Field Markers -- Exam 2 Flashcards
habitat, nests, and diet for bald eagle
lakes, tree, fish
What is the habitat, nesting, and diet for the Osprey
lakes, tree, fish
habitat, nests, and diet for northern harrier
grasslands, ground, and carnivore
habitat, nests, and diet for shar-shinned hawk, Cooper’s hawk, northern goshawk, red-shouldered hawk, broad-winged hawk
forests, tree, carnivores
habitat, nests, diet for swainson’s hawk
grasslands, trees, carnivore
habitat, nests, diet for red-tailed hawk
forest/edge, trees, carnivore
describe the ferruginous hawk
h=grasslands, n=ground, d=carnivore
field markers= largest of hawks, mostly white chest with speckling on lower breast, black and brown back and wings. large bill and long gape with black tip.
describe the rough-legged hawk
grasslands, ground, carnivore
feathered legs, small feet. dark belly (speckling on adult) smaller
describe the golden eagle
open areas, ground, carnivore, rare in winter
bi-color tail, feathered down to toes. gold
describe the northern harrier
considered the “owl hawk” due to satellite type face. has comma eye. brown back, with brown streaking on chest
describe sharp-shinned hawk
smaller than Cooper’s hawk. coarse brown streaks on chest. black eyering. (more distinct than cooper’s)
describe Cooper’s hawk
larger than sharp-shinned. thin dark streaks on white breast. thinker legs than sharp-shinned. has black eyering. adult is more orangey on chest
describe the northern goshawk
adult= fine gray barring on breast. juvenile is buffy on chest. adult has white eyebrow and black stripe through eye
describe red-shouldered hawk.
j= evenly brown streaks on chest with brown and intermittent red on back a= orange bars on chest with black comma on eye. tail black and white wing bars with intermittent orange/red on back
describe the broad-winged hawk
coarse brown barring on breast. (juvenile’s barring varies) with brown back and brown and white barring on tail
describe the swainson’s hawk
white face, with brown bib around neck and down chest. brown on back.
juvenile wingtips exceed tail tip
describe red-tailed hawk
black and white streaking on back. streaked belly-band. red tail.
describe the American Kestrel
edge, trees, carnivore
colored orange and blue. orange back with black barring on back, with bluish wings on fllanks with black spotting. black horseshoe on face with black spot on back of neck
describe the merlin
forest, trees, carnivore
grey back, orange, white, and black barring on stomach. mustache on face, almost another horseshoe type
describe the peregrine falcon
widespread, ledges, carnivore
j= pale crown, dark mustache.
a= wingtips reach tail tip. black mustache. more distinct barring on belly with white bib. grey crown
describe prairie falcon
grasslands, ledges, carnivore
more sandy brown on back and all over. brown spotting on white breast. white behind eye
describe common barn-owl
strigiformes, tytonidae
edge, cavities, carnivore
heart shaped face, long legs. dark eeys. more light orange with blue speckling throughout with white chest.
describe eastern screech owl
strigiformes, strigidae
forest, cavities, carnivore
pale bill, gray all over, with black barring. smaller
describe the great horned owl
strigiformes, strigidae
forest, cavities, carnivore
broad ear tufts, tawny orange face, dark breast.