Table 1 Summary of the raptors received at The Raptor Center from Minnesota between 1990 and 2014 detailing: avian group, species, number and percentage
From: Syndromic surveillance for West Nile virus using raptors in rehabilitation
Avian Group | Species | Latin name | No. admissions received at The Raptor Center | Percent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Hawk | red-tailed hawk | Buteo jamaicensis | 2360 | 18.0% |
Cooper’s hawk | Accipiter cooperii | 1538 | 11.8% | |
broad-winged hawk | Buteo platypterus | 618 | 4.7% | |
sharp-shinned hawk | Accipiter striatus | 380 | 2.9% | |
red-shouldered hawk | Buteo lineatus | 145 | 1.1% | |
rough-legged hawk | Buteo lagopus | 123 | 0.9% | |
goshawk (Northern) | Accipiter gentilis | 93 | 0.7% | |
Swainson’s hawk | Buteo swainson | 18 | 0.1% | |
ferruginous hawk | Buteo regalis | 3 | 0.0% | |
Owl | great horned owl | Bubo virginianus | 2148 | 16.4% |
barred owl | Strix varia | 797 | 6.1% | |
saw-whet owl (Northern) | Aegolius acadicus | 372 | 2.8% | |
screech-owl (Eastern) | Megascops asio | 368 | 2.8% | |
great gray owl | Strix nebulosa | 197 | 1.5% | |
long-eared owl | Asio otus | 136 | 1.0% | |
snowy owl | Bubo scandiacus | 111 | 0.8% | |
short-eared owl | Asio flammeus | 92 | 0.7% | |
boreal owl | Aegolius funereus | 43 | 0.3% | |
hawk-owl (Northern) | Surnia ulula | 8 | 0.1% | |
Falcon | kestrel (American) | Falco sparverius | 1347 | 10.3% |
peregrine falcon | Falco peregrinus | 300 | 2.3% | |
merlin | Falco columbarius | 244 | 1.9% | |
prairie falcon | Falco mexicanus | 6 | 0.0% | |
Eagle | bald eagle | Haliaeetus leucocephalus | 1193 | 9.1% |
golden eagle | Aquila chrysaetos | 15 | 0.1% | |
Others | osprey | Pandion haliaetus | 225 | 1.7% |
turkey vulture | Cathartes aura | 132 | 1.0% | |
harrier (Northern) | Cyrcus cyaneus | 68 | 0.5% | |
13,080 | 100.0% |