The state-threatened Red-shouldered hawk has been nesting at Woodland Dunes for over 20 years.
Last year, for the first time, a nest was located.
The adult female was captured and a GPS tracker was mounted on her back to study her movements and habits.
Last week, three healthy young chicks were banded.
Red-shouldered hawk expert John Jacobs, and an assistant banded these 32 -day old chicks in order to learn more about these “phantoms of the forest.”
Logging, wetland-filling, and collisions are some of the greatest human-induced threats facing Red-shouldered hawks today.
