How do you identify raptors?

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1 Geoffrey Hill Raptor Identification Webinar 6: s and Rarities Kevin J. McGowan Sponsored by Josh Manring How do you identify raptors? Size Shape Color pattern Markings Behavior Habitat Calls All Basic Raptor Diversity Vultures Eagles Buteos Accipiters Falcons s s Others 1

2 slender kites Mississippi Jay W. McGowan Swallow tailed White tailed Jay W. McGowan Mississippi Peregrine Falcon Mississippi 2

3 Mississippi Geoffrey Hill Mississippi Geoffrey Hill Mississippi John Longhenry John Longhenry Larry Gridley 3

4 White-tailed White-tailed Jay W. McGowan Jay W. McGowan White-tailed Jay W. McGowan Jay W. McGowan Lynn Watson, Santa Barbara FeederWatch 4

5 White-tailed Lynn Watson, Santa Barbara Swallow-tailed Swallow-tailed 5

6 Swallow-tailed All Swallow-tailed Larry Gridley Larry Gridley 6

7 broad winged kites Hook billed Jay W. McGowan Snail Snail Snail 7

8 Geoffrey Hill Ken Janes Ken Janes Ron Knight Snail Francesco Veronesi Dave Curtis Geoffrey Hill Larry Gridley Snail Josh Manring Andy Morffew Hook-billed 8

9 Hook-billed Jay W. McGowan Dominic Sherony Hook-billed Dave Curtis Kamal Mahabir Francesco Veronesi Buteo Accipiter Falcon 9

10 Red tailed Hawk Broad winged Hawk Gray Hawk Red shouldered Hawk Common Black Hawk Swainson s Hawk Rough legged Hawk Zone tailed Hawk Ferruginous Hawk Harris s Hawk Short tailed Hawk White tailed Hawk Gray Hawk Gray Hawk 10

11 Dominic Sherony Gray Hawk Jerry R. Oldenettel Dominic Sherony Dominic Sherony Gray Hawk McCauly Library Ned Harris Gray Hawk 11

12 White-tailed Hawk White-tailed Hawk All White-tailed Hawk Rolando Chavez Chris Wood 12

13 Ned Harris White-tailed Hawk Dominic Sherony Ron Knight Ned Harris Common Black Hawk Common Black Hawk 13

14 Jukka Jantunen Common Black Hawk Jerry R. Oldenettel Jerry R. Oldenettel Kevin and Jay McGowan Jukka Jantunen Common Black Hawk Jerry R. Oldenettel Jerry R. Oldenettel Common Black Hawk Jerry R. Oldenettel Jerry R. Oldenettel 14

15 Short-tailed Hawk Short-tailed Hawk Jay W. McGowan Short-tailed Hawk Kamal Mahabir 15

16 Andy Morffew Short-tailed Hawk Josh Henderson Life Lenses Photography Rough legged Hawk Dan Jackson Swainson s Hawk Daniel Arndt Broad winged Hawk Red tailed Hawk Ferruginous Hawk Red shouldered Hawk Gray Hawk White tailed Hawk Short tailed Hawk Rough legged Hawk Bryant Olsen Swainson s Hawk Bryant Olsen Harlan s Red tailed Hawk Jukka Jantunen Red tailed Hawk Bryant Olsen Ferruginous Hawk Harris s Hawk Zone tailed Hawk Common Black Hawk Short tailed Hawk 16

17 Basic Raptor Diversity Vultures Eagles Buteos Accipiters Falcons s Harrier Caracara Thanks to the following Flickr.com photographers who donated use of their photos or allowed derivative silhouettes to the Cornell Lab of Ornithology s Be a Better Birder webinar series. Pat Gaines Bryant Olsen Linda Tanner Frank Boston Bill Damon Daniel Arndt Dominic Sherony Jerry R. Oldenettel Maggie Smith Andy Reago & Chrissy McClarren Ned Harris Charlotte Norton Ken Wilson Ken Janes HarmonyonPlanetEarth Brandon Trentler Aphelion Art with permission from Susan E. Adams Andy Morffew Feroze Omardeen Ron Knight Kimon Berlin Jukka Jantunen Dave Curtis Josh Henderson C/O Life Lenses Photography Don Delany, Edmonton, Alberta Francesco Veronesi Lynn Watson, Santa Barbara Kaaren Perry Bryan Samuel Eric Rosenberg Susan Teefy Larry Gridley Eleanor Briccetti Kamal Mahabir Jim Bahn Julio Mulero H. Scott Page, Henderson, NV Kathy Malone Aphelion Art John Longhenry Tara Tanaka Digiscoped Photography Jim Traolli Kevin J. McGowan of prey guide 17

18 birds.cornell.edu/courses birds.cornell.edu/courses Kevin J. McGowan 18