A pretty rare sighting, shown in this photo. Three hawks sitting on three fence posts in a row. It’s pretty rare for these to perch like this, and what is unusual is that there were a total of six of these hawks hanging around this area. It’s on the Betts tract, in what we call the Betts tract pasture. This seems to be a big year for raptors in the Natomas Basin. Is it weather related? Or just lots of prey?
Big bird
Photo taken by Conservancy staff at a Conservancy preserve, 2025. With this article is a photo of a Great horned owl (Bubo virginianus) in flight. It’s on one of the Conservancy’s marsh complexes. While the Conservancy has prepared the preserves mostly for the benefit of the Swainson’s hawk (Buteo swainsoni), …