Accipitriformes, Falconiformes, Columbiformes, Piciformes

Question 1

Osprey

Answer 1

O: Accipitriformes
F: Pnadionidae
Look For: brown eye stripe that runs down neck, white legs, white breast, brown wings with white armpits

Question 2

Osprey Face

Answer 2

Question 3

Osprey (Non Specimen)

Answer 3

Question 4

Turkey Vulture

Answer 4

O:Accipitriformes
F: Cathartidae
Look For: pink head that’s bald (as opposed to black head vultures), darks feathers, lighter flight feathers
no Specimen

Question 5

Mississippi Kite

Answer 5

O: Accipitriformes
F: Accipitridae
Look For: red eye, grey/white neck, blunt tail when not in flight, squared tail in flight, darker feathers on back and tail

Question 6

Mississippi Kite (Non Specimen)

Answer 6

Question 7

Bald Eagle

Answer 7

O: Accipitriformes
F: Accipitridae
Look For: brown body, full white head (unless juvenile), white tail, yellow beak

Question 8

Bald Eagle (Non Specimen)

Answer 8

Question 9

Golden Eagle

Answer 9

O: Accipitriformes
F: Accipitridae
Look For: large beak, brown head and body, black tipped beak
No Specimen

Question 10

Northern Harrier

Answer 10

O: Accipitriformes
F: Accipitridae
Look For: yellow beak with black tip, black wing tip, white on rump, barred tail
Look For on Specimen: ruddy chest, more plain but with some streaking of brown, can see at least two sections of tail feathers

Question 11

Northern Harrier (Non Specimen)

Answer 11

Question 12

Sharp-shinned Hawk

Answer 12

O: Accipitriformes
F: Accipitridae
Look For: barred tail, grey dorsal surface, rufous white barred breast
Look For Specimen: ruddy chest but has white blotches on it, turns to white towards legs, tail feathers stacked to one

Question 13

Sharp-shinned Hawk (Non Specimen)

Answer 13

Question 14

Cooper’s Hawk

Answer 14

O: Accipitriformes
F: Accipitridae
Look For: grey dorsal surface, orange to yellow eye, rufous white barred breast, yellow beak with black tip, white and black striped flight feathers
Look For Specimen: mostly white chest with tear dropped shaped brown, tail not stacked and can see multiple

Question 15

Cooper’s Hawk (Non Specimen)

Answer 15

Question 16

Red Shouldered Hawk

Answer 16

O: Accipitriformes
F: Accipitridae
Look For: more rufous overall, darker wings, barred tail
No Specimen

Question 17

Northern Goshawk

Answer 17

O: Accipitriformes
F: Accipitridae
Look For: grey eyes stripe, reddish eye, seems skinnier, white chest with brown teardrops through out chest
Look For Specimen: skinny, white and brown chest that looks like old tv static, brown wings, feet are a brown instead of a yellow, looks like thick tail feathers

Question 18

Northern Goshawk Head

Answer 18

Looks teardrop or pheasant head shaped

Question 19

Northern Goshawk (Non Specimen)

Answer 19

Question 20

Harris’ Hawk

Answer 20

O: Accipitriformes
F: Accipitridae
Look For: rusty shoulder, white rump, white tail tip, brown body where not rusty, white rump
Look For Specimen: brown chest, rusty legs, dark tails, white tip of tail, tan chin

Question 21

Harris’ Hawk (Non Specimen)

Answer 21

Question 22

Broad-winged Hawk

Answer 22

O: Accipitriformes
F: Accipitridae
Look For: rusty brownish breast with white, lined wings, v shape on tail
Look for Specimen: very dark looking wings, brown red chest with white, white with brown more towards legs, orangish feet

Question 23

Broad-winged Hawk (Non Specimen)

Answer 23

Question 24

Swainson’s Hawk

Answer 24

O:Accipitriformes
F: Accipitridae
Look For: white face/ unibrow, white throat, white breast, no bars on tail
Look For Specimen: brown chest feathers that looks like a rich ladies feather boa, white throat, white body with brown arrows, eyes look overfilled

Question 25

Swainson’s Hawk (Non Specimen)

Answer 25

Question 26

Red-Tailed Hawk

Answer 26

O: Accipitriformes F: Accipitridae Look For: red rump, red tail, white wing, brown head, brown dorsal side Look For Specimen: white chest, brown middle stripe with white dots

Question 27

Red-tailed Hawk (Non Specimen)

Answer 27

Question 28

Ferruginous Hawk

Answer 28

O: Accipitriformes F: Accipitridae Look for: white breast, brown legs, bellow bill, white wings Look For Specimen: white chest with random brown spots on chest, rusty legs

Question 29

Ferruginous Hawk (Non Specimen)

Answer 29

Question 30

Rough-legged Hawk

Answer 30

O: Accipitriformes F: Accipitridae Look For: pale head, rough legs looks like wearing boots with boot cut jeans hanging off the back, black tips, black spots on carpus Look For Specimen: Mottled white and brown chest

Question 31

Rough-legged Hawk (Non Specimen)

Answer 31

Question 32

American Kestrel

Answer 32

O: Falconiformes F: Falconidae Look For: teeny tiny like ridiculously, black male stripe, brown and grey back with black dots, grey crown, orangeish dorsal side, looks angry but at the same time is too cute to look angry

Question 33

American Kestrel (Non Specimen)

Answer 33

Question 34

Prairie Falcon

Answer 34

O: Falconiformes F: Falconidae Look For: brown malar stripe, larger than the kestrel, brown back, white chest with brown dots Look For Specimen: dirty white chest with brown dots

Question 35

Prairie Falcon (Non Specimen)

Answer 35

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Question 36

Rock Pigeon/Dove

Answer 36

O: Columbiformes F: Columbidae Look For: grey body, black bars, iridescent neck band, bright pink Look For Specimen: looks like shit, brown where iridescent, white and grey, eyes look overfilled

Question 37

Rock Pigeon/Dove (Non Specimen)

Answer 37

Question 38

White-winged Dove

Answer 38

O: Columbiformes F: Columbidae Look For: blue eye ring, spot on cheek, white lined wing, white wing pattern, white lined tail, more of a tannish brown body Look for Specimen: tannish brown neck that fades to white near feet, black tail with thick white stripe towards bottom, also looks quite horrible

Question 39

White-winged Dove (Non Specimen)

Answer 39

Question 40

Mourning Dove

Answer 40

O: Columbiformes F: Columbidae Look For: blueish eye ring that’s not that vivid, black spots on wing dorsal, black spots near head, pointed tail Look For Specimen: chest is a tannish or pinkish color, pointed tail, little area on chest that has some white, dark wings

Question 41

Mourning Dove (Non Specimen)

Answer 41

Question 42

Red-headed Woodpecker

Answer 42

O: Piciformes F: Picidae Look For: bright all red head, black back, white breast, white wing pattern Look For Specimen: looks pretty rough, red head and throat, white chest, black wings, some yellow on chest maybe from taxidermy staining

Question 43

Red-headed Woodpecker (Non Specimen)

Answer 43

Question 44

Golden-fronted Woodpecker

Answer 44

O: Piciformes F: Picidae Look For: gold patch on top of beak and nape, sometimes red on the crown, white and black striped back like a zebra, wings black with white dots on the edge of wings Look For Specimen: yellow neck and above beak, yellow splotch near feet, wings white and black striped

Question 45

Gold-fronted Woodpecker (Non Specimen)

Answer 45

Question 46

Red-bellied Woodpecker

Answer 46

O: Piciformes F: Picidae Look For: red crown and nape looks like a mullet, reddish belly, white/grey chest, white and black striped dorsal Look For Specimen: reddish tipped chest, red mullet, white and black striped dorsal

Question 47

Red-bellied Woodpecker (Non Specimen)

Answer 47

Question 48

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker

Answer 48

O: Piciformes F: Picidae Look For: red forehead, red throat, white malar stripe and supercillium, head is white and black striped, brown/ yellow belly, white wing pattern Look For Specimen: pee yellow stained chest, black chest/throat, white and black striped head, red forehead, brown and black wings, doesn’t have the red throat

Question 49

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (Non Specimen)

Answer 49

Question 50

Downy Woodpecker

Answer 50

O: Piciformes F: Picidae Look For: looks like a little guy, small red crown,white back, wings are black with white dots, white supercillium, white breast, feathers look like downy feathers

Question 51

Downy Woodpecker (Non Specimen)

Answer 51

Question 52

Hairy Woodpecker

Answer 52

O: Piciformes F: Picidae Look For: larger more streamlined, more black on bill, white supercillium, small red crown, white malar stripe, white and black striped head, white breast Look For Specimen: white chest, mostly black back but white dots that look like they could be in stripes, small tiny red crown

Question 53

Hairy Woodpecker (Non Specimen)

Answer 53

Question 54

Northern Flicker

Answer 54

O: Piciformes F: Picidae Look For: black baby bib grey nape, either red around mouth (like blood coming from mouth) or on crown, spotted body, black around mouth, pink on face Look For Specimen: red around mouth, grey head, black bib, pinkish chest, black dots all over, has orange on bottom of tail

Question 55

Northern Flicker (Non Specimen)

Answer 55

Question 56

Pleated Woodpecker

Answer 56

O: Piciformes F: Picidae Look For: what you think of with woody the woodpecker, red crest and malar stripe, black bill, black eye stripe, black back, crow sized Look For Specimen: red crest but not malar stripe, black eye stripe, mostly black body

Question 57

Pileated Woodpecker (Non Specimen)

Answer 57