Hawks & Eagles

5 species

All groups

Bald Eagle

Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus

LargeRegular

The adult is unmistakable and the juvenile fools almost everybody. Most "golden
eagles" reported in Portland are young Bald Eagles.

Year-round Cottonwood snags along the Willamette; soaring over the refuge Its call is recorded in the field guide
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Cooper's Hawk

Cooper's Hawk
Accipiter cooperii

LargeCommon

The hawk at your bird feeder. It is not there for the seed.

Year-round Wooded edges, backyards, anywhere songbirds gather Its call is recorded in the field guide
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Osprey

Osprey
Pandion haliaetus

LargeCommon in season

The only raptor here that plunges feet-first and comes up with a fish held like a
torpedo, nose forward.

Spring through early fall Over open water; nests on pilings and platforms Its call is recorded in the field guide
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Red-shouldered Hawk

Red-shouldered Hawk
Buteo lineatus

LargeUncommon but increasing in Oregon

A woodland buteo that has been expanding into western Oregon, and one more people
are finding each year.

⭐ **Jonathan's record is from inside the forest at Oaks Bottom** — which is the
identification as much as the plumage is. A large hawk perched *within* the
canopy, rather than soaring over open ground, is already telling you it is not a
Red-tail.

Year-round Inside the forest canopy — wetter, more wooded ground than a Red-tail uses Its call is recorded in the field guide
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Red-tailed Hawk

Red-tailed Hawk
Buteo jamaicensis

LargeCommon

The default large hawk of Oregon. If it's soaring over a field in broad circles,
start here.

Year-round Soaring over open ground; perched on poles and snags Its call is recorded in the field guide
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