Raptor ID Videos

Welcome to a new approach to identifying the Raptors of North America.



Standard field guides include photos or drawings but these static methods of portraying birds do not depict their actual behavior or habitat. Bob Hamblin’s Raptor ID Videos show raptors in their natural surroundings and engaged in natural behavior.



All species accounts include live action video, range maps and professionally recorded narratives that describe field marks, behavior and habitat. Audio recordings of songs and calls are included for many birds.


Watching Bob’s videos is a proven way to sharpen your birding skills. It’s like being in the field with your binoculars on the bird and a naturalist at your side.


All of the information in our videos has received extensive ornithological review, most notably by Paul Lehman, the former editor of the American Birding Association’s (ABA) Birding magazine.


This book features 44 species of North American Raptors. The video for each species averages 1 minute 30 seconds in length. The total run time is 66 minutes 11 seconds. The species list includes:


Intro to Raptors

Intro to Eagles • Bald Eagle • Golden Eagle

Intro to Falcons • American Kestrel • Aplomado Falcon • Crested Caracara • Gyrfalcon • Merlin • Peregrine Falcon • Prairie Falcon

Intro to Hawks • Common Black-Hawk • Cooper's Hawk • Ferruginous Hawk • Gray Hawk • Harris's Hawk • Northern Harrier • Red-shouldered Hawk • Red-tailed Hawk • Rough-legged Hawk • Sharp-shinned Hawk • Swainson's Hawk • White-tailed Hawk • Zone-tailed Hawk

Intro to Kites • Mississippi Kite • Snail Kite • Swallow-tailed Kite • White-tailed Kite

Intro to Owls • Barn Owl • Barred Owl • Burrowing Owl • Eastern Screech-Owl • Elf Owl • Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl • Flammulated Owl • Great Gray Owl • Great Horned Owl • Northern Hawk Owl • Northern Pygmy-Owl • Northern Saw-whet Owl • Short-eared Owl • Snowy Owl • Western Screech-Owl

Intro to Vultures • Black Vulture • Turkey Vulture

Osprey




These videos are great teaching aids. I envy the new birders who will get a head start in their birding careers because of your efforts. Such a fine learning tool…Marv Breece, Washington State Big Year Record Holder, 2001 - 2011



Bob Hamblin is a videographer who has been photographing the birds of North America for more than 30 years. He has traveled over 300,000 miles doing field work in all the U.S. states and most Canadian provinces.


In total, Bob has recorded 622 North American species. His videos often include courtship and territorial displays, nesting behavior and bird interactions with other animals.


Bob has previously sold his work through the ABA with almost 15% of the membership making a purchase.


As a birder who has participated in over 30 Audubon counts, I found Bob’s videos to be an informative and practical way for me to improve my birding skills…Kit Muehlman