A Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) in the large flight
pen.
Majestic, flat-winged
gliding and soaring with occasional wingbeats......it's
greater size and longer wings set it apart from other
hawks. ( A Field Guide to Western Birds,
Peterson Pg 56.)
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Not what you want
to see if you are a starling.
Merlin (Falco
columbarius) Usually silent, at the nest a shrill chatter.(
A Field Guide to Western Birds, Peterson Pg 60.)
A Snowy owl (Nyctea scandiaca) at the Shelter. This female
had a badly punctured lung.
Breeds along the arctic coasts south to Hooper Bay
Alaska. (
A Field Guide to Western Birds, Peterson Pg 120.)
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