi Caller Times,Other species of buteo seen in the migration are Swainson's hawk, red-tailed and red-shouldered hawks, Harris' hawk. Very occasionally there are bald and

Another View: Elk Grove's long-term plans are constructive  -  Aug 31, 2008
Sacramento Bee,...including a progressive acre-for-acre habitat mitigation program and extensive work in the preservation of Swainson's Hawk habitat.

Grounded hawks take flight in Yolo, thanks to group  -  Sep 15, 2008
Sacramento Bee,..."The goal is to get them prepared for their natural lifestyle," said Judith Lamare, president of Friends of the Swainson's Hawk. The hawks are typically 20

Chase Lake celebrates centennial  -  Sep 6, 2008
Grand Forks Herald,A Swainson's hawk soaring above with the chirping of potentially 300 different bird species below that attracts birders from all over the country.

Swainson's hawks at home in Kearns  -  Jul 31, 2008
Salt Lake Tribune,By Anna Kartashova Kearns residents can see the Swainson's hawk mother scout the area atop an electricity pole. Two Swainson's hawks have been growing up in

With Court Battle Over, Work Starts to Ax Trees Near Airport  -  Aug 7, 2008
RedOrbit,The county had to first confirm that the nesting raptors, such as the Swainson's hawk and Cooper's hawk, were out of the area, and then face an Aug.

Birds make comeback in valley wetlands  -  Jul 24, 2008
Modesto Bee,Another beneficiary of government protection and restoration is the Swainson's hawk, which has increased from an estimated 400 pairs in 1979 to more than

Read about habitat; visit some  -  Aug 6, 2008
TheReporter.com,The studies are overseen by the US Bureau of Reclamation and are intended to protect 22 to 72 endangered/threatened species, including Swainson's hawk,

Hordes of grasshoppers no cause for alarm  -  Aug 1, 2008
San Angelo Standard-Times,Three local birds - the Mississippi kite, the shrike and Swainson's hawk - eat grasshoppers. Explosive populations of insects happen periodically in many

Birds' shelter disappears  -  Jul 28, 2008
Zanesville Times Recorder,Also seen for the first time were the western tanager, gray jay, American dipper, swainson's hawk, violet-green swallow, and sandhill crane.

Group fights for rare plant  -  Jul 21, 2008
Daily Democrat,In addition, a threatened raptor species, the Swainson's hawk, nests along the nearby Willow Slough and helps keep the area rodent population in check,

Gardener vies with birds for a bit of sun  -  Apr 18, 2008
San Francisco Chronicle,The towhees are back, and I recently caught one splashing enthusiastically in a birdbath until a Swainson's hawk swooped across our yard and sent it

Lisa Heyamoto: City's finest serve on the soda squad for Special ...  -  Mar 29, 2008
Sacramento Bee,Lamare, president of the Friends of Swainson's Hawk, is always on the lookout for the beloved bird, whose numbers are declining due to loss of habitat.

JoAnn Merritt: The best ambassador for West Texas Wildlife in Midland  -  Apr 9, 2008
MyWestTexas.com,You would think Minnie Pearl and Grandpa Jones were on stage when the White-winged Dove whoops it up with "Whoop-whoop-de-do" and the Swainson's Hawk

THE SPORTSMAN'S CORNER: Remember wildlife at tax time  -  Apr 4, 2008
Willits News,..."These funds have provided critical support for many state-listed endangered species such as the Swainson's hawk, island fox, California condor,

Family Fun  -  Mar 28, 2008
Denver Post,Learn about the Swainson's hawk, a unique raptor that travels thousands of miles every year between the western US and its wintering grounds in South

Journey of the Swainson's Hawk  -  Feb 1, 2008
YourHub.com,But for me, spring is officially here when I see the Swainson's hawk, the beautiful buteo with its distinctive dark head, rusty bib, buff body,

FACT Open House set for Feb. 2 at CSUB  -  Jan 25, 2008
One Bakersfield,See a variety of local birds of prey, including red-tailed hawk, Swainson's hawk, great horned owl, barn owl, and golden eagle, as well as, songbirds,

Opposition gears up for meeting  -  Feb 11, 2008
Daily Democrat,In a separate letter to Rexroad, Smallwood said he witnessed the presence of the burrowing owls as well as the federally endangered Swainson's Hawk and

Quick release of levee funds vowed  -  Feb 7, 2008
Sacramento Bee,..."You've got garter snake issues, you've got Swainson's hawk foraging issues. You've got the folks that live along the river," he said.

Texas birds on endangered list  -  Feb 2, 2008
Corpus Christi Caller Times,Other birds now listed on the endangered list are: masked booby, magnificent frigate bird, reddish egret, swallow-tailed kite, Swainson's hawk, clapper rail

Leaders push for speedy levee repairs  -  Feb 1, 2008
Sacramento Bee,James Pachl, legal counsel for Friends of the Swainson's Hawk, said he and others in the environmental community would object to such steps.

YSDI Preserves Yuba Habitat  -  Jan 25, 2008
Earthtimes,In addition, upland habitat will be preserved to provide foraging habitat for the threatened Swainson's hawk. And the long term management of these restored

Bye-bye birdies? 34 local species are on new 'watch list'  -  01 Dec 2007
Deseret News,They include: Those included on the yellow list are: Trumpeter swan, Greater sage grouse, Clark's grebe, Swainson's hawk, snowy plover, long-billed curlew,

ALWAYS IN SEASON: The hawk of the North makes an appearance  -  Nov 16, 2007
Grand Forks Herald (subscription),Swainson's hawk, a common summer hawk, goes all the way to Argentina. The red-tailed hawk, another nester, may linger into early winter, but by and large,

Huge levee project up for a vote  -  Nov 29, 2007
Sacramento Bee,Government wildlife officials warn the project doesn't do enough to protect rare species like the Swainson's hawk. And some property owners say their lives

SJ supervisors give nod to road improvements  -  Nov 22, 2007
Modesto Bee,Staff reports for the projects state that a biological assessment will be required before construction to protect nesting birds and the Swainson's hawk,

DFG launches Agricultural Riparian Buffers Initiative to benefit ...  -  Nov 9, 2007
YubaNet,..."Species, like the yellow-billed cuckoo, Swainson's hawk and Valley Elderberry Longhorn Beetle, depend on riparian habitat for year-round activities,

Wildlife viewing  -  Nov 1, 2007
Salem Statesman Journal,A Swainson's hawk was seen flying over Oregon City. A male ruff is being seen at the Fernhill Wetlands at Forest Grove, where a red-shouldered hawk also has

Patagonia resident finds banded hawk  -  Oct 9, 2007
Nogales International,The Swainson's hawk, a male, was banded in Elgin on Aug. 1, 1996, with an estimated hatching date of 1995 or earlier. Since the USGS wasn't able to inspect

Environmental groups sue city of Sacramento  -  Oct 24, 2007
Press-Enterprise,The Environmental Council of Sacramento and Friends of the Swainson's Hawk allege that local officials should not have certified the environmental review

FACT open house Saturday at CSUB  -  Oct 30, 2007
One Bakersfield Online,Swainson's hawk, great horned owl, and golden eagle, as well as, songbirds, dragonflies, butterflies, squirrels, gophers, lizards, and more.

Environmental groups sue to block Greenbriar project  -  Oct 25, 2007
Bizjournals.com,The Environmental Council of Sacramento, Friends of the Swainson's Hawk and three individuals sued the Sacramento Local Agency Formation Commission in

Readers ask about hawks, lottery money  -  Oct 5, 2007
York News Times (subscription),I think a lot of folks see Swainson's Hawk here in Nebraska and in York County, but are not familiar with its long migration and interesting behaviors.

Annual Autumn Festival celebrates New Jersey's natural treasures  -  Oct 25, 2007
Cape May County Herald,During past festivals, 17 species of raptor were seen including both bald and golden eagles, a Swainson's hawk, and a Mississippi kite (along with hundreds

Environmental groups' suit challenges Sacramento's annexation plan  -  Oct 24, 2007
Sacramento Bee,The Environmental Council of Sacramento and Friends of the Swainson's Hawk sued the Sacramento Local Agency Formation Commission -- which oversees

Weather cancellations  -  Aug 16, 2007
Corpus Christi Caller Times,The Texas State Aquarium will not release the Swainson's hawk as scheduled this afternoon. The hawk will stay indoors throughout the storm.

Golfer shoots birdie as hawk exacts revenge  -  Jul 25, 2007
Great Falls Tribune,Sunwall thinks his attacker was a Swainson's hawk, known to nest in the Great Falls area, or perhaps a baby eagle. "It was almost like somebody took a rock

Ruling may delay plan to construct 3000 homes  -  Aug 3, 2007
Contra Costa Times,Becton Smith found that the city had planned and mitigated properly for the project area's effects on the threatened Swainson's hawk.

CONTRA COSTA CO.: US FISH AND WILDLIFE APPROVES EAST COUNTY ...  -  Jul 30, 2007
CBS 5,...the tiger salamander, the Swainson's hawk, the golden eagle, the California red-legged frog and the Alameda whip snake, said John Kopchik,



Eagles to soar over Keokuk for 23rd annual Bald Eagle Appreciation ...  25 Sep 2002
Featured birds this year include the Bateleur Eagle from Africa, a Harris Hawk, a Swainson's Hawk, a White Necked Ravin and the star of the show, the American ... - Keokuk Gate City Daily,

Bird Sightings  Nov 22, 2006
...bird of prey. Its counterpart, the Swainson's hawk, occupies the same niche in Utah at a different time of the year. The rough-legged ... - Salt Lake Tribune,

Raptors sail in on southwesterly winds  Nov 10, 2006
A SWAINSON'S HAWK discovered Oct. 30 ... identifications. Swainson's hawk is one of our hemisphere's great long-distance migrating raptors. ... - Newark Star Ledger,

Aviary researcher finds eagles need a closer look  Oct 24, 2006
Another example is the Swainson's hawk, a large grasslands raptor native to Canada and the United States that seemed to have declining populations despite good ... - Pittsburgh Post Gazette,

Call Kurtis: In Your Face Fence  Nov 13, 2006
The homes in the new Ashland Station neighborhood look great from Swainson's Hawk drive. Behind them, a neighborhood that's a little older, and more settled. ... - CBS 13,

Next FACT open house scheduled at CSUB  Oct 25, 2006
Swainson's hawk, peregrine falcon, great horned owl, burrowing owl, and golden eagle, as well as, songbirds, dragonflies, butterflies, squirrels, gophers ... - One Bakersfield Online,

West freeway proposal gaining  Nov 1, 2006
Possibility of habitat loss for the San Joaquin kit fox, blunt-nosed leopard lizard, Tipton kangaroo rat, burrowing owl and Swainson's hawk. ... - Bakersfield Californian (subscription),
Easement agreement will preserve farmland, hawk habitat Mar 2, 2006
Agriculture and Swainson's hawk habitat easements on the property, owned by Dan Dowling of Davis, will be held jointly by the city of Woodland and nonprofit ...
Davis Enterprise,

Developers scoop up the last of west-county wetlands Mar 13, 2006
...shrimp. Grasslands often serve as nesting and foraging ground for the federally protected Swainson's hawk and other raptors. About ...
Sacramento Business Journal,

Planning Commission talks Target Mar 8, 2006
...comments, however, can address any facet of the report, from concerns about new traffic lights around the store to the loss of Swainson's hawk foraging grounds ...
Davis Enterprise,
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