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Birds of Prey

Photo by Wikipedia user Dori

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Big, bold hunters

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Big, bold hunters
Aren’t too many to see (top of the food chain)

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Big, bold hunters
Aren’t too many to see (top of the food chain)
Important indicator species

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Big, bold hunters
Aren’t too many to see (top of the food chain)
Important indicator species
Santa Barbara County is a great place to see them

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Seeing birds of prey

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Seeing birds of prey

Treetops and telephone poles

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Seeing birds of prey

Treetops and telephone poles
Soaring birds in thermals and updrafts

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Seeing birds of prey

Treetops and telephone poles
Soaring birds in thermals and updrafts
Other birds (e.g. crows) mobbing them

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Seeing birds of prey

Treetops and telephone poles
Soaring birds in thermals and updrafts
Other birds (e.g. crows) mobbing them
Songbird alarm calls: A sudden burst of rapid twittering usually means a flying hawk

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Types

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Types

Buteos

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Types

Buteos

Accipiters

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Falcons

Buteos

Accipiters

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Types (cont.)

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Types (cont.)

Harriers

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Types (cont.)

Harriers

Kites

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Santa Barbara County eBird histogram

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Easier-to-see Species

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Red-tailed Hawk

All About Birds - Red-tailed Hawk

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Photo by Wikipedia user Movingsaletoday

Photo by Wikipedia user Gouldingken

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Red-shouldered Hawk

Photo by Wikipedia user Movingsaletoday

All About Birds - Red-shouldered Hawk

Photo by Wikipedia user Gouldingken

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Photo by Flickr user Matt Tillett

Photo by Flickr user

Bill Bouton

Photo by Flickr user

Seabamirum

Photo by Flickr user

Becky Matsubara

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Cooper’s Hawk

Sharp-shinned Hawk

Photo by Flickr user Matt Tillett

Photo by Flickr user

Bill Bouton

Photo by Flickr user

Seabamirum

Photo by Flickr user

Becky Matsubara

All About Birds - Cooper’s Hawk

All About Birds - Sharp-shinned Hawk

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Photo by Flickr users Andy Reago & Chrissy McClarren

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Osprey

All About Birds - Osprey

Photo by Flickr users Andy Reago & Chrissy McClarren

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Photo by Flickr user Becky Matsubara

Photo by Wikipedia user Ryanx7

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White-tailed Kite

Photo by Flickr user Becky Matsubara

Photo by Wikipedia user Ryanx7

All About Birds - White-tailed Kite

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Photos by Flickr users Andy Reago & Chrissy McClarren

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Northern Harrier

All About Birds - Northern Harrier

Photos by Flickr users Andy Reago & Chrissy McClarren

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Photo by Flickr users Andy Reago & Chrissy McClarren

Photo by Flickr user Becky Matsubara

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American Kestrel

Photo by Flickr users Andy Reago & Chrissy McClarren

Photo by Flickr user Becky Matsubara

All About Birds - American Kestrel

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Photo by Flickr user Alan Schmierer

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Merlin

Photo by Flickr user Alan Schmierer

All About Birds - Merlin

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Photo by Wikipedia user Mosharaf hossain ce

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Peregrine Falcon

Photo by Wikipedia user Mosharaf hossain ce

All About Birds - Peregrine Falcon

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Harder-to-see Species

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Hawkwatching

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Hawkwatching sites in Santa Barbara County

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San Miguelito Road and Sudden Road

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Cuyama Valley

(Foothill Road)

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Prairie Falcon

All About Birds - Prairie Falcon

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Photo by Flickr user Dominic Sherony

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Swainson’s Hawk

Photo by Flickr user Dominic Sherony

All About Birds - Swainson's Hawk

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Photo by Wikipedia user DickDaniels

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Ferruginous Hawk

Photo by Wikipedia user DickDaniels

All About Birds - Ferruginous Hawk

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Santa Ynez Valley

(Armour Ranch Road/

Happy Canyon Road)

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Photo by Flickr user Mike Baird

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Golden Eagle

Photo by Flickr user Mike Baird

All About Birds - Golden Eagle

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Photo by Flickr user Andy Morffew

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Bald Eagle

Photo by Flickr user Andy Morffew

All About Birds - Bald Eagle

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Romero Canyon Fire Road

Bella Vista Drive

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Montecito Hawkwatch Sites map

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Photo by Flickr user Len Blumin

Photo by Flickr user leppyone

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Broad-winged Hawk

Photo by Flickr user Len Blumin

All About Birds - Broad-winged Hawk

Photo by Flickr user leppyone

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GGRO sightings per hour

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