Very large with long wings. All dark brown, with slightly paler flight feathers. Golden nape can be seen from some angles.
Very large with long wings. All dark brown, with white patches at the base of the primaries in the wing, and at the base of the tail. Golden nape can be seen from some angles.
Builds large stick nests, often on cliff faces. Note golden feathers on nape (back of the neck)—usually present on immatures through adults.
Very large with strongly hooked bill. All dark brown, with contrasting golden-brown nape.
Large, bulky eagle with strongly hooked bill. In addition to hunting, often eats roadkill or other carrion, and may be found near road edges. Immatures have white patches at the bases of the primaries.
Very large with strongly hooked bill. All dark brown, with contrasting golden-brown nape. Immatures have a white base to the tail, visible from some angles.
Soars with wings slightly raised in a V, or dihedral. In silhouette, typically shows a small head and long tail. The broad wings narrow in sharply at the body. Golden nape feathers are often surprisingly visible from distance.
Young chicks are white and downy until they grow their first brown body and flight feathers. The large stick nests are often placed on cliff ledges and used year after year.
Very large with long wings. All dark brown, with white patches at the base of the primaries in the wing, and at the base of the tail. Golden nape can be seen from some angles. (Golden Eagle at right; Bald Eagle at left.)
Constructs large stick nests, usually in large trees.
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Golden Eagles are one of the largest birds in North America. The wings are broad like a Red-tailed Hawk's, but longer. At distance, the head is relatively small and the tail is long, projecting farther behind than the head sticks out in front.
goose-sized or largerHawks, Eagles, and Kites(Order: Accipitriformes, Family: Accipitridae)
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