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Gulf Islands National Seashore Raptors

A guide to the birds of prey of Gulf Islands National Seashore. Prepared for the Gulf Islands National Seashore Bioblitz on May 21, 2016.

American Kestrel 1
Falco sparverius
Osprey 2
Pandion haliaetus
Cooper's Hawk 3
Accipiter cooperii
Sharp-shinned Hawk 4
Accipiter striatus
Northern Harrier 5
Circus cyaneus
Red-tailed Hawk 6
Buteo jamaicensis
Red-shouldered Hawk 7
Buteo lineatus
Broad-winged Hawk 8
Buteo platypterus
Bald Eagle 9
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Mississippi Kite 10
Ictinia mississippiensis
Turkey Vulture 11
Cathartes aura
Black Vulture 12
Coragyps atratus

Edited by vonsteiny and Amy Lorenz, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

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