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Identification Help

Buteos - Soaring Hawks Red-tailed Hawk Broad-winged Hawk Ferruginous Hawk Swainson's Hawk Roughlegged Hawk	mostly soar and glide
Turkey Vulture	soar in a shallow "V"
Eagles	mostly soar and glide
Northern Harrier	glide, flap and soar with wings in a shallow "V"
Osprey	mostly soar and glide
Accipiters - Forest Hawks Cooper's Hawk Sharp-shinned Hawk Northern Goshawk Comparison of Cooper's Hawks and Sharp-shinned Hawks	alternate flapping and gliding
White-tailed Kites	flap, glide and hover
Falcons American Kestrel Merlin Peregrine Falcon Prairie Falcon	mostly flap, some gliding
		Silhoutetes ©Hawk Mountain

What to do if you find a bird with a band

If you find a dead bird with a band, please report it to the Bird Banding Lab by clicking on the link or calling 1-800-327-BAND (2263) from anywhere in Canada, the United States and most parts of the Caribbean. The operator will need to know the band number, how, when and where the bird or band was found. Please do not use this number to call them about other matters.

Contact the GGRO:

Mail:
Golden Gate Raptor Observatory
Building 201, Fort Mason
San Francisco, CA 94123

Phone:
(415) 331-0730

E-mail address:
ggro@parksconservancy.org

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