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Published October 14, 2012, 12:00 AM

PHOTO GALLERY: Tim Driscoll banding red-tailed hawk

Raptor expert Tim Driscoll of Grand Forks is trapping and banding red-tailed hawks this fall as part of an ongoing study.


Tim Driscoll of Grand Forks holds a red-tailed hawk he captured Oct. 8 near Manvel, N.D. Driscoll is director of the Urban Raptor Research Project and is banding red-tailed hawks as part of a study he is conducting. Photo by Brad Dokken

  • Tim Driscoll of Grand Forks holds a red-tailed hawk he captured Oct. 8 near Manvel, N.D. Driscoll is director of the Urban Raptor Research Project and is banding red-tailed hawks as part of a study he is conducting. Photo by Brad Dokken
  • A red-tailed hawk Tim Driscoll trapped for banding Oct. 8 near Manvel, N.D., has an imposing presence but remained docile throughout the banding process. Driscoll, of Grand Forks, is a certified bander and director of the Urban Raptor Research Project. (Brad Dokken photo)
  • Handling raptors can be treacherous, as Tim Driscoll again learned Oct. 8 after trapping a red-tailed hawk for banding near Manvel, N.D. Driscoll is banding the hawks as part of a long-term study on the raptors. (Brad Dokken photo)
  • Tim Driscoll of Grand Forks measures the wing of a red-tailed hawk he trapped Oct. 8 near Manvel, N.D. Director of the Urban Raptor Research Project, Driscoll teaches a class on raptor ecology at the University of Minnesota-Crookston, and students often help him trap and work up hawks for his research. (Brad Dokken photo)
  • Tim Driscoll of Grand Forks shows the numbered band he attached to the leg of a red-tailed hawk Oct. 8 near Manvel, N.D. Driscoll is a certified raptor researcher who's conducting a study on hawks. (Brad Dokken photo)
  • Raptor researcher Tim Driscoll of Grand Forks uses a cage baited with live mice to lure hawks in for a closer look. Monofilament nooses attached to the cage then trap the hawks by a foot. (Brad Dokken photo)