Bird Watching

Under Construction Raptors Butos: (Genus: Buto) Broad wings and broad rounded tails; Often seen soaring in circles high in the air.
broad wing hawk	red tail hawk
Accipiters: (Genus: Accipiter) Short, Wide, Rounded wings; Long Tails: Flap, flap, flap-sail Flight.
Coopers Hawk	Sharp-shinned Hawk
Falcons: (Genus: Falco) Streamlined-Long pointed wings; Longish compressed tapered tails; Strong rowing wing beats; Lose some of their pointed wing & tapered tail look when not in direct flight.
Kestrel	Paregrine Falcon
Harriers and Ospreys: Sometimes included with Falcons, but they are a different Genus
osprey	Northern Harrier
Eagles and Vultures:
bald eagle	bald eagle
turkey vulture	black vulture
Books: Hawks in flight: The Flight Identification of North American Migrant Raptors, by Dunne, Sibley and Sutton "Birds of North America, Chandler S. Robbin See: All About Birds - Bird Guide at Cornell Ohio Birds: A Photo Collection Chimney Rock Hawk Watch Identifycation cards at compleatnaturalist.com Large Hawks and Falcons and Woodland Hawks at Fish & Wildlife in Alberta Canada last updated 30 Sep 2006