Resources from the workshop:

UFOs: Raptor Classification and Field Identification Traci Fesko, Regional Learning Center
Have you ever seen a raptor zoom by as you drive down the highway, soar far ahead or perch atop an oak tree and wondered what it was? In this workshop, you'll get a broad picture of the raptor families found in California. Then You'll learn key identifying characteristics of the most common diurnal raptors. You'll leave with a classification chart, outlines, and lots of information to prepare for your next birding trip or hike with students.

Resources:

Raptor Chart Handout from the workshop (PDF - 64K)

Diana Grenados: www.nativebirds.org is a resource for programs that work with non-releasable raptors.  They offer trainings and program evaluations/consultations.  

Links to raptor information:

• Golden Gate Raptor Observatory: http://www.ggro.org
• Kestrels Across America: http://www.kestrelsacrossamerica.org/
• The Peregrine Fund: http://www.peregrinefund.org
• The Santa Cruz Predatory Bird Research Group (SCPBRG): http://www2.ucsc.edu/scpbrg/
• Eagle Identification Tips from Birdsource.org: http://www.birdsource.org/gbbc/eagles.html

Sharp-shinned Hawk vs. Cooper's Hawk:

• San Diego Natural History Museum on the Sharp-shinned Hawk vs. Cooper's Hawk: http://www.sdnhm.org/research/birdatlas/focus/coopershawk.html
• Birdsource.org on Sharp-shinned Hawk vs. Cooper's Hawk: http://www.birdsource.org/gbbc/accipiters.html
• Golden Gate Raptor Observatory on the Sharp-shinned Hawk: http://www.ggro.org/sharpie.html
  Golden Gate Raptor Observatory on the Cooper's Hawk: http://www.ggro.org/cooper.html
• Peregrine fund on the Sharp-shinned Hawk: http://www.peregrinefund.org/Explore_Raptors/hawks/sshnhawk.html
  Peregrine fund on the Cooper’s Hawk: http://www.peregrinefund.org/Explore_Raptors/hawks/cooperhk.html
• USGS Patuxent Bird Identification InfoCenter on the Sharp-shinned Hawk: http://www.mbr-pwrc.usgs.gov/id/framlst/i3320id.html
  USGS Patuxent Bird Identification InfoCenter on the Cooper’s Hawk: http://www.mbr-pwrc.usgs.gov/id/framlst/i3330id.html

Traci Fesko
Program Coordinator
Regional Learning Center

15700 Old Oak Ranch Rd
Sonora, CA  95370
P: 209-532-3691
F: 209-532-4196

Books:

• Hawks in Flight by Clay Sutton, Peter Dunne, and David Sibley
• Raptors: Birds of Prey by John Hendrickson