Falconry or hawking is a sport which involves the use of trained raptors (birds of prey) to hunt or pursue game for humans. In modern falconry the Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) and the Harris hawk are often used. The words “hawking” and “hawker” have become used so much to mean petty traveling traders, that the terms “falconer” and “falconry” now apply to all use of trained birds of prey to catch game. __
