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1. CENTENNIAL VALLEY
Swainsons Hawk (Montana)
Migrates to Argentina in the winter.(September)
2. NORTH HEGLAR CANYON ROAD
Swainsons Hawk (Idaho)
Probably our tamest hawk. Hawks are in evidence during a drive into the canyon. (June)
3. CENTENNIAL VALLEY
Ferruginous Hawk (Montana)
Lots of white and feathered down to the feet.. (August)
4. RYE PATCH STATE PARK
Cooper's Hawk (Nevada)
Solarizing on a very cold morning. (January)
5. NORTH HEGLAR CANYON
Red-Tailed Hawk (Idaho)
Red-Tails can usually be identified by their belly band (August)
6. RANCH NEAR ROMA
Harris Hawk (Texas)
He came to a bait post laced with a kidney. (November)
7. BOSQUE del APACHE
American Kestrel (New Mexico)
Also known as a Sparrow Hawk (January)
8. CAMAS PRAIRIE
American Kestrel (Idaho)
Often seen on power lines. (May)
9. HILL CITY CENTENNIAL MARSH
One Year Old Northern Harrier (Idaho)
Very wary and difficult to get near. They are often seen flying low over marshes.(May)
10. NORTH HEGLAR CANYON
Sharp Shinned Hawk (Idaho)
A bird eating hawk. (June)
11. NORTH HEGLAR CANYON
Sharp Shinned Hawk (Idaho)
At a water source to check for possible prey. (June)
12. NORTH HEGLAR CANYON
Coopers Hawk (Idaho)
When he is around, no other birds are. (June)
13. ROCK CREEK
Turkey Vulture (Idaho)
Bald head is sterilized by the sun. (June)
14. METCALF RESERVE
Osprey (Montana)
Used truck as a blind to remain hidden by the nest tree. (June)
15. WEST OF L.B.J. RANCH
Black Vulture (Texas)
With most raptors, we just happen upon them in our truck.Sometimes we are lucky and one will sit. (January)
16. KLAMATH REFUGE
Bald Eagle (California)
Surveying the areas meadows and marshes with high power eyesight. (November)
17. JENNYS LAKE
Osprey (Wyoming)
Enjoying a fish. (May)
18. SELDOVIA HARBOR
Sharp-Bald Eagle (Alaska)
A large population of Eagles here. (June)
19. ALONG THE MILNER ROAD
Short-Eared Owl (Idaho)
A diurnal owl (April)
20. FIELDS
Great Horned Owl (Idaho)
In a wooded, nature plot by the tiny town of Fields. (April)
21. OUR YARD WEST OF BURLEY
Great Horned Owl (Idaho)
Photographed from our upstairs bedroom window. We go to sleep and awaken to their soft hooting. (August)
22. SALTON SEA
Burrowing Owl (California)
Lots of Burrowing Owls migrate here for the winter. (February)
23. YARD WEST OF BURLEY
Barred Owl (Idaho)
Riding out the snow storm in our maple tree. He is out of his geographic zone.. (December)
24. SAN LUIS RESERVOUR STATE PARK
Barn Owl (California)
A large population of Barn Owls here.(August)
25. SOUTHERN ARIZONA
Western Screech Owl (Arizona)
Ear tufts make him look like a miniture Great Horn Owl. (January)
26. YELLOWSTONE PARK
Great Gray Owl (Wyoming)
A boreal species, but a few are found in Yellowstone. (May)
27. YELLOWSTONE PARK
Great Gray Owl (Wyoming)
Alert, but low down in a Lodgepole Pine. (October)
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