| [NO LOCAL IMAGE YET] | This endangered bird, most likely a stray from
Baja California or Arizona, wandered into the Imperial Valley a few years
ago and was documented by a local birder.
Since then I have been looking for it, especially when I see vultures, because the caracara is also a carrion eater and is known to tag along with vultures. |
If you are interested in learning more about this bird online - I recommend you start with the Patuxent Bird Identification InfoCenter, Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, Laurel, MD. http://www.mbr-pwrc.usgs.gov/Infocenter/infocenter.htmlThey present photographs, songs, identification tips, maps, and life history information for North American birds - including the Crested Caracara
OTHER OUTSIDE LINKS FOR THIS BIRD:
Crested Caracara Feeding on the Remains of a Dire Wolf - Image displayed by "Fossils of Rancho La Brea" Web site from the George C. Page Museum in Los Angeles. They display images of other fossils that have been found trapped in the prehistoric tar-pits of early California.
Crested Caracara Conservation Project - Facts and photos on this Web site from the University of Florida "Department of Wildlife Ecology and Management" project under the direction of Joan Morrison.
This site is maintained by:
Eldon R. Caldwell
Imperial Valley College
Email: eldonc@imperial.cc.ca.us