Thursday Lab Power point

HAWKS

• Physiology:
• Medium Sized
• Larger than Falcons, but Smaller than Eagles
• Females are larger than Males
• Kill prey with claws
• Broad Wings

Habitat:

• Woodlands
• Nest in Trees
• Nests are constructed from twigs, moss, bark, and sprigs of evergreen

Courtship:

• Mate for Life
• Use the same nest year to year

Osprey

http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/birds/osprey/#

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Osprey_with_fish.jpg

Physiology:

• Crest on back of head
• Speckled Breast
• White Underbelly
• Pale Grey to White Legs
• Black “Mask” on face
• Dark band on the underside of wings
• Barred Wings and tail
• Wings are bowed while soaring and tilt at a slight backward angle

Habitat:

• Nest in Trees, Rock Pinnacles, and Boulders
• Feeds nearly exclusive on fish (dives for them)

Sharp-Shinned Hawk

http://www.utahbirds.org/birdsofutah/BirdsS-Z/SharpShinnedHawk.htm

http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/sharp-shinned_hawk/id/ac

Physiology:

• Reddish-Brown bars on chest
• Reddish-Yellow Eye with Eyebrow
• White fluffy undertail feathers
• Grayish Blue Crown & Body (Adult)
• Brownish Crown  & Body (Juvenile)
• Wide horizontal bars on wings
• Short Round Wings
• Small head and Square Tipped Tail

Habitat:

• Nests are lined with twigs or pieces of bark; sometimes located in old crow/squirrel nests
• Feed on small Birds

Cooper's Hawk

http://www.lonewolfephotos.com/Birds/Birds-With-The-Canon-500mm-f4L/7806379_6M9CRb#!i=509842173&k=phJet

http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/red-tailed_hawk/id/ac

Physiology:

• Yellow Legs and Toes
• Barred Tail with a Round Tip
• Broad Rounded Wings

Juvenile

• Yellow Eyes
• Mottled Dark Brown with a light chest with dark streaks
• Brown Tail

Adult

• Reddish-Eyes
• Grayish Blue Upperparts and tail
• White Tip on Tail
• Dark Crown

Habitat:

• Nest in trees, prefer to stay undercover
• Diet: Smaller birds, chipmunks, small squirrels and sometimes bats

Red-Shouldered Hawk

http://ebird.org/content/ebird/about

http://www.birdsasart.com/bn215.htm

Physiology:

• Grayish-White Head with thin, dark streaks
• Red shoulder patches
• Reddish Brown and White Striped Chest
• White Spots on dark brown plumage
• White undertail feathers
• Reddish leading edge on wings with dark wing tips
• Black and white streaked tail
• Yellow Beak with Black Tip

Habitat:

• Nest near water
• Diet: Mice, chipmunks, snakes, toads, frogs, etc.

Red-Tailed Hawk

http://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/ltbmu/home/?cid=fsm9_046603

http://www.bio-diversity-nevis.org/land_birds1.htm

Physiology:

• Chocolate-Brown body with darker back and wings
• Pale yellow legs and beak
• White chest and legs
• Reddish-brown tail with lighter edges

Habitat:

• “Open Country Bird”
• Fields, Stand-Alone Trees, etc.

Broad-Winged Hawk

http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Broad-winged_Hawk/id/ac

http://www.birdcapemay.org/gallery/main.php/birds+of+cape+may/Birds_of_Prey/buteos/Broad-winged+Hawk_+adult+flt.jpg.html

Physiology:

• White throat
• Broad wings with dark edging
• Broad tail with thick white band in middle with a smaller white band edges
• Dark Head and Face
• Reddish Bib
• Yellow Beak with Black-Gray Tip

Habitat:

• Eastern Deciduous Forests
• Hawk Fact~ The Broad-Winged Hawk will congregates into flocks during migration

EAGLES
Physiology:

• Large Sized
• Larger than Hawks and Falcons
• Females are larger than Males
• Very Strong Feet

Habitat:

• Forests
• Savannahs
• Mostly found in eurasia and Africa

Courtship:

• Mate for Life
• Use the same nest year to year
• Young Mature slowly

Bald Eagle

http://www.alaska-in-pictures.com/mature-and-immature-bald-eagles-886-pictures.htm

Physiology:
Immature (1-4th Year)

• Entirely Brown Body
• Begins showing white feathers on head around 3rd year
• Eyes are dark brown
• Underbely Becomes Mottled
• Dark Bill turns yellow after 1st Year

Adult (5th Year)

• Pure white head, Yellow Eyes, and Brown body
• Yellow Hooked Bill
• Yellow Legs and Toes
• White tail

Habitat:

• Near lakes, Reservoirs, Marshes, and coasts
• Scavenges on Carron and will steal food from other birds

Falcons
Physiology:

• Small Sized
• smaller than Hawks and Eagles
• Females are larger than Males
• Kill with a blow to the neck, instead of using their Talons.
• Fast Fliers/Divers
• Long, Narrow Wings

Habitat:

• Forests
• Fields
• Cities

Courtship:

• Sexual Dimorhism in some species resulting in “Morphs”
• Falcon Facts~ Females are called Falcons, Males are called Tiercels

American Kestrel

http://www.naturefocused.com/photo-gallery-8.html

http://www.birding.com/topbirds/3553kes.asp

Physiology:

• Brown Back with Black Spots all over Body
• White face with black “tear” drops
• Brown tail with black and white stripes at the tip
• Bluish Gray Wings and Cap (Males)
• Brow Wings and Brownish-Gray Cap (Females)
• White Face

Habitat:

• Deserts, Alpine Meadows, Grasslands, etc
• Falcon Facts~ American Kestrels are the smallest North American Falcons

Merlin

http://exmoorencyclopedia.org.uk/contents-list/46-m/670-merlin-bird-of-prey.html

Physiology:

• Pigeon Sized
• White Eyebrows
• White Throat Patch
• Slate-Blue/Gray Cap and Wings (male)
• Dark brown Cap and wings (Female)

Habitat:

• Prairie
• Forests