Short-Eared Owl

Scientific Name

Asio Flammeus

Size

Male

Length: 19 – 24″
Wingspan: 27 – 30″

Weight: 1.7 – 3.0 lb

Female

Length: 20 – 25″
Wingspan: 27 – 32″

Weight: 3.0 – 4.5 lb

Diet

The Short-eared Owl mainly feeds on small mammals and insects, occasionally taking birds, especially in coastal areas.

Status

In Steep Decline

Bald Eagle

Scientific Name

Haliaeetus Leucocephalus

Size

Male & Female

Length: 27 – 35″
Wingspan: 71 – 89″
Weight: 4.4 – 13.6 lbs

Diet

Bald Eagles primarily eat fish and waterfowl, but they will eat a variety of food. Dead fish, carrion, and some mammals form part of their diet. They enjoy letting other birds such as Osprey catch fish, then taking the meal away from them.

Status

Low

Gyrfalcon

Scientific Name

Falco Rusticolus

Size

Male

Length: 19 – 24″
Wingspan: 27 – 30″
Weight: 1.7 – 3.0 lb.

Female

Length: 20 – 25″
Wingspan: 27 – 32″
Weight: 3.0 – 4.5 lb.

Diet

The Gyrfalcon's diet primarily comprises ptarmigan, with some mammals preyed upon, particularly in higher latitudes and elevations.

Status

Low Concern

Osprey

Scientific Name

Pandion Haliaetus

Size

Male

Length: 17 – 22″
Wingspan: 56″
Weight: 2.4 – 3.8 lb.

Female

Length: 19 – 24″
Wingspan: 60″
Weight: 2.6 – 4.4 lb.

Diet

The Osprey primarily feeds on fish, with occasional evidence of other prey in nests and anecdotes of hunting squirrels or pigeons.

Status

Low Concern

White Tailed Kite

Scientific Name

Elanus Leucurus

Size

Male & Female

Length: 12.5 – 15.0″
Wingspan: 40″
Weight: 10.8 – 12.2 oz.

Diet

White-tailed kites are small mammal specialists, with over 95% of their prey items consisting of rodents. Other items, such as lizards, birds and insects, are taken incidentally.

Status

Low Concern

Short-Eared Owl

Bald Eagle

Gyrfalcon

Osprey

White-Tailed Kite