Date: 11/13/26 4:40 pm From: Steve Loitz via Tweeters <tweeters...> Subject: Re: [Tweeters] Raptors in Seattle: Congratulations to Ed Deal, Nov 2026
Congrats to Ed, a worthy recipient!
Steve Loitz
Ellensburg
On Fri, Nov 13, 2026 at 10:04 AM Elaine Chuang via Tweeters <
<tweeters...> wrote:
> In 2003. based upon foundational work by The Master, Jack Bettesworth,
> after the demise of that unlucky American Kestrel, the Seattle Cooper's
> Hawk Project (
> https://urbanraptor.org/research/seattle-coopers-hawk-project/) was
> initiated. In 2018, our umbrella organization, the Urban Raptor
> Conservancy (U.R.C.), was founded by Ed Deal, Martin Muller and Patti
> Loesche. Since 2012, Ed and Martin have directed the Cooper's Hawk
> Project, to monitor their changing population density, nesting habits
> (e.g., site fidelity), longevity, fledgling success and dispersal of the
> young hawks, via the use of those all important color-ID bands … compared
> to, "a message in a bottle tossed into the ocean, only useful if later
> found."
>
> Please congratulate Ed on receiving this year’s prestigious Tom Cade Award
> from the Raptor Research Foundation (RRF), here as described on their
> Facebook page (please click on the link to see photos):
> https://www.facebook.com/raptorresearchfoundation/ >
> "Congratulations to Edward Deal, this year's recipient of the Tom Cade
> Award. This is the Raptor Research Foundation's premier conservation award,
> recognizing an individual who has made significant advances in or
> exceptional contributions to the conservation of raptors. The award's scope
> includes all aspects of conservation science and practice pertaining to
> raptors. Ed has banded raptors and conducted fieldwork for nearly 40 years.
> He co-founded the Urban Raptor Conservancy in Seattle in 2018, has been
> involved with the Seattle Peregrine Project for 32 years, and leads the
> Seattle Cooper's Hawk Project. He has provided superb mentorship for many,
> both within and outside the RRF community. Dr. Ursula Valdez, of UW
> Bothell, writes of Ed: 'He has inspired hundreds of people of all ages, and
> his dedication is boundless and infectious: He connects ideas, experiences,
> and people with a deep care for birds of prey.’ Congratulations Ed, and
> thank you for your dedication to raptors, citizen science, and educating
> the next generation of raptor conservationists. To learn more about the Tom
> Cade Conservation Award see here:
> https://raptorresearchfoundation.org/grants.../cade-award >
> Indeed, thank you Ed!
>
> Elaine Chuang, Seattle … in honor of E-2
> elc at uw dot edu
>
>
