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Broad-Winged Hawk : From Wikipedia: The Broad-winged Hawk, (Buteo platypterus), is a small hawk of the Buteo genus. During the summer they are distributed over most of eastern North America, to as far west as the Alberta province and Texas; they then migrate south to winter in the neotropics from Mexico down to Southern Brazil. Adult birds range in size from 34 to 45 cm (13 to 18 in), weigh from 265 to 560 g (9.4 oz to 1.2 lbs) and have a wingspan from 81 to 100 cm (32 to 40 in). As in most raptors, females are slightly larger than males. Adults have dark brown upperparts and evenly-spaced black and white bands on the tail. Light morph birds are pale on the underparts and underwing and have thick cinnamon bars across the belly. The light morph is most likely to be confused with the Red-shouldered Hawk, but that species has a longer, more heavily barred tail and the barred wings and solid rufous color of adult Red-shoulders are usually distinctive. Dark morph birds are a darker brown on both upperparts and underparts. They are much less common than the light-coloured variant. Dark morph Short-tailed Hawks are similar but are whitish under the tail with a single subterminal band. The wings are relatively short, broad and have a tapered, somewhat pointed appearance unique to this species. At all times, Broad-winged Hawks inhabit forested areas, with even migratory birds choosing only wooded areas to roost in. They are seemingly indifferent to the type of forest used either for breeding or wintering. These birds hunt by sitting on a perch and watching for prey, and have been described as "cat-like" while stalking. When prey becomes apparent, they swoop down to the forest floor after it.

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North American Kestrel (female) : From Wikipedia: The American Kestrel (Falco sparverius) is the smallest falcon in North America - about the size of an American Robin. This bird was (and sometimes still is) colloquially known in North America as the "Sparrow Hawk". This name is misleading because it implied a connection with the Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus, which is unrelated - the latter is a accipiter hawk rather than a falcon; moreover, falcons and accipiters are only very distantly related among the diurnal raptors. American Kestrels are widely distributed across the Americas. Their breeding range extends from central and western Alaska across northern Canada to Nova Scotia, and south throughout North America, into central Mexico, the Baja, and the Caribbean. They are local breeders in Central America and are widely distributed throughout South America. Most of the birds breeding in Canada and the northern United States migrate south in the winter, although some males stay as year-round residents. It is a very rare vagrant to western Europe.

North American Kestrel (female)

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Raptors - Hawks & Falcons :

Raptors - Hawks & Falcons

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Raptors - Owls :

Raptors - Owls

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Bald Eagles :

Bald Eagles

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Bald Eagles in Maryland :

Bald Eagles in Maryland

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Osprey along the Potomac River, Alexandria, Virginia :

Osprey along the Potomac River, Alexa...

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Osprey Landing - Mahon Beach, Delaware :

Osprey Landing - Mahon Beach, Delaware

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