The Royal Canadian Mint launched the Birds of Prey series in February 2014 with the Peregrine Falcon, followed by the Bald Eagle that August — the first of a four-coin finite set released two designs per year rather than one, a faster release cadence than the Predator Series that would follow it. The Red-Tailed Hawk and Great Horned Owl completed the set through 2015, each struck in 1 oz .9999 fine silver and designed by Emily Damstra, the same illustrator behind the Predator Series' Cougar and the American Silver Eagle's current reverse design.
Like the Predator Series, this is a small, bounded collecting project — four designs total, all already released — making full completion a realistic near-term goal rather than an open-ended date run. A new buyer should decide whether the appeal is the specific bird imagery, the .9999 purity, or simply wanting a complete, finished themed set, since all three are reasonable motivations for a series this size.
The dates serious Birds of Prey collectors specifically chase — the rest of the run trades close to melt value.
First releases — the Peregrine Falcon in February and the Bald Eagle in August — launching a four-coin finite series that continued with the Red-Tailed Hawk and Great Horned Owl through 2015, two coins issued per year rather than one.
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Start tracking freeFour: the Peregrine Falcon and Bald Eagle (both 2014), followed by the Red-Tailed Hawk and Great Horned Owl (2015) — a small, finite set rather than an ongoing annual release.
Emily Damstra, the same Canadian wildlife illustrator who designed the Predator Series' Cougar and later the American Silver Eagle's current reverse design.
Structurally, yes — both are finite, themed Royal Canadian Mint silver sets rather than open-ended annual coins, though Birds of Prey released two designs per year instead of one and ran slightly earlier (2014-2015 versus the Predator Series' 2016 start).