Raptors are among the most charesmatic animals on the planet. The silouette of the Red-tailed Hawk adorns the badges of New York City’s Urban Park Rangers. The Bald Eagle is our national bird. People from around the globe tune in to the Peregrine Falcon cameras atop our financial district skyscrapers.

But there’s so much more to New York City skies. When the sun goes down, a hidden empire of owls emerges. Nighthawks zip across our open fields snagging insects. Huge vultures soar in search of carrion to shepherd into the great beyond.

New York City’s Birds of Prey are unique, fascinating, and under constant threat. Collisions with windows, rodenticides, lead, pesticides— all of these dangers and more loom over their survival. We can and must do more to protect them.