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Make a list of questions. Include the answers in a different color. Use the review guide below to help you.

What is One characteristic of a bird of pray? Answer: Sharp talons

What is Two characteristic of a accipiter? Answer: Fanned tail and short and rounded wings

What is the definition of a bird of pray? Answer: A bird that hunts for its pray

This is a picture of a Bald Eagle

What Birds pray where affected During the DDT era? Bald Eagle, Peregrine falcon, sharp shinned hawk, coopers hawk, Red Tailed hawk, Golden Eagle, Northern Goshawk

What are all the September migrants Hint: ABBON American Kestrel, Broad wing, Bald Eagle, Osprey

What are all the October Migrants Hint: CSPM Merlin, Coopers Hawk, Peregrine falcon, sharp shinned hawk

What are all the late October and Nov thru Dec Migrants Hint: GGRRR Golden Eagle, Goshawk, Red tailed hawk, Red shouldered hawk, Rough Legged Hawks

This is a Picture of a updraft

Kevin Cushing 6A Science 10/25/11

*harris hawk- hunts in packs, stacks on top of each other deep brown feathers, like red-shouldered hawk


 * owl- nocturnal, soft wings, see book in candle light across football field

Accipiters- coopers hawk sharp-shinned hawk, thin tail, flap flap glide

Buteo- red tailed red shouldered fanned tail broad wide wings soar

Falcon- american kestral, perigrine falcon pointed wings, rudder like tail, flap

turkey vulture- turkey like head v shaped wings light gray back dark black front

osprey- eat fish affected by DDT m shaped wings white underneath

eagle- golden bald wide wingspan fanned tail soar eat fish affected by DDT

northern harrier- long wings, thin tail

history- 4 people- Richard Pough, photographer, saw dead birds, Rosalie edge bought mountain, hired Maurice, Irma Broun warned hunters, Shombochs haunted tavern

migration- ABBO Sept., CSPAM Oct., GRRRG Nov.

affected by DDT - bald eagle, golden eagle, osprey, perigrine, ate fish, affects food chain, bridle eggs, lack of calcium

not affected by DDT -kestral, goshawk, broadwing, red tail

why do birds of prey migrate- because food hibernates, change of temperature

how do birds of prey migrate- land marks, magnetic patterns, light angles in the sky

updraft- when wind hits mountain and goes up

thermal- warm air spiraling upwards

distinguishing characteristics- keen eyesight, sharp talons curved beak

features- down feathers, warm blooded, hard shell, hollow bones

Robb Soslow 6C Science 10/25/11

Movie Notes (Watch Movie)-

Kestrel Harris hawk red-tail owl (movie, watch for notes)

Buteo- Fan Tail Wide Broad wings Soars When in flight, has fan tail

Accipiters- rudder-like (pencil) Short rounded wings coopershawk, goshawk, sharp-shinned wood (forest) flap flap, gliiiide

Falcons- Fans tail when balances pointed wings fast flap continuously Peregrin, am kestrel, merlin

Eagles- White head, black immature `Bald and golden Wide wings, Wide wingspan soars Somewhat endangered due to DDT Similar to buteos but much, much, bigger.

Effects of DDT- Affected: Osprey, Eagles, Peregrin

Not affected: Kestrel, Red-tail, Goshawk broad-winged.

Some think that the reason ospreys are affected because of their diets. Some aren’t affected because of a wide diet,

Turkey Vulture- (Turkey Buzzard) Keen Smell Small head Uses Thermals Flaps Rarely Wings make V Shape

Northern Harrier- Owllike face Marsh hawk (Kind’ve looks like an accipiter)

Osprey- White belly Eats fish Makes “m” shape Fans tail when flies Black and white plumage Affected by DDT

Hawk Mountain Richard Proun Takes pics Rosalie tells people and helps stop the hunting of hawks (buys land) Hires guards and tells locals to stop the hunting

Migration- Birds come by the thousands over HM September Migrants A B B O

October Migrants C S P M

Late October/Novermber G R R R North Goshawk September: bald eagle, osprey, broad wing , american kestral, northern harrier

Early October: peregrine falcon, merlin, cooper's hawk, sharp-shinned hawk, northern harrier

Late October/Nov: red-tailed hawk, golden eagle, northern goshawk, red-shouldered hawk, red-legged hawk, northern harrier

Birds follow airways and thermals Birds migrate due to lack of food How to they migrate Sense the seasons (Magnetic fields) Updrafts help them Small rodents and amphibians hide underground. They come back due to a massive surplus of prey. Start realising that the temperature Sense the daylength

Raptors Sharp beaks Sharp Talons for ripping (Remember TJ (And/or other person that was a hawk in your group)) Layer Over eyes to stop eyes from drying. Magnifying eyes

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