vultures have a good sense of smell with which they locate carcasses. Turkey vulture, Cathartes aura (O) Osprey Order: AccipitriformesFamily: Pandionidae Pandionidae is a monotypic family of fish-eating birds of prey, possessing a very large, powerful hooked beak for tearing flesh from their prey, strong legs, powerful talons, and keen eyesight. Osprey, Pandion haliaetus (U) Hawks, eagles, and kites Order: AccipitriformesFamily: Accipitridae 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. Golden eagle, Aquila chrysaetos (O) Northern harrier, Circus hudsonius (U) Sharp-shinned hawk, Accipiter striatus (U) Cooper's hawk, Accipiter cooperii (R) Northern goshawk, Accipiter gentilis (U) Bald eagle, Haliaeetus leucocephalus (U) Mississippi kite, Ictinia mississippiensis (Unk) Red-shouldered hawk, Buteo lineatus (O) Broad-winged hawk, Buteo platypterus Red-tailed hawk, Buteo jamaicensis (R) Rough-legged hawk, Buteo lagopus (O) Owls Order: StrigiformesFamily: Strigidae Typical owls are small to large solitary nocturnal birds of prey. They have large forward-facing eyes and ears, a hawk-like beak, and a conspicuous circle of feathers around each eye called a facial disk Eastern screech-owl, Megascops asio (Unc) Great horned owl, Bubo virginianus (U) Snowy owl, Bubo scandiacus (O) Northern hawk owl, Surnia ulula (O) Barred owl, Strix varia (O) Great gray owl, Strix nebulosa (PP) Long-eared owl, Asio otus (O) Short-eared owl, Asio flammeus (O) Boreal owl, Aegolius funereus (Unc) Northern saw-whet owl, Aegolius acadicus (R) Kingfishers Order: CoraciiformesFamily: Alcedinidae Kingfishers are medium-sized birds with large heads, long, pointed bills, short legs, and stubby tails. Belted kingfisher, Megaceryle alcyon (U) Woodpeckers Order: PiciformesFamily: Picidae Woodpeckers are small to medium-sized birds with chisel-like beaks, short legs, stiff tails, and long tongues used for capturing insects. Some species have feet with two toes pointing forward and two backward, while several species have only three toes. Many woodpeckers have the habit of tapping noisily on tree trunks with their beaks. Red-headed woodpecker, Melanerpes erythrocephalus (O) Yellow-bellied sapsucker, Sphyrapicus varius (U) American three-toed woodpecker, Picoides dorsalis (R) Black-backed woodpecker, Picoides arcticus (R) Downy woodpecker, Dryobates pubescens Hairy woodpecker, Dryobates villosus Northern flicker, Colaptes auratus Pileated woodpecker, Dryocopus pileatus Falcons and caracaras Order: FalconiformesFamily: Falconidae Falconidae is a family of diurnal birds of prey, notably the falcons and caracaras. They differ from hawks, eagles, and kites in that they kill with their beaks instead