Hawks Aloft, Inc.

Hawks Aloft, Inc. Hawks Aloft works to conserve indigenous wild birds through avian research, conservation education, & raptor rescue.

Here's the same chick, but two weeks older. Notice the dorsal contour plumage is quite obvious along the back and conto...
06/11/2026

Here's the same chick, but two weeks older. Notice the dorsal contour plumage is quite obvious along the back and contour feathers are emerging around the crop. This chick has started to eat cut up food by itself, and we have rescued a couple other older Cooper's Hawks chicks over the past few days, it will have some new friends to hang out with and learn to be a Cooper's Hawk.
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Thank you to our funders who make Raptor Rescue possible: Avangrid, PNM, Albuquerque Community Foundation, The Edw. F. Zimmer Community Fund ommunity Fund, The Frost Foundation, FHL Foundation and our members and donors.

06/10/2026

Cooper's Hawks chicks grow extremely quickly and need a lot of food to do so! This chick came in around a week old. If this chick was in the wild it would start leaving the nest in the "branching" stage around 3-4 weeks old, and fledge at just 4-5 weeks! Parents will continue to provide food for several weeks following fledging.

Thank you to Adrian for calling us about these babies, and thank you to our funders who make Raptor Rescue possible: Avangrid, PNM, Albuquerque Community Foundation, Edw. F. Zimmer Community Fund, The Frost Foundation, FHL Foundation and our members and donors.

Good Morning Friends! Jacy Dowler and I discovered this male Bewick's Wren delivering a juicy morsel to his mate deep i...
06/10/2026

Good Morning Friends! Jacy Dowler and I discovered this male Bewick's Wren delivering a juicy morsel to his mate deep in the Corrales Bosque. My first ever photo of this species: tiny/generally in dense vegetation/never holds still.

Did you guess Cooper's Hawk for yesterday's pop quiz? If so, you'd be correct. This little nestling was found by Edward ...
06/09/2026

Did you guess Cooper's Hawk for yesterday's pop quiz? If so, you'd be correct. This little nestling was found by Edward K. near an apartment complex in Albuquerque, but there was no nest or parents in sight. The chick first went to Dr. Kari Atkinson who said the bird was regurgitating a red paper product. Luckily for this chick, appropriate food was provided following its rescue and it has been growing rapidly. Using a stuffed animal and disguise during feeding will help prevent this little bird from becoming imprinted on humans.

Thank you to Edward for calling us to rescue this chick, and thank you to our funders who make Raptor Rescue possible: Avangrid , PNM, Albuquerque Community Foundation , Edw. F. Zimmer Community Fund, The Frost Foundation, FHL Foundation and our members and donors.

Here's your pop quiz of the day! This baby is our 70th patient of the year, but what is it? This bird came in May 25th, ...
06/08/2026

Here's your pop quiz of the day! This baby is our 70th patient of the year, but what is it? This bird came in May 25th, so check back this week for more updates.

Good Morning Friends! A Red-tailed Hawk nestling under the watchful eye of his protective mom. Look closely in the sha...
06/08/2026

Good Morning Friends! A Red-tailed Hawk nestling under the watchful eye of his protective mom. Look closely in the shadows. This growing baby is about 3 weeks old, in Ranch Country, New Mexico in one of the driest years ever!

The babies keep on coming! This past week we received a call from Adrian R. after he found three Western Screech-Owls (t...
06/07/2026

The babies keep on coming! This past week we received a call from Adrian R. after he found three Western Screech-Owls (two adults and a nestling) had died over the past few days. Adrian monitors the nest boxes and was concerned about possible rodenticide poisoning. There was also concern about whether or not the nestling was being fed after the loss of the two adults. We agreed a rescue was in order so HAI staff Mackenzie Hall went to retrieve the baby and came back with two instead! They were examined by Dr. John Heidrich, and although they are thin, they seem to be in good health. They are being treated for potential rodenticide exposure. Thankfully, they have already started eating and have been placed with our foster Western Screech-Owl parents, Talon and Ping Pong.

Thank you to Adrian for calling us about these babies, and thank you to our funders who make Raptor Rescue possible: Avangrid, PNM, Edw. F. Zimmer Community Fund, Albuquerque Community Foundation, The Frost Foundation, FHL Foundation and our members and donors.

Good Morning Friends! Woe be unto the bottom-of-the-food-chain prairie dog, whose destiny was to be eaten by this coyot...
06/07/2026

Good Morning Friends! Woe be unto the bottom-of-the-food-chain prairie dog, whose destiny was to be eaten by this coyote, right next to it's own burrow. A day trip to the Valles Caldera National Preserve with my friend Liz Roberts yielded many looks at the very healthy coyotes that call this place home. We learned that they can weigh up to 70 pounds. A wonderful day trip and we also got to see the new Ideum Volcano interactive topographic table in the Volcano Discovery Center!

We received a call on May 27th from Jessica C. of Belen about two American Kestrel fledglings that looked to be in bad s...
06/06/2026

We received a call on May 27th from Jessica C. of Belen about two American Kestrel fledglings that looked to be in bad shape and possibly attacked by a cat. The caller also reported finding a dead adult kestrel in the same area the previous week. New volunteer Andi McDonald graciously accepted our plea to pick up the kestrels and bring them to our office. Upon Andi returning with the kestrels, the callers informed us they found one additional fledgling, so Andi yet again drove out to Belen to pick up the third kestrel. Dr. Kari Atkinson examined them (one female and two males) and found no obvious injuries, but they were underweight and dehydrated for their age. We immediately gave them supportive care, but sadly two of the fledglings passed the following morning. Thankfully, the third fledgling, a male, has been gaining weight and improving in our care. He will join our our foster kestrels next week.

Thank you to Jessica for calling us about these birds, and thank you Andi for picking up and transporting them to us! And thank you to our funders who make Raptor Rescue possible: Avangrid, PNM, The Edw. F. Zimmer Community Fund, Albuquerque Community Foundation, The Frost Foundation, FHL Foundation and our members and donors.

Good Morning Friends! Ash-throated Flycatcher surveys his territory from the highest perch, out in Ranch Country, New Me...
06/06/2026

Good Morning Friends! Ash-throated Flycatcher surveys his territory from the highest perch, out in Ranch Country, New Mexico! Such a stunning bird!

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