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Local raptors include [[Raptors#Osprey|osprey]], [[Raptors#Eagles|eagles]], [[Hawks]], [[Owls#Barn Owls|Barn Owls]], and [[Owls#Typical Owls|Typical Owls]].
  
 
== Osprey ==
 
== Osprey ==
  
=== [[Osprey]] ===
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=== Osprey ===
 
(Pandion haliaetus)
 
(Pandion haliaetus)
 
Length: 20"-25"; Wingspan: 59"-67"
 
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== Hawks ==
 
== Hawks ==
=== Northern Harrier ===
 
(Circus cyaneus)   
 
=== Sharp-Shinned Hawk ===
 
(Accipiter striatus) 
 
=== Coopers Hawk ===
 
(Accipiter cooperii)   
 
=== Northern Goshawk ===
 
(Accipiter gentilis)         
 
=== Red-Shouldered Hawk ===
 
(Buteo lineatus)   
 
=== Broad-Winged Hawk ===
 
(Buteo platypterus)       
 
=== Red-Tailed Hawk ===
 
(Buteo jamaicensis) 
 
=== Rough-Legged Hawk ===
 
(Buteo lagopus)   
 
 
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| [[File:Sharpshinned.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Sharp-Shinned Hawk (Accipiter striatus) - © David Malak]]
 
| [[File:Broadwing.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Broad-Winged Hawk (Buteo platypterus) - © David Malak]]
 
| [[File:Redtailed.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Red-Tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) - © David Malak]]
 
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Revision as of 19:38, 18 January 2011

BIRDS



Birds of Prey
EaglesFalconsHawksOspreyOwls


Waterfowl
DucksGeeseSwansCormorantsLoonsGrebes


Near Shore Birds
BitternsCranesEgretsHeronsPloversRailsKingfisherPhalaropesSandpipers


Galliforms
GrousePheasantsTurkeys


Corvids
CrowsJays


Other Birds
BlackbirdsCardinalsChickadeesCreepersCuckoosDovesFinchesGrosbeaksGullsHummingbirdsKingletsLarksNight JarsNuthatchesOriolesPigeonsPipitsShrikeSparrowsStarlingsSwiftsSwallowsTernsTanagersThrashersThrushesTitmiceTowheesTyrant FlycatchersWarblersWaxwingsWoodpeckersWrensVireoVultures

Local raptors include osprey, eagles, Hawks, Barn Owls, and Typical Owls.

Osprey

Osprey

(Pandion haliaetus) Length: 20"-25"; Wingspan: 59"-67"

Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) ♀ - © David Malak
Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) ♂ - © David Malak

Eagels

Bald Eagle

(Haliaeetus leucocephalus) - ENDANGERED

Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) - © David Malak

Golden Eagle

(Aquila chrysaetos)

Hawks