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Birds of Prey


Bird
Residency
Abundancy
Riparian
Habitat
Turkey Vulture Summer Common * Desert Scrub, Grassland, Pinon-Juniper, Ponderosa, Mixed Conifer, Spruce-Fir
Osprey Summer Fairly Common * -
Bald Eagle Winter Fairly Common * Grassland, Pinon-Juniper, Ponderosa
Northern Harrier Permanent Resident Fairly Common * Grassland
Sharpshinned Hawk Permanent Resident Uncommon - Pinyon-Juniper, Ponderosa, Mixed Conifer, Spruce-Fir
Cooper's Hawk Permanent Resident Fairly Common * Pinyon-Juniper, Ponderosa, Mixed Conifer, Spruce-Fir
Northern Goshawk Permanent Resident Uncommon * Pinyon-Juniper, Ponderosa, Mixed Conifer, Spruce-Fir
Black-Hawk, Common Migratory Rare - -
Swainson's Hawk Summer Rare * Desert scrub, Pinon-Juniper, Ponderosa
Zone-tailed Hawk Summer Rare * Desert scrub, Grassland, Ponderosa
Red-tailed Hawk Permanent Resident Common * Desert scrub, Grassland, Pinon-Juniper, Mixed Conifer, Ponderosa, Spruce-Fir
Ferruginous Hawk Permanent Resident Uncommon - Desert scrub, Grassland, Pinon-Juniper
Rough-legged Hawk Permanent Resident Uncommon - Desert scrub, Grassland, Pinon-Juniper
Golden Eagle Permanent Resident Uncommon - Desert scrub, Grassland, Pinon-Juniper, Mixed Conifer, Ponderosa, Spruce-Fir
American Kestrel Permanent Resident Common * Desert scrub, Grassland, Pinon-Juniper, Mixed Conifer, Ponderosa
Merlin Winter Rare * Grassland
Peregrine Falcon Permanent Resident Rare * Desert scrub, grassland

Information Courtesy: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southwestern Region & White Mountain Audubon Society

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