Raptors on the Rise

Bald Eagle Image by Dave Brandes

These raptors are noted to be increasing in population in North America based on our recent analysis.

Raptors on the Rise (green) show the lowest proportion of declines during both migration counts and Christmas Bird Count wintering surveys, with strong increases in the 10 or 20-year period. Light green Raptors on the Rise were determined to be approaching the lowest proportion of declines during both migration counts and Christmas Bird Count wintering surveys with strong increases in 10 or 20 year period.

Note: Species with trend data from less than five sites continent-wide, e.g. Prairie Falcon, were not categorized due to insufficient trend data relative to the species distribution.

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Bald Eagle

Sites Increasing: 16%

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Turkey Vulture

Sites Increasing: 27%

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Black Vulture

Black_Vulture

Sites Increasing: 16%

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Peregrine Falcon

Sites Increasing: 8%

Raptor Galleries

We’ve put together a gallery of raptor photography from our partners.

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