owl, Bubo scandiacus Northern hawk owl, Surnia ulula Burrowing owl, Athene cunicularia (A) Barred owl, Strix varia Great grey owl, Strix nebulosa (R) Long-eared owl, Asio otus Short-eared owl, Asio flammeus Boreal owl, Aegolius funereus Northern saw-whet owl, Aegolius acadicus Kingfishers Order: CoraciiformesFamily: Alcedinidae Kingfishers are medium-sized birds with large heads, long, pointed bills, short legs, and stubby tails. Belted kingfisher, Megaceryle alcyon Woodpeckers Order: PiciformesFamily: Picidae Woodpeckers are small to medium-sized birds with chisel-like beaks, short legs, stiff tails, and long tongues used for capturing insects. Some species have feet with two toes pointing forward and two backward, while several species have only three toes. Many woodpeckers have the habit of tapping noisily on tree trunks with their beaks. Red-headed woodpecker, Melanerpes erythrocephalus Red-bellied woodpecker, Melanerpes carolinus Yellow-bellied sapsucker, Sphyrapicus varius American three-toed woodpecker, Picoides dorsalis Black-backed woodpecker, Picoides arcticus Downy woodpecker, Dryobates pubescens Hairy woodpecker, Dryobates villosus Northern flicker, Colaptes auratus Pileated woodpecker, Dryocopus pileatus Falcons and caracaras Order: FalconiformesFamily: Falconidae Falconidae is a family of diurnal birds of prey, notably the falcons and caracaras. They differ from hawks, eagles, and kites in that they kill with their beaks instead of their talons. Crested caracara, Caracara plancus (A) (O) Eurasian kestrel, Falco tinnunculus (A) American kestrel, Falco sparverius Merlin, Falco columbarius Gyrfalcon, Falco rusticolus Peregrine falcon, Falco peregrinus Tyrant flycatchers Order: PasseriformesFamily: Tyrannidae Tyrant flycatchers are Passerine birds which occur throughout North and South America. They superficially resemble the Old World flycatchers, but are more robust and have stronger bills. They do not have the sophisticated vocal capabilities of the songbirds. Most, but not all, are rather plain. As the name implies, most are insectivorous. Ash-throated flycatcher, Myiarchus cinerascens (R) Great crested flycatcher, Myiarchus crinitus Sulphur-bellied flycatcher, Myiodynastes luteiventris (A) Tropical kingbird, Tyrannus melancholicus (A) Thick-billed kingbird, Tyrannus crassirostris (A) Western kingbird, Tyrannus verticalis (A) Eastern kingbird, Tyrannus tyrannus Grey kingbird, Tyrannus dominicensis (A) Scissor-tailed flycatcher, Tyrannus forficatus (R) Fork-tailed flycatcher, Tyrannus savana (R) Olive-sided flycatcher, Contopus cooperi Eastern wood-pewee, Contopus virens Yellow-bellied flycatcher, Empidonax flaviventris Acadian flycatcher, Empidonax virescens (A) Alder flycatcher, Empidonax alnorum Willow flycatcher, Empidonax traillii Least flycatcher, Empidonax minimus Hammond's flycatcher, Empidonax hammondii (A) Eastern phoebe, Sayornis phoebe Say's phoebe, Sayornis saya (R) Vireos, shrike-babblers, and erpornis Order: PasseriformesFamily: Vireonidae The vireos are a group of small to medium-sized passerine birds mostly restricted to the New World, though a few other members of the