Natural Foods of
Falconiformes (Falcons)
Other Birds Eaten
Common
Family
Name Eaten |
American
Kestrel |
Gyrfalcon |
Merlin |
Peregrine
Falcon |
Prairie
Falcon |
| Auks |
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Devekies
Puffins
Murres
Guillemots |
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| Blackbirds |
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Blackbirds
Bobolinks
Grackles
Meadowlarks |
Blackbirds
Bobolinks
Grackles
Meadowlarks
Orioles |
Brewer's Blackbird
Meadowlarks |
| Cuckoos |
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| Creepers |
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Finches, Sparrows,
Buntings, Grosbeaks |
Sparrows |
Snow Buntings |
Sparrows |
Crossbills
Goldfinch
Grosbeaks
Juncos
Sparrows |
Sparrows |
| Flycatchers |
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Kingbirds
Phoebes |
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| Goatsuckers |
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Nighthawks
Whip-poor-will |
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| Grebes |
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| Gulls & Terns |
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Kittiwakes |
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Gulls (Small)
Terns |
Terns |
| Hawks |
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Kestrels
Northern Harrier |
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| Herons & Bitterns |
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Herons (Small) |
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| Jays & Crows |
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Jay |
Crows
Jays |
Jays |
| Kingfishers |
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| Kinglets, Gnatcatcher |
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Gnatcatchers
Kinglets |
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| Larks |
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Horned |
| Nuthatches |
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| Pigeons & Doves |
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Doves
Pigeons |
Mourning Doves
Pigeons |
Mourning Doves
Pigeons |
| Pipits |
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| Plovers |
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Golden Plover
Ringed Plover |
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Rails, Coots,
Gallinules |
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Coots
Gallinules
Rails |
Coots |
Sandpipers,
Phalaropes |
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Phalaropes
Snipes
Turnstones
Dunlin
Purple Sandpiper |
American Woodcock
Sandpipers
Snipes |
American Woodcock
Sandpipers
Snipes |
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| Shearwaters, Petrels |
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Leach's Petrel |
Petrels
Shearwater s(Small) |
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| Starlings |
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| Swallows |
Cliff Swallow |
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Purple Martin
Swallow |
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| Swifts |
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Chimney Swift |
Chimney Swift |
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| Tanagers |
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| Thrushes & Thrashers |
Robins |
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Robins
Other Thrushes |
Bluebirds
Catbirds
Robins
Thrashers
Other Thrushes |
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| Vireos |
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| Warblers |
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| Waterfowl |
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Ducks
Geese |
Green-winged Teal |
Ducks |
Ducks |
| Waxwings |
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| Woodpeckers |
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Flickers |
Flickers
Woodpeckers |
Flickers |