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Diurnal Birds of Prey (Falconiformes)

Hawks and Eagles (Family Accipitridae)

• Osprey [fish hawk]
• Osprey *

Eagles

• Bald Eagle **
• Golden Eagle ***

Harrier [owl-like mammal hunter]

• Northern Harrier **

Accipiters [woodland bird hunters]

• Sharp-shinned Hawk *
• Cooper's Hawk *
• Northern Goshawk *

Buteos [mammal eating hawks]

• Red-shouldered Hawk *
• Broad-winged Hawk
• Red-tailed Hawk
• Rough-legged Hawk

Falcons (Family Falconidae) [bird eating hawks of meadows]

• American Kestrel
• Peregrine Falcon ***

Nocturnal Birds of Prey (Stigiformes)

Barn Owl (Family Tytonidae)

• Barn-owl

"Typical" Owls (Family Strigidae)

• Eastern Screech Owl
• Great Horned Owl
• Snowy Owl
• Barred Owl
• Long-eared Owl
• Short-eared Owl***
• Northern Saw-whet Owl

Winter Owl Visitors

• Northern Hawk-owl
• Great Gray Owl
• Boreal Owl

New World Vulture (Family Cathartidae)

• Turkey Vulture [new world vultures are not related to hawks and eagles or owls]