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Research
 Ferruginous hawk winter habitat, migration and survival

Species concerned: Ferruginous hawk.

Investigator: Jim Watson, Science Division, Wildlife Program.

Purpose of research: To learn details about ferruginous hawks, including their wintering areas, movements, migration and survival rates.

Geographic area: Southcentral Washington. The project became a prototype for an international study in 2003 that includes study areas in Canada, Mexico, and Wyoming.

Timeframe of study: Spring 1999 through spring 2003. International study, spring 2003 through spring 2007.

Joint partners: Woodland Park Zoo, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife. International partners identified at http://www.ferruginoushawk.org.

Funding: WDFW, Woodland Park Zoo, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. International partners identified at http://www.ferruginoushawk.org.

Are volunteers needed: No.