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=== Merlin ===  
 
=== Merlin ===  
 
(Falco columbarius)
 
(Falco columbarius)
[[File:EagleAlabama.jpg|400px|thumb|center|Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) - © David Malak]]
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[[File:Merlin.jpg|400px|thumb|center|Merlin (Falco columbarius) - © Ken Czworka]]
  
 
== Hawks ==
 
== Hawks ==

Revision as of 12:18, 14 February 2020

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, falcons, 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

More Osprey Photos

Eagles

Bald Eagle

(Haliaeetus leucocephalus) - ENDANGERED

Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) - © David Malak

Golden Eagle

(Aquila chrysaetos)

Falcons

American Kestrel

(Falco sparverius)

Perigrine Falcon

(Falco mexicanus)

Merlin

(Falco columbarius)

Merlin (Falco columbarius) - © Ken Czworka

Hawks

For the article on hawks, click here.

Owls

For the article on owls, click here.