The Raptor Resource Project is a non-profit organization whose members work to preserve the health and population levels of

falcon Falcons () are birds of prey in the genus ''Falco'', which includes about 40 species. Falcons are widely distributed on all continents of the world except Antarctica, though closely related raptors did occur there in the Eocene. Adult falcons ...

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osprey The osprey (''Pandion haliaetus''), , also called sea hawk, river hawk, and fish hawk, is a diurnal, fish-eating bird of prey with a cosmopolitan range. It is a large raptor reaching more than in length and across the wings. It is brown o ...

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. The project, established in 1988,Cline, Darrin, 2012.
Cline: Eagle camera takes flight again
, Iowa State Daily. Retrieved 2012-3-28. protects more than 40 nests and nesting areas in

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Artificial nests

One of the project's main activities is safe nesting sites where

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s can raise their young.Holmes, Maya
"Peregrine Chicks Get Banded for Tracking in Duluth".
June 24, 2014 FOX 21 News, KQDS-DT

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stacks have proven to be good locations for these nests. More than 1,000 baby

peregrine falcon The peregrine falcon (''Falco peregrinus''), also known as the peregrine, and historically as the duck hawk in North America, is a Cosmopolitan distribution, cosmopolitan bird of prey (Bird of prey, raptor) in the family (biology), family Falco ...

s have been hatched from power plant nests.

Education

The Raptor Resource Project provides education about nest site management and nest creation to future preservationists, in keeping of with their goal of increasing participation in the protection of raptors.

Research

Bird cams

The RPP also develops and employs non-intrusive methods of viewing the birds and their nest sites, so that scientists and the general public can learn more about the lives of raptors. RPP members have set up cameras which webcast from many raptor nests.Empson, Rip.

, TechCrunch, 27 March 2012. Retrieved 2012-03-27. They set up their first camera to view Decorah Bald Eagles, a bald eagle nest in Decorah, Iowa. Subsequent webcasts include the Missouri Turkey Vulture Cam, River View Tower Falcon Cam, Eagle Crest Bird Cam, Xcel Fort St. Brain Eagle Cam, Xcel Valmont Owl Cam, Xcel Osprey Cam, Xcel Kestrel Cam, Xcel King Falcons, Xcel Blackdog Falcons, Xcel Sherco Falcons, Elk River Falcons, and the Red Wing Grain Falcons.

Banding

The organization also participates in the banding of raptors so that their travel paths can be studied."Photos: Peregrine falcon banding in downtown La Crosse"
''Winona Daily News''.

References

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Munson: Decorah eagles are stars online, in person
Demoines Register Apr. 9, 2011
Bald Eagle 'D12' Electrocuted To Death In Decorah Nest In Iowa, Says Raptor Resource Project

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Decorah eagle spending summer in Canada
''The Gazette''.

External links

Raptor Resource Project
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