Common Name: American Kestrel
Scientific Name: Falco Sparverius
Family: Falconidae
Order: Falconiformes
Size/Wingspan: 12-27 cm in length 50-61 cm wingspan
Migratory Patterns: During the Summer they travel North towards Canada and in the winter they migrate South towards Mexico, they can be found year round throughout the United States.
Food: Large insects, small birds, and small mammals.
Location Found: All throughout North America (Picture by Christopher L. Wood)
Scientific Name: Falco Sparverius
Family: Falconidae
Order: Falconiformes
Size/Wingspan: 12-27 cm in length 50-61 cm wingspan
Migratory Patterns: During the Summer they travel North towards Canada and in the winter they migrate South towards Mexico, they can be found year round throughout the United States.
Food: Large insects, small birds, and small mammals.
Location Found: All throughout North America (Picture by Christopher L. Wood)
Common Name: Great Horned Owl
Scientific Name: Bubo Virginianus
Family: Strigidae
Order: Strigiformes
Size/Wingspan: 43-64 cm in length 91-153 cm wingspan
Migratory Patterns: They are found year round in North America and do not migrate.
Food: Small and medium mammals
Location Found: All throughout North America, mostly common in the Great Plains area.
Scientific Name: Bubo Virginianus
Family: Strigidae
Order: Strigiformes
Size/Wingspan: 43-64 cm in length 91-153 cm wingspan
Migratory Patterns: They are found year round in North America and do not migrate.
Food: Small and medium mammals
Location Found: All throughout North America, mostly common in the Great Plains area.
Common Name: Eastern Meadowlark
Scientific Name: Sturnella Magna
Family: Icteridae
Order: Passeriformes
Size/Wingspan: 19-28 cm in length 35-40 cm wingspan
Migratory Patterns: They migrate North East in the winter to breed.
Food: Eastern Meadowlarks forage for food on the ground.
Location Found: They can be found year round in Kansas
Scientific Name: Sturnella Magna
Family: Icteridae
Order: Passeriformes
Size/Wingspan: 19-28 cm in length 35-40 cm wingspan
Migratory Patterns: They migrate North East in the winter to breed.
Food: Eastern Meadowlarks forage for food on the ground.
Location Found: They can be found year round in Kansas