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Birds: Hawks through Sandpipers
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9th Grade
06/07/2009
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Hawks, Kites, Eagles
 Definition
Family Accipitridae
Term
Osprey
 Definition
Pandion haliaetus
Term
Golden Eagle
 Definition
Aquila chrysaetos
Term
Bald Eagle
 Definition
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Term
Sharp-shinned Hawk
 Definition
Accipiter striatus
Term
Red-shouldered Hawk
 Definition
Buteo lineatus
Term
Red-tailed Hawk
 Definition
Buteo jamaicensis
Term
Caracaras and Falcons
 Definition
Family Falconidae
Term
American Kestrel
 Definition
Falco sparverius
Term
Merlin
 Definition
Falco columbarius
Term
Peregrine Falcon
 Definition
Falco peregrinus
Term
Partridges, Grouse, and Turkeys
 Definition
Family Phasianidae
Term
Ring-necked Pheasant
 Definition
Phasianus colchicus
Term
Wild Turkey
 Definition
Meleagris gallopavo
Term
Ruffed Grouse
 Definition
Bonasa umbellus
Term
Rails, Gallinules and Coots
 Definition
Family Rallidae
Term
Clapper Rail
 Definition
Rallus longirostris
Term
Virginia Rail
 Definition
Rallus limicola
Term
Cranes
 Definition
Family Gruidae
Term
Sandhill Crane
 Definition
Grus canadensis
Term
Lapwings, Plovers
 Definition
Family Charadriidae
Term
Black-bellied Plover
 Definition
Pluvialis squatarola
Term
Semipalmated Plover
 Definition
Charadrius semipalmatus
Term
Kildeer
 Definition
Charadrius vociferus
Term
Sandpipers and Phalaropes
 Definition
Family Scolopacidae
Term
Willet
 Definition
Catoptrophorus semipalmatus
Term
Greater Yellowlegs
 Definition
Tringa melanoleuca
Term
Spotted Sandpiper
 Definition
Actitis macularia
Term
Ruddy Turnstone
 Definition
Arenaria interpres
Term
Sanderling
 Definition
Calidris alba
Term
Dunlin
 Definition
Calidris alpina
Term
Least Sandpiper
 Definition
Calidris minutilla
Term
Common Snipe
 Definition
Gallinago gallinago
Term
Wilson's Phalarope
 Definition
Phalaropus tricolor
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