Bird watching is an increasingly popular hobby. Due to their awesome aerial displays, extraordinary migrations, and elusive daily routines, raptors are particularly fascinating to watch. There are a wide variety of raptors in North America-- almost three dozen species and many types of sub-species. The extreme range of climate throughout North America produces biomes ranging from coniferous forest, alpine-tundra, and temperate rainforest, to grasslands and high deserts. This habitat diversity allows people the opportunity to observe birds of prey seasonally in almost any community. Carolina Raptor Center's nature trail has more than 20 species of raptors on display.

The Anatomy of a Hawk



The Anatomy of an Owl