Montana falconry regulations are patterned after ... "If you are into it, you are into it for life." Although Lassen's ferruginous hawk has grown quite a bit in the three weeks since he captured ...

According to the North American Falconers Association, “Falconry can be defined as ... author to quote a U.S. falconer regarding ferruginous hawks, rather than a U.K.-based one.

Ferruginous hawks that spend their winters in California have been unexpectedly thriving. Yet, their numbers have been significantly declining in their preferred grassland habitats for over 20 years.

Tim Feldner, the commercial wildlife permit manager for the Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks, said falconry is a serious ... Although Lassen’s ferruginous hawk has grown quite a bit ...

As a 55-year-old lifelong raptor enthusiast with 12 years of professional raptor work under my belt, I enjoyed seeing a ferruginous hawk on the cover (“Now you see her,” HCN, 3/6/17).

The bird, a female ferruginous hawk, had been a surprise when it was discovered injured along a roadside last month in Ontario, far from its normal range in the western U.S. and Canada.