Birds Of Prey
Orange County is home to many diurnal and nocturnal birds of prey, with a great climate and variety of food sources from water, land, and air, chances are on any given day, you will see some raptors going about their life if you know where to look, UP!
American Kestrel
(Falco sparverius)
Bald Eagle
(Haliaeetus leucocephalus)
Barn Owl
(Tyto alba)
Burrowing Owl
(Athene cunicularia)
Cooper's Hawk
(Astur cooperii)
Ferruginous Hawk
(Buteo regalis)
Golden Eagle
(Aquila chrysaetos)
Great Horned Owl
(Bubo virginianus)
Long-eared Owl
(Asio otus)
Merlin
(Falco columbarius)
Northern Harrier
(Circus hudsonius)
Northern Saw-whet Owl
(Aegolius acadicus)
Osprey
(Pandion haliaetus)
Peregrine Falcon
(Falco peregrinus)
Red-shouldered Hawk
(Buteo lineatus)
Red-tailed Hawk
(Buteo jamaicensis)
Short-eared Owl
(Asio flammeus)
Western Screech Owl
(Megascops kennicottii)
White-tailed Kite
(Elanus leucurus)
Zone-tailed Hawk
(Buteo albonotatus)