Raptor Migration and Nesting Gallery
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The autumn raptor migration at the Golden Gate runs August through December. The spring migration is late February through May. So how is it that my neighborhood Bay Area Redtails are nesting in April? Shouldn’t they be migrating north? How exactly does the hawk breeding season fit between May and August?
Read the article: When is Migration? When is Nesting? Unpacking the Phenology of Bay Area Raptors
Cooper's Hawk nest Anthony Brake/GGRO Volunteer
An adult Red-tailed Hawk brings a mouse back to the nest Walter Kitundu/GGRO Volunteer
A Red-tailed Hawk feeds on a gopher. Walter Kitundu/GGRO Volunteer
Great Horned Owl nest Don Moseman
Great Horned Owl chick Walter Kitundu/GGRO Volunteer
