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Raptor Identification JCOS Raptor Protection Number of volunteers: 32 Total volunteer observation hours: 708 Number of nests monitored in 2018: 56 Species monitored include: Golden eagle, prairie falcon, peregrine falcon, great horned owl, Swainson’s hawk, red-tailed hawk, cooper’s hawk What is a raptor? Usually people answer this question with: A bird that eats other animals. What is a raptor? And here is another common answer… What is a raptor? Some birds look a lot like raptors, but are not. What is a raptor? Some birds act a lot like raptors, but are not. Audubon Guide to North American Birds What is a raptor? A raptor is a diurnal bird that eats other animals using specialized tools. What is a raptor? Raptors are a “gateway” species. Easy to see Engaging to watch Offer insight into the health of an ecosystem Nature Hates Competition: Habitat? Behavior? Flight pattern? Wing pattern? Raptor ID challenges: Color morphs Juvenile vs. adult plumage Sexual dimorphism Perching raptors offer scant ID info compared to raptors in flight Main Raptor Groups: Eagles Accipiters Buteos Falcons Raptors: Eagles Raptors: Eagles White head Bald Eagle Massive, yellow bill White tail Yellow talons Raptors: Eagles No white head Massive bill (but Juvenile Bald Eagle not yellow) White feathers scattered through the breast and wings Yellow talons Raptors: Eagles Golden Eagle Golden head Massive bill Some white in tail and wings in juvenile. Raptors: Accipiters https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Td8bmr-6AHs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2CFckjfP-1E Dark gray cap Raptors: Accipiters Red eyes Cooper’s Hawk Rusty bands Long, banded tail Carolina Bird Club Raptors: Accipiters Yellow eyes Juvenile Cooper’s Hawk Blunt, rounded wings Dark streaks Shoulders straight in flight Long, banded tail Dark gray cap Raptors: Accipiters Red eyes Rusty bands Sharp-shinned Hawk Raptors: Accipiters Juvenile Sharp-shinned Hawk Blunt, rounded wings Shrugged wings in flight Dark streaks Long, banded tail Raptors: Buteos https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7KwsGWVXCPM Raptors: Buteos Dark “comma” Red-tailed Hawk on wing Dark leading edge on wings Belly band Raptors: Buteos Juvenile Red-tailed Hawk Belly band banded tail HollandWest Raptors: Buteos Dark bib Light leading edge Swainson’s Hawk of wing Dark trailing edge of wing Houston Audubon Raptors: Falcons Raptors: Falcons https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QxIVjI8HDAo Dark malar American stripes Kestrel Blue cap, wings; rusty back Pointed wings Raptors: Falcons Dark malar stripes Falcons: pointed wings and rapid wing beats Peregrine Prairie Falcon Falcon Dirty armpits Raptors: Harrier White rump band Flight is low and wobbly Raptors: Osprey Dark eye band Dark wrist patch Are you ready for a quiz? Sharp-shinned Hawk American Kestrel Red-tailed Hawk Adult Bald Eagle Juvenile Bald Eagle Swainson’s Hawk Sharp-shinned Hawk Northern Harrier Swainson’s Hawk Red-tailed Hawk Juvenile Red-tailed Hawk Juvenile Bald Eagle Swainson’s Hawk.

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Bald Eagle Haliaetus Leucocephalus
Appendix A: Birds Bald Eagle Haliaetus leucocephalus Federal Listing N/A State Listing T Global Rank G4 State Rank S2 Regional Status Photo by Jason Lambert Justification (Reason for Concern in NH) Bald Eagle populations in the conterminous United States entered a severe population decline in the 1950s, largely a result of reproductive failure induced by biomagnification of the insecticide DDT (Buehler 2000). Some regional breeding populations, especially in eastern and southern states, became locally extirpated. This serious decline led to the designation of the bald eagle as Endangered under the Endangered Species Act. Following the banning of DDT and intensive reintroduction efforts, Bald Eagle populations gradually rebounded, and the species was removed from the federal endangered list in 2007. In the Northeast, recovery has been particularly strong since 2000. However, most states still consider Bald Eagle a SGCN due to historic extirpations and historic sensitivity to certain environmental stressors, particularly contaminants. Distribution Bald eagles currently occur and breed in all Lower 48 states and in Alaska. Based upon data provided by state agencies, from a population low of 417 breeding pairs in 1963 the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service estimated that there were an estimated 1,500 breeding pairs in the contiguous 48 states in 1982 and an estimated 5,300 pairs in the same area in 1997 (derived from data in Buehler 2000), and nearly 9800 breeding pairs in the Lower 48 states in 2006. The USFWS estimated that there were 463 breeding pairs in the six New England states in 2006. The nationwide population has probably increased substantially since 2006, but more recently compiled information is not available from USFWS.
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A Multi-Gene Phylogeny of Aquiline Eagles (Aves: Accipitriformes) Reveals Extensive Paraphyly at the Genus Level
Available online at www.sciencedirect.com MOLECULAR SCIENCE•NCE /W\/Q^DIRI DIRECT® PHYLOGENETICS AND EVOLUTION ELSEVIER Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 35 (2005) 147-164 www.elsevier.com/locate/ympev A multi-gene phylogeny of aquiline eagles (Aves: Accipitriformes) reveals extensive paraphyly at the genus level Andreas J. Helbig'^*, Annett Kocum'^, Ingrid Seibold^, Michael J. Braun^ '^ Institute of Zoology, University of Greifswald, Vogelwarte Hiddensee, D-18565 Kloster, Germany Department of Zoology, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, 4210 Silver Hill Rd., Suitland, MD 20746, USA Received 19 March 2004; revised 21 September 2004 Available online 24 December 2004 Abstract The phylogeny of the tribe Aquilini (eagles with fully feathered tarsi) was investigated using 4.2 kb of DNA sequence of one mito- chondrial (cyt b) and three nuclear loci (RAG-1 coding region, LDH intron 3, and adenylate-kinase intron 5). Phylogenetic signal was highly congruent and complementary between mtDNA and nuclear genes. In addition to single-nucleotide variation, shared deletions in nuclear introns supported one basal and two peripheral clades within the Aquilini. Monophyly of the Aquilini relative to other birds of prey was confirmed. However, all polytypic genera within the tribe, Spizaetus, Aquila, Hieraaetus, turned out to be non-monophyletic. Old World Spizaetus and Stephanoaetus together appear to be the sister group of the rest of the Aquilini. Spiza- stur melanoleucus and Oroaetus isidori axe nested among the New World Spizaetus species and should be merged with that genus. The Old World 'Spizaetus' species should be assigned to the genus Nisaetus (Hodgson, 1836). The sister species of the two spotted eagles (Aquila clanga and Aquila pomarina) is the African Long-crested Eagle (Lophaetus occipitalis).
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Chromosome Painting in Three Species of Buteoninae: a Cytogenetic Signature Reinforces the Monophyly of South American Species
Chromosome Painting in Three Species of Buteoninae: A Cytogenetic Signature Reinforces the Monophyly of South American Species Edivaldo Herculano C. de Oliveira1,2,3*, Marcella Mergulhaõ Tagliarini4, Michelly S. dos Santos5, Patricia C. M. O’Brien3, Malcolm A. Ferguson-Smith3 1 Laborato´rio de Cultura de Tecidos e Citogene´tica, SAMAM, Instituto Evandro Chagas, Ananindeua, PA, Brazil, 2 Faculdade de Cieˆncias Exatas e Naturais, ICEN, Universidade Federal do Para´, Bele´m, PA, Brazil, 3 Cambridge Resource Centre for Comparative Genomics, Cambridge, United Kingdom, 4 Programa de Po´s Graduaçaõem Neurocieˆncias e Biologia Celular, ICB, Universidade Federal do Para´, Bele´m, PA, Brazil, 5 PIBIC – Universidade Federal do Para´, Bele´m, PA, Brazil Abstract Buteoninae (Falconiformes, Accipitridae) consist of the widely distributed genus Buteo, and several closely related species in a group called ‘‘sub-buteonine hawks’’, such as Buteogallus, Parabuteo, Asturina, Leucopternis and Busarellus, with unsolved phylogenetic relationships. Diploid number ranges between 2n = 66 and 2n = 68. Only one species, L. albicollis had its karyotype analyzed by molecular cytogenetics. The aim of this study was to present chromosomal analysis of three species of Buteoninae: Rupornis magnirostris, Asturina nitida and Buteogallus meridionallis using fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) experiments with telomeric and rDNA probes, as well as whole chromosome probes derived from Gallus gallus and Leucopternis albicollis. The three species analyzed herein showed similar karyotypes, with 2n = 68. Telomeric probes showed some interstitial telomeric sequences, which could be resulted by fusion processes occurred in the chromosomal evolution of the group, including the one found in the tassociation GGA1p/GGA6.
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TOPICS IN IDENTIFICATION he Solitary Eagle ( Harpyhaliaetus solitarius ) is a large raptor that is closely related and similar in adult and immature plum- Tages to the black-hawks in the genus Buteogallus (Lerner and Mindell 2005). It is a rare and very local resident in a variety of wet and dry forested hills and highlands from northern Argentina to northern Mexico (del Hoyo et al. 1994, Ferguson-Lees and Christie 2001). The species has been collected in Mexico not far from the Texas border (see Discussion, pp. 72 –73), so it is possible that it has occurred in the ABA Area. The handful of specimens and nest records of this eagle are from 700 to 2,000 meters above sea level (Brown and Amadon 1968). FFiieelldd IIddeennttiiﬁﬁccaattiioonn ooff tthhee SSOOLLIITTTAAARRRYYY EEAAAGGGLLLEEE Nevertheless, sightings of this eagle are occasionally reported from lowland tropical rain forest, e.g., at Tikal, Guatemala (Beaver et al. 1991) and the Tuxtlas Mountains of south - William S. Clark ern Veracruz, Mexico (Winker et al. 1992). The species has been reported on some pro - 2301 South Whitehouse Circle fessional bird tours at such lowland sites as Palenque and the Usumicinta River in south - Harlingen, Texas 78550 ern Mexico. All of these accounts have relied on large size and gray coloration as the [email protected] field marks to distinguish the eagles from the much more abundant Common Black- Hawk ( Buteogallus anthracinus ) and Great Black-Hawk ( B. urubitinga ). H. Lee Jones Howell and Webb (1995) were skeptical and stated that most lowland records of the 4810 Park Newport, No.
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Bald Eagle Haliaeetus Leucocephalus
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Regional Specialties Western
REGIONAL SPECIALTIES WESTERN OSPREY 21 - 26” length SOUTHERN . FERRUGINOUS . Eagle sized; clean, white body. HAWK Black wrist marks. 20 - 26” length . Glides with kink (M) in long, narrow wings. MISSISSIPPI . Largest buteo; eagle-like. KITE . Pale below with dark leggings. 13 - 15” length . Mostly white tail; 3 color morphs. Long, pointed wings; slim body. Light body; dark wings; narrow, black tail. Not to scale. Buoyant, acrobatic flight. NORTHERN HARRIER 16 - 20” length PRAIRIE FALCON 14 - 18” length . Long, narrow wings and tail; sharp dihedral. Size of Peregrine; much paler plumage. Brown above, streaked brown below – female. Narrow moustache; spotted breast; long tail. Gray above, pale below with black wing tips – male. Dark armpits and partial wing linings. WING PROFILE IMMATURE BALD EAGLE BALD EAGLE GOLDEN EAGLE . Immature birds vary GOLDEN EAGLE greatly in the amount 27 to 35” length of white spotting on body and wings. White showing on wing linings is surely a Bald Eagle. BALD EAGLE . Like large buteo, curvy wings. Head protrudes much less than tail. Slight dihedral to wing profile. NOTE: Some hawks soar and glide with their wings raised above the horizontal, called a dihedral. 27 to 35” length . Head and tail length similar. Long, flat wings. Straight leading edge to wings. 24 to 28” length This guide developed by Paul Carrier is the property of the Hawk Migration Association of North America (HMANA). HMANA is TURKey VUltUre a membership-based, non-profit organization committed to the . Dark wing linings with light flight feathers. conservation of raptors through the scientific study, enjoyment, and . Small head; long tail; sharp dihedral.
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An Early Pleistocene Eagle from Nebraska
248 SHORT COMMUNICATIONS kunthii blossoms by Bombus queens occurred and depend on many factors. That hummingbirds and the workers were unable to secure nectar while positioned ancestor of P. kunthii co-existed may be assumed; within the floral tube, probably as much as lo-20 otherwise its adaptation to hummingbird pollination per cent more nectar was available to Bombus p&her would make little sense. Thus it is possible that P. and Bombus trinominatus populations during this kunthii could have undergone much of its development period due to the feeding activity of Diglossa. under selective pressure from hummingbirds; still, it is clear that Diglossa baritula has co-existed with DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS hummingbirds throughout New World montane hab- Grant and Grant (1968) have proposed an explanation itats for some time and therefore an earlier and more for the reciprocal evolution of hummingbirds and the important role in the evolution of P. kunthii would plants upon which they feed. According to this inter- not be unexpected. This is not to suggest that exploita- pretation most hummingbird-pollinated flowers, espe- tion late in the evolutionary development of P. kunthii cially temperate species, have evolved from bee flowers would be insignificant. Even at present, given the (Grant 1961; Grant and Grant 1965). The process potential counter-selection pressures on P. kunthii involves an incipient stage during which a primitive from bees, the presence of Dglossa perforations un- hummingbird or progenitor already “preadapted” to doubtedly precludes a certain amount of bee pollina- feed on a particular bee flower (in the sense of tion which would probably otherwise occur, helping securing insects within the corolla, or nectar, or both), to maintain the selection pressures on P.
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Anthony, R.G., J.A. Estes, M. A. Ricca, A. K. Miles, and E. D. Forsman
Ecology, 89(10), 2008, pp. 2725–2735 Ó 2008 by the Ecological Society of America BALD EAGLES AND SEA OTTERS IN THE ALEUTIAN ARCHIPELAGO: INDIRECT EFFECTS OF TROPHIC CASCADES 1,5 2 3 3 4 ROBERT G. ANTHONY, JAMES A. ESTES, MARK A. RICCA, A. KEITH MILES, AND ERIC D. FORSMAN 1U.S. Geological Survey, Oregon Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon 97331 USA 2U.S. Geological Survey, Western Ecological Science Center, University of California, Santa Cruz, California 95060 USA 3U.S. Geological Survey, Western Ecological Science Center, University of California, Davis, California 95616 USA 4U.S. Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station, 3200 Jefferson Way, Corvallis, Oregon 97331 USA Abstract. Because sea otters (Enhydra lutris) exert a wide array of direct and indirect effects on coastal marine ecosystems throughout their geographic range, we investigated the potential influence of sea otters on the ecology of Bald Eagles (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) in the Aleutian Islands, Alaska, USA. We studied the diets, productivity, and density of breeding Bald Eagles on four islands during 1993–1994 and 2000–2002, when sea otters were abundant and scarce, respectively. Bald Eagles depend on nearshore marine communities for most of their prey in this ecosystem, so we predicted that the recent decline in otter populations would have an indirect negative effect on diets and demography of Bald Eagles. Contrary to our predictions, we found no effects on density of breeding pairs on four islands from 1993–1994 to 2000–2002. In contrast, diets and diet diversity of Bald Eagles changed considerably between the two time periods, likely reflecting a change in prey availability resulting from the increase and subsequent decline in sea otter populations.
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Bald Eagle Nest in a Manitoba Heron 30L0ny Eagle/Coyote
The Ring-billed Gull colony were several weeks old while heron appeared to contain complete chicks were just beginning to hatch. dutches, although no young had yet The observation is of interest and latched. Their nests contain “usually worthy of future field observation to three, sometimes two, very rarely determine if the two species will co¬ four” eggs.1 Sixty-two of these Ring- exist in such close proximity. The pilled Gull nests contained four eggs, abandonment of a heron colony at eight had five eggs and one had six Beaver Lake (54° 43’ N, 111° 53’ W) aggs. The remaining gull nests had between 1970 and 1972 supposedly he usual three. Numbers of four- due to the establishment of an eagle and five-egg clutches appear nest in the colony was reported by significant because they infer a larger Vermeer (Can. Field Nat. 87:427- than normal clutch size rather than 432). the pairing of two females. Other Ring-billed Gull colonies surveyed in 1979 contained abnor¬ mal clutch sizes, but none ap¬ EAGLE/COYOTE proached the proportion INCIDENT documented on the Bachelor’s Island polony. SIG JORDHEIM, White Bear, Sask¬ HARRISON, COLIN. 1978. A field guide atchewan, SOL 3L0. to the nests, eggs and nestlings of North American birds. Collins, New On 25 November 1979, I was on a York. 416 pp. hill overlooking Lake Diefenbaker. At this late date there were still several hundred Canada Geese and Mallard ducks on about an acre of open BALD EAGLE NEST IN A water toward the south shore of the MANITOBA HERON lake.
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Helpful Hawks Silhouettes That Save
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Behavioral Notes and Nesting of the Black Solitary Eagle (Buteogallus Solitarius) in Belize
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