North American Falconry & Hunting Hawks

9th Edition - Table of Contents

VOLUME 1

Acknowledgements...................................................................................................................16
List of Illustrations.....................................................................................................................18
Contributing Author Biographies............................................................................................33
Dedication to Frank Lyman Beebe..........................................................................................53

Bob Herrick & William Murrin

Foreword....................................................................................................................................57
Prof. James H. Enderson

Introduction: So You Want to be a Falconer...........................................................................61
Harold M. Webster, Jr.

Introduction to North American Falconry

1. Introduction to North American Falconry..............................................................................75

2. The Falconer.............................................................................................................................83

3. The Nature of Predation...........................................................................................................91

4. The Hawks of Falconry..............................................................................................................99

5. Becoming a Falconer in North America................................................................................121

6. Hoods & Hoodmaking............................................................................................................133

7. Lures & Luring........................................................................................................................153

8. Eyass or Passager?....................................................................................................................171

Harold M. Webster, Jr.

Harold M. Webster, Jr. & Frank L. Beebe

Frank L. Beebe

Stuart E. Rossell

Frederick W. Holderman - California Hawking Club

Harold M. Webster, Jr., Frank L. Beebe & James W. Nelson

Frank L. Beebe & Harold M. Webster, Jr.

Frank L. Beebe & Harold M. Webster, Jr.

9. Field Equipment......................................................................................................................177
Frank L. Beebe & Harold M. Webster, Jr.
10. Hawk Furniture & Housing....................................................................................................185
Frank L. Beebe & Harold M. Webster, Jr.
11. Field Procedure & Transport.................................................................................................219
Frank L. Beebe & Harold M. Webster, Jr.

The Broadwings
12. Red-tailed Hawk: Manning & Training..................................................................................227
William C. Oakes

13. Red-tailed Hawk: Squirrel Hawking.......................................................................................237

Gary Brewer

14. The Harris Hawk: Rabbits & Hares.......................................................................................245

Toby Bradshaw

15. The Harris Hawk: Hunting Birds..........................................................................................259

Harry McElroy

16. The Ferruginous Hawk...........................................................................................................289

Dave Daniher

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The Shortwings
17. The Sharp-shinned Hawk.......................................................................................................299
Frank L. Beebe, Harold M. Webster, Jr., & Michael K. McDermott

18. The Coopers Hawk.................................................................................................................305

Frank L. Beebe, Harold M. Webster, Jr., & Michael K. McDermott

19. The Northern Goshawk..........................................................................................................313

Frank L. Beebe, Harold M. Webster, Jr., & Michael K. McDermott

20. The Passage Goshawk..............................................................................................................327

Ben G. Ohlander

21. Accipiters: Hawking with the Goshawk..................................................................................347

Frank L. Beebe, Harold M. Webster, Jr., & Michael K. McDermott

22. Training the Accipiters: Imprints...........................................................................................375

Michael K. McDermott

VOLUME II
The Longwings
23. The American Kestrel.............................................................................................................427
Frank L. Beebe, Harold M. Webster, Jr., & Matthew Mullenix

24. The Merlin...............................................................................................................................435

Eric Edwards & Kenneth C. Tuttle

25. The Aplomado Falcon............................................................................................................451

James W. Nelson & Harry McElroy

26. The Prairie Falcon...................................................................................................................473

Harold M. Webster, Jr.

27. The Prairie Falcon: Eyass & Hacked Hawks..........................................................................481

Harold M. Webster, Jr.

28. The Prairie Falcon: Trapping Wild Birds..............................................................................489

Harold M. Webster, Jr.

29. The Peregrine Falcon: Past & Present...................................................................................529

Dr. Tom Cade

30. The Peregrine Falcon: Unhacked Eyass................................................................................547

Frank L. Beebe & Harold M. Webster, Jr.

31. The Peregrine Falcon: Arctic Migrants..................................................................................555

Harold M. Webster, Jr.

32. The Peregrine Falcon: Game Hawking..................................................................................561

Frank L. Beebe & Harold M. Webster, Jr.
33. Notes on the Gyrfalcon...........................................................................................................571
Harold M. Webster, Jr.

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Further Reading
34. Of Feather & Moult.................................................................................................................591
Frank L. Beebe & Harold M. Webster, Jr.
35. Feather Care, Imping & Coping.............................................................................................599
Stuart E. Rossell

36. Management............................................................................................................................609
Harold M. Webster, Jr.

37. Of Wind & Weather................................................................................................................613

Frank L. Beebe & Harold M. Webster, Jr.

38. Hawks & Power Poles..............................................................................................................618

Kirk Hohenberger

39. Pigeons in Falconry.................................................................................................................625

Harold M. Webster, Jr.

40. Humble Beginnings: The Story of NAFA..............................................................................633

Harold M. Webster, Jr.

41. Sky Trials: Competitive Falconry............................................................................................641

Rick Sharpe

42. Breeding Raptors in Captivity: Part I.....................................................................................649

Prof. James H. Enderson
43. Breeding Raptors in Captivity: Part II....................................................................................665
P.A.B. (Pete) Widener, Jr.

44. Trained Hawks & Bird Abatement.........................................................................................671

Stuart E. Rossell
45. Dogs of Falconry......................................................................................................................691
Harold M. Webster, Jr.

46. Legal Aspects of Falconry.......................................................................................................699

William Murrin
47. The Past, Present, & Future of North American Falconry....................................................735
Harold M. Webster, Jr.

48. Final Thoughts........................................................................................................................749

Harold M. Webster, Jr.

Anatomy of a Raptor...............................................................................................................755
Frank L. Beebe

Glossary....................................................................................................................................757
Frederick W. Holderman - California Hawking Club

Bibliography............................................................................................................................775
Harold M. Webster, Jr.

References...............................................................................................................................779
Anglo-Indian Hood Chart & Patterns....................................................................................785
Appendix to Hoods, Hooding and Hoodmaking.

Index........................................................................................................................................799

Advertisers................................................................................................................................817

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