Written by Peter Pearsall/Photo illustration by Peter Pearsall, using photographs by Dan Streiffert The New World blackbird family, Icteridae, comprises familiar temperate species such as orioles, meadowlarks, grackles, and cowbirds,
Written by Peter Pearsall/Photos by Dan Streiffert The ferruginous hawk (Buteo regalis) is the largest North American member of the genus Buteo, a cosmopolitan group of broad-winged raptors known as “buzzards”
Written by Peter Pearsall/Photo by Dan Streiffert The burrowing owl (Athene cunicularia) is a small, long-legged owl with big personality and a lifestyle unlike any other North American owl. Instead
Written by Peter Pearsall/Photo by Rick Vetter Long-eared owls are cryptic nocturnal hunters, found year-round at Malheur Refuge but seldom encountered. Named for the prominent tufts of feathers on their
In flight, the contrast between dark flight feathers and pale underwings is distinctive.
