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Golden Gate Raptor Observatory/Hawks
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For over 30 years, the Golden Gate Raptor Observatory (GGRO) has been a program of the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy in cooperation with the National Park Service.
The GGRO’s mission is to inspire the preservation of California raptor populations. The GGRO was formed in the early 1980s to track the Golden Gate migration, an annual flight of tens of thousands of hawks, eagles, falcons, and vultures, birds collectively called “raptors.”
A hawk in flight Parks Conservancy
Students search for migrating raptors Alison Taggart-Barone/Parks Conservancy
On the lookout for hawks passing by Paul Myers/Parks Conservancy
Students get up-close and personal with hawk feathers Alison Taggart-Barone/Parks Conservancy
Up close to a raptor Jessica Weinberg-McClosky/Parks Conservancy
Hands release a hawk Jessica Weinberg-McClosky/Parks Conservancy
Spectators try to catch a glimpse of a raptor Jessica Weinberg-McClosky/Parks Conservancy
A personal experience with a hawk Alison Taggart-Barone/Parks Conservancy
A group stroll while spotting hawks Alison Taggart-Barone/Parks Conservancy
A close up of a hawk Jessica Weinberg-McClosky/Parks Conservancy
