Bald Eagle
Haliacetus leucocephalus
These powerful birds are unmistakable in appearance. They are found throughout the United States and Canada. They can measure up to 43 inches in length and have a wingspan up to 7.5 feet. Their eyes are 5 to 6 times more powerful than a human's and they can spot a rabbit in a field up to a mile away.
Photo By Jim Moses
Haliacetus leucocephalus
These powerful birds are unmistakable in appearance. They are found throughout the United States and Canada. They can measure up to 43 inches in length and have a wingspan up to 7.5 feet. Their eyes are 5 to 6 times more powerful than a human's and they can spot a rabbit in a field up to a mile away.
Photo By Jim Moses
Red-Shouldered Hawk
Buteo lineatus
These birds are found in moist open forests, bottomlands and other wet lands throughout most of the U.S. The hawk eats a variety of prey including small mammals, birds, frogs, snakes, lizards, snails and insects.
Photo By Penny Berglund
Buteo lineatus
These birds are found in moist open forests, bottomlands and other wet lands throughout most of the U.S. The hawk eats a variety of prey including small mammals, birds, frogs, snakes, lizards, snails and insects.
Photo By Penny Berglund
Red-Tailed Hawk
Buteo jamaicensis
The red-tailed hawk is the most common member of the genus Buteo found in the U.S. An opportunistic feeder, this hawk will take almost anything as prey but it is most successful in pursuit of rodents. In fact rodents make up about 85% of their diet. Although common in many areas, the red-tailed hawk is declining in many areas due to habitat loss, egg shell thinning due to pesticides and especially due to conflict with humans.
Photo by James Moses
Buteo jamaicensis
The red-tailed hawk is the most common member of the genus Buteo found in the U.S. An opportunistic feeder, this hawk will take almost anything as prey but it is most successful in pursuit of rodents. In fact rodents make up about 85% of their diet. Although common in many areas, the red-tailed hawk is declining in many areas due to habitat loss, egg shell thinning due to pesticides and especially due to conflict with humans.
Photo by James Moses
American Kestrel
Falco sarverius
These raptors are found in fields and grasslands and are the smallest and most common ocf the falcons. They range from Canada to Mexico and seem to have taken especially well to urban and suburban environments. Kestrels feed mainly on insects, bats, lizards, mice, small snakes and frogs.
Falco sarverius
These raptors are found in fields and grasslands and are the smallest and most common ocf the falcons. They range from Canada to Mexico and seem to have taken especially well to urban and suburban environments. Kestrels feed mainly on insects, bats, lizards, mice, small snakes and frogs.
Barn Owl
Tyto alba
The Barn Owl is one of the most widely distributed birds in all the world, found on every continent except Antarctica. Being most commonly associated with farmers and their barns, the barn owl feeds primarily on mice and rats which are abundant in agricultural areas. The Barn Owl has a heart-shaped face, long legs and light coloration. Unlike most owls, the Barn Owl does not hoot; instead, it has a very shrill call.
Tyto alba
The Barn Owl is one of the most widely distributed birds in all the world, found on every continent except Antarctica. Being most commonly associated with farmers and their barns, the barn owl feeds primarily on mice and rats which are abundant in agricultural areas. The Barn Owl has a heart-shaped face, long legs and light coloration. Unlike most owls, the Barn Owl does not hoot; instead, it has a very shrill call.
Barred Owl
Strix varia
The Barred Owl is found throughout the U.S. east of the Rockies, all the way south to Honduras. It inhabits woodlands, wooded river bottoms and wooded swamps. This bird can be identified by its moist brown eyes, barred pattern across its chest and streaks lengthwise in the belly.Photo By Milton Flood
Strix varia
The Barred Owl is found throughout the U.S. east of the Rockies, all the way south to Honduras. It inhabits woodlands, wooded river bottoms and wooded swamps. This bird can be identified by its moist brown eyes, barred pattern across its chest and streaks lengthwise in the belly.Photo By Milton Flood
Great Horned Owl
Bubo virginianus
The Great Horned Owl is found throughout most of North America to South and Central America. They are found in wooded wilderness as well as suburbs and city parks. These owls can be distinguished from the Long-eared owl by its size, bulky shape and white throat. Its ear tufts, of course, distinguish it from other large species.
Photo By Jim Moses
Bubo virginianus
The Great Horned Owl is found throughout most of North America to South and Central America. They are found in wooded wilderness as well as suburbs and city parks. These owls can be distinguished from the Long-eared owl by its size, bulky shape and white throat. Its ear tufts, of course, distinguish it from other large species.
Photo By Jim Moses
Burrowing Owl
Athene Cunicularia
These owls are quite comical; they look like short, fat owls on stilts. By being able to stand tall, they can see far across the prairie. The Burrowing Owls are the only North American owl in which the female is smaller than the male. This is thought to reflect the different habitats of the birds. Females spend most of the day in the burrow, while the male is often out in direct sunlight. Thus, the males color is often lighter than the females. When disturbed in its nest, it gives an alarm sound that sounds like a rattlesnake.
Photo By Jim Moses
Athene Cunicularia
These owls are quite comical; they look like short, fat owls on stilts. By being able to stand tall, they can see far across the prairie. The Burrowing Owls are the only North American owl in which the female is smaller than the male. This is thought to reflect the different habitats of the birds. Females spend most of the day in the burrow, while the male is often out in direct sunlight. Thus, the males color is often lighter than the females. When disturbed in its nest, it gives an alarm sound that sounds like a rattlesnake.
Photo By Jim Moses
Eastern Screech Owl
Otus asio
The red phase of this raptor is most often seen in the south while the gray
phase is found in the north and in south Texas. They are generally found in
woodlands, farm groves and shade trees. Screech owls feed mainly on insects,
mice and other small rodents.
Otus asio
The red phase of this raptor is most often seen in the south while the gray
phase is found in the north and in south Texas. They are generally found in
woodlands, farm groves and shade trees. Screech owls feed mainly on insects,
mice and other small rodents.
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