Raptors (Hawks, Eagles, Falcons, & Allies)
Seasons in KC area based on information from "The Sibley Guide to Birds" (2000) and "Birds of Kansas" (2011)
Cooper's Hawk front Cooper's Hawk juvenile 1_11_2012
Cooper's Hawk (adult) - KC area year-round
Cooper's Hawk (juvenile)
Sharp-shinned with prey Sharp-shinned misty
Sharp-shinned Hawk (juvenile)
Juvenile Sharp-shinned Hawk (from Misty & Mina)
KC area winter only
Augusta, Ga, July 2, 2007
Red-tailed Hawk front Red-tailed Hawk back
Red-tailed Hawk
- KC area year-round
Red-tailed Hawk juv Red-tailed Hawk juv front
Red-tailed
Hawk (juvenile)
Red-shouldered Hawk 12_24_2011 Red-shouldered Hawk nest
Red-shouldered Hawk 12/24/2011 (rare in winter in KC)
Red-shouldered Hawk - KC area March to October
Red-shouldered Hawk Florida 1_3_2010 Northern Harrier juv Trent Reed 07_16_2011
Red-shouldered Hawk - Florida 1/3/2010
Northern Harrier (juvenile) - KC area year-round
Paler color in southeast
Photo by Robert T. Reed
Merlin American Kestrel 12_12_2011
Merlin - KC area during migration
American Kestrel - KC area year-round
Osprey Black Vulture
Osprey - KC area during migration
Black Vulture - not in KC area
Turkey Vulture adult Turkey Vulture juvenile
Turkey Vulture (adult)- KC area summer (breeding)
Turkey Vulture (juvenile)
Harris's Hawk White-tailed Hawk
Harris's Hawk (southwest) - not in KC area
White-tailed Hawk (south Texas) - not in KC area
Mississipi Kite Ferruginous Hawk
Mississippi Kite (south) - not in KC area
Ferruginous Hawk (west) - not in KC area
Bald Eagle 2_24_2012 Crested Caracara
Bald Eagle - KC area September to April
Crested Caracara (southwest) - not in KC area
Aplomado Falcons  
Aplomado Falcons (nest box south Texas) - not in KC area
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