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Volunteers Search for More Swainson’s Hawks

Help save a noble raptor! Each year, three to five pairs of Swainson’s hawks nest in a small area of northern Kane or southern McHenry Counties. This area has the only breeding population of these hawks east of the Mississippi. This past summer, three nests were found. The Swainson’s Hawk Project has formed to search nearby areas in the hopes that hawks displaced by development are relocating there — and find ways to protect them.

Field team volunteers are needed next spring and summer. For more information, call Bob or Anita Morgan at (708) 209-1938.