Upon intake at the World Bird Sanctuary, 341 was emaciated and exhibiting severe neurological symptoms, including regular seizures.Īfter several diagnostic tests, it was determined that 341 suffered from West Nile Virus. This hawk was found unresponsive in a yard in St. Sharp-shinned Hawk, adult: Note short, stocky wings and body, long slim tail that is short for an accipiter, and small head.The following story about a red-tailed hawk was submitted by World Bird Sanctuary in Missouri. Osprey: Note the dark stripe through the eye, long, dark brown wings, white underside, and a black bill with sharp hook.ġ9.
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Wingtips are less sharply pointed in a full soar.ġ8. Note very long, pointed wings, heavy body, and broad tail and head. Peregrine Falcon, adult: Pale underneath with heavily streaked body, heavily “checkered” underwings, and dark head. Note long wings for an accipiter, large head, and long tail with white tip.ġ7.
Cooper’s Hawk, immature: Pale underneath with dark streaks throughout underbody, and brown head denote 1st-year. Note long wings for an accipiter, large head, and long tail with white tip.ġ6. Plumage is pale underneath with dark patagial bars and bellyband.ġ5. Red-tailed Hawk: Quintessential broad-winged, short-tailed buteo shape. Head is small with owl-like facial disc.ġ4. Note long, narrow wings and tail (showing bands when spread). Northern Harrier, immature: Pale underneath mostly brown flight feathers. Juvenile and adult female are pale below with heavy, dark streaking, heavily “checkered” underwings, and distinct tail bands.ġ3.
Merlin, adult: Merlin has stockier, more sharply pointed wings, broader, shorter tail, and is “chesty” compared with kestrel. Note long, slim wings and tail, and small head.ġ2. Northern Harrier: Very distinct brilliant white underside with a black border on flight feathers. Pale underside with buffy underwing coverts, and dark, evenly spaced streaking on body denote 1st-year.ġ1. Red-shouldered Hawk, immature: Note somewhat stocky squared-off wings with translucent “commas” along the primaries. Adults have bold black and white bands on wings and tail and a warm reddish underside.ġ0. Red-shouldered Hawk, adult: Note somewhat stocky squared-off wings with translucent “commas” along the primaries. Some (like this bird) have streaks on belly similar to red-tailed.ĩ. Pale underside with dark streaking on sides of breast, and indistinct tail pattern with darker tip denote 1st-year. Broad-winged Hawk, immature: Stocky pointed wings, large head, and short, narrow tail. Sharp-shinned Hawk, adult: Note short, stocky wings and body, long slim tail that is short for an accipiter, and small head.Ĩ. Note long, broad, squared-off wings, broad tail, and modified dihedral when gliding.ħ. Turkey Vulture: Blackish overall reddish head can be difficult to see at a distance but white bill usually glows. American Kestrel: Note pale underside with orangey chest, black spots on belly two black “sideburns” on head, and blue upperwing coverts, orange tail with black tip.Ħ. Note long, slim wings and tail, and small head.ĥ. Northern Harrier: Very distinct brilliant white underside with a black border on flight feathers. American Kestrel: Note pale underside with orangey chest, black spots on belly two black “sideburns” on head, and blue upperwing coverts, orange tail with black tip.Ĥ. Very large with long, broad wings and yellow legs and bill.ģ. Bald Eagle: Very distinct white heads and tails and dark overall. Plumage is difficult to see on distant birds, but 1st-years lack a rufous tone underneath.Ģ. Sharp-shinned Hawk, immature: Note short, stocky wings and body, long slim tail that is short for an accipiter, and small head. HINT: Below are all of the species pictured.ġ. Scroll down for a list of all of the species shown, and keep going for the answers. The challenge: Identify and age these common raptors. Seeing the birds on the wing is thrilling-particularly when there are large numbers of them-but it can also be frustrating to try and identify them at various angles and distances. Now is a great time to get out and see the birds of prey as they migrate south for the winter ( click here for a list of 10 awesome places to watch the spectacle).
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