Super excited to have finally confirmed the location of our local Swainson's Hawks nest for this year! They moved a bit south of the area they have nested in for years.
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So now I want to know, how many babies do you think they will have this year?
When the world is upside down and backwards, our ‘leaders’ are literally trying to eliminate us and our neighbours betray us, birdwatching really is my happy place.
My passion project Project Hawk, is part journal, photo album and historical record of a family of Swainson’s Hawks in Calgary, Alberta. 2026 is my 10th consecutive year of documenting this family in my almost literal backyard and I’m happy to report that our Matriarch Swainson’s Hawk has returned to the ‘hood!
If you like Swainson’s Hawks or want to learn more as I learn more about them, have a look at my website:
https://www.grafxbylisa.com/ProjectHawk/
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Hello 2026!
Now available on my website (Canada only):
8x10 prints of a hawk
https://grafxbylisa.com/shop/product/mama-print8x10/
Original burlap prints
https://grafxbylisa.com/shop/product/ph-burlap-prints/
My first zine
https://grafxbylisa.com/shop/product/project-hawk-zine1/
Learn more about my little project:
https://www.grafxbylisa.com/ProjectHawk/timeline/ph2026/
More to come!
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Seeking wisdom from anyone familiar with bird banding and experience with reporting a bird band number… more specifically, I would like to know if it’s possible to report a partial number?
The backstory: I've been observing a family of Swainson’s hawks in our neighbourhood for the last 9 years. A new male replaced the patriarch in 2023. He is banded.
Despite my best photographing efforts, I have only confirmed the last 5 digits of the number, plus one other digit for sure (but unsure of its position). He will surely be leaving soon on his epic migration to Argentina.
I would love to know his story. Am I out of luck?
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My September Swainson's Hawks video is now live. Watch our avian friends balance on one leg... ever wonder why do they do that?
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I just uploaded a new YouTube shorts video of our local matriarch Swainson's hawk flying around. I was quite far away from her so the video isn't very clear. I also had to do some creative 'realigning' of the clips to make it a bit more watchable. Hope you like it!
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I just posted my latest video about our local Swainson's Hawks - it was a tough one to make. I hope I did them justice with this tribute.
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Just uploaded a new YouTube short of our local Swainson's hawk babies in the nest. All kinds of love in this one. And... big feet. Enjoy.
#birdwatching #birds #birdsOfPrey #babyBirds #youTubeVideo #newVideo #birdVideo #hawks #swainsonsHawks #birdsNesting #birdLovers #BabyBirdsWithBigFeet #yyc #alberta #albertaBirds #birdsOfCalgary #backyardBirds
It's my regularly scheduled video release day for July 2025. Watch my video compilation of our local Swainson's hawks looking at the camera over the years. Also my first time adding subtitles/captions to a video on release day (despite no dialogue in the video, there are "embedded" texts throughout).
I'd love for you to like, subscribe and share if you like this video:
https://youtu.be/KONuvQokhxY?feature=shared
#NewYouTubeVideo #newVideo #birdwatching #birdsOfPrey #cuteAnimals #cuteBirds #birds #birdPhotography #birdVideo
#hawks #swainsonsHawks #backyardBirds #wildlife
A funny thing happened yesterday... what I actually mean is, something really amazing happened: I caught my first EVER glimpse of a BABY Swainson's hawk in the nest! Watch the short video:
https://youtube.com/shorts/sn2Kx0wVFkk?feature=shared
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Lisa Miguez