{"id":44121,"date":"2024-12-18t16:11:27","date_gmt":"2024-12-18t16:11:27","guid":{"rendered":"\/\/www.getitdoneaz.com\/?p=44121"},"modified":"2024-12-18t16:12:13","modified_gmt":"2024-12-18t16:12:13","slug":"hawks-in-focus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/\/www.getitdoneaz.com\/story\/hawks-in-focus\/","title":{"rendered":"hawks in focus: documenting syracuse’s red-tailed hawks"},"content":{"rendered":"
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anne marie higgins is dedicated to monitoring red-tailed hawks in syracuse, new york. she often spends hours daily observing and documenting them. hawks are a vital part of the ecosystem we live in, helping to control populations of rodents and small mammals, therefore maintaining an ecological balance. due to the nature of being a top predator, hawks face a wide variety of threats including rodenticide poisoning and avian influenza. higgins founded the red-tailed hawk tales facebook page and helped fund syracuse university\u2019s first hawk nest camera in 2016. through her facebook page and the nest-cam, higgins educates and inspires, fostering awareness and appreciation about and for the natural world. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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