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
Harold M. Webster, Jr.
2. The Falconer.......................................... .................................................. ...............................83
Harold M. Webster, Jr. & Frank L. Beebe
3. The Nature of Predation......................................... .................................................. ............91
Frank L. Beebe
4. The Hawks of Falconry.......................................... .................................................. .............99
Stuart E. Rossell
5. Becoming a Falconer in North America........................................... .................................121
Frederick W. Holderman - California Hawking Club
6. Hoods & Hoodmaking........................................ .................................................. ..............133
Harold M. Webster, Jr., Frank L. Beebe & James W. Nelson
7. Lures & Luring............................................ .................................................. .......................153
Frank L. Beebe & Harold M. Webster, Jr.
8. Eyass or Passager?......................................... .................................................. ..................171
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

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

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............................................. .................................................. ................................................79 9
Advertisers....................................... .................................................. ...........................................817