BIRDS OF UPPER NEWPORT BAY, ORANGE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
FALCONIFORMES
Cathartidae
(Vultures)
Turkey Vulture, Cathartes aura
Accipitridae
(Kites, Hawks, Eagles and Allies)
Osprey, Pandion haliaetus
White-tailed Kite,
Elanus leucurus
Bald Eagle,
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Northern Harrier,
Circus cyaneus
Sharp-shinned Hawk,
Accipiter striatus
Cooper's Hawk,
Accipiter cooperii
Red-shouldered Hawk,
Buteo lineatus
Red-tailed Hawk,
Buteo jamaicensis
Ferruginous Hawk,
Buteo regalis
Golden Eagle,
Aquila chrysaetos
Falconidae
(Falcons)
American Kestrel,
Falco sparverius
Merlin,
Falco columbarius
Prairie Falcon,
Falco mexicanus
Peregrine Falcon,
Falco peregrinus