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Accipitridae is a family of birds of prey which includes hawks, eagles, kites, harriers, and Old World vultures. These birds have very large powerful hooked beaks for tearing flesh from their prey, strong legs, powerful talons, and keen eyesight. Sixteen species have been recorded in Ohio. White-tailed kite, Elanus leucurus (R)
Accipitridae is a family of birds of prey which includes hawks, eagles, kites, harriers, and Old World vultures. These birds have very large powerful hooked beaks for tearing flesh from their prey, strong legs, powerful talons, and keen eyesight. Northern harrier, Circus hudonius (Unc) Sharp-shinned hawk, Accipiter striatus
The northern cardinal is the state bird of seven states, followed by the western meadowlark as the state bird of six states. The District of Columbia designated a district bird in 1938. [4] Of the five inhabited territories of the United States, American Samoa and Puerto Rico are the only ones without territorial birds.
In a Facebook post this week, the Ohio Division of Wildlife reports that black-bellied whistling-ducks have been spotted with ducklings at a wildlife area in Wayne County, northwest of Tuscarawas ...
🚨 Rare Bird Alert: Black-bellied whistling ducks have been spotted with ducklings on a wildlife area in Wayne County.... Posted by Ohio Division of Wildlife on Monday, August 19, 2024
Illustrations of the Nests and Eggs of Birds of Ohio is a two volume book of scientific illustrations published by subscription between the years 1879 and 1886. [1] It was conceived by Genevieve Estelle Jones , who began work on the book in 1877 and was initially its principal illustrator.
Habitat degradation is the major threat to this bird, since they depend on very limited coastal habitat on their wintering grounds, and very specific habitat in their boreal breeding grounds. [ citation needed ] Although buffleheads do use man-made nest boxes, they still need the forest habitat to thrive.
A Brown Leghorn hen. This is the only one of the three leghorns that survived a recent fox attack. Date: 3 June 2006, 18:51: Source: And then there was one. Author: Thaddeus Quintin from Chagrin Falls, Ohio, USA