Bird ID Project

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Here it is at long last! It is the Bird ID project piece that I did for Ornithology class. It seriously took 70+ hours stretched over five weeks to do. I hope you can find it useful for identifying the hawks, falcons and owls of Minnesota, USA!

The complete list of species included in this guide:

1. Northern Harrier
2. Sharp-shinned Hawk
3. Cooper's Hawk
4. Northern Goshawk
5. Broad-winged Hawk
6. Red-tailed Hawk
7. Rough-legged Hawk
8. American Kestrel
9. Merlin
10. Peregrine Falcon
11. Barn Owl
12. Eastern Screech-Owl
13. Great Horned Owl
14. Snowy Owl
15. Northern Hawk Owl
16. Barred Owl
17. Great Gray Owl
18. Short-eared Owl
19. Boreal Owl
20. Northern Saw-whet Owl

NOTES: There are four other birds of prey present in Minnesota that are not included in this reference: Bald Eagle, Osprey, Turkey Vulture and Red-shouldered Hawk. Additionally, vocalizations are not included in this guide, only visual identifiers, or "field marks".

Materials used: Colored pencils, paper, graphite pencil (2H), CS4, photo references, National Geographic's Field Guide to the Birds of North America, 5th Edition, and my brain

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