| Group | Vultures, Eagles, Hawks, and Falcons |
| Code | ABNKC22010 |
| Order | Falconiformes |
| Family | Accipitridae |
| Author | (Linnaeus, 1758) |
| Rank | G5 (definitions) |
| Occurrence | M (definitions) |
| Scale | N (definitions) |
| Western UP | none |
| Eastern UP | none |
| Northern LP | none |
| Southern LP | none |
Nonforested Landscapes
Winter Foraging Habitat:
Field/Pasture
or Small grains/Foraging Crop
containing:
Perches
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| Habitats | Regen | Sap | Pole | Sm Saw | Lg Saw | Uneven |
| Aspen | no | no | no | no | no | - |
| Paper Birch | no | no | no | no | no | - |
| Oak | no | no | no | no | no | no |
| Assorted Hardwoods | no | no | no | no | no | no |
| Northern Hardwoods | no | no | no | no | no | no |
| Spruce/Fir | no | no | no | no | no | no |
| Hemlock | no | no | no | no | no | no |
| Jack Pine | no | no | no | no | no | no |
| Red Pine | no | no | no | no | no | no |
| White Pine | no | no | no | no | no | no |
| Conifer Plantations | no | no | no | no | no | - |
| Mixed Upland Hardwoods | no | no | no | no | no | no |
| Mixed Northern Hardwoods | no | no | no | no | no | no |
| Mixed Upland Conifer | no | no | no | no | no | no |
| Mixed Pine | no | no | no | no | no | no |
| Swamp Hardwoods | no | no | no | no | no | no |
| Balsam Poplar & Swamp Aspen & Swamp Birch | no | no | no | no | no | no |
| Bottomland Hardwoods | no | no | no | no | no | no |
| Tamarack | no | no | no | no | no | no |
| Northern White Cedar | no | no | no | no | no | no |
| Black Spruce | no | no | no | no | no | no |
| Mixed Lowland Hardwoods | no | no | no | no | no | no |
| Mixed Lowland Conifer | no | no | no | no | no | no |
| Non-Forested | Small Grains/Forage Crops, Fields/Pastures | |||||
| Special Features | Perches |
Habitat: Breeding: Cold-temperate conifer forests, rugged mountain ranges near open land for hunting. Wintering: Timbered portions of New England with open expanses for hunting.
Special Habitat Requirements: Elevated nest sites, especially cliffs. Broad expanses of open land for hunting.
About the same size as the Bald Eagle, the Golden Eagle is less of a scavenger and more of a predator, regularly taking prey up to the size of foxes and cranes.
Habitat: Open Mountains, foothills, plains, open country. Requires open terrain. In the north and west, found over tundra, prairie, rangeland, or desert; very wide-ranging in winter, more restricted to areas with good nest sites in summer. In forested eastern North American, often hunts over marshes or along rivers.
Feeding: Mostly small mammals. Typically preys on mammals ranging in size from ground squirrels up to prairie-dogs, marmots, and jackrabbits. May take smaller rodents (voles and mice) or larger mammals such as foxes, young pronghorns, or young deer on occasion. Also eats birds, mostly gamebirds such as grouse but rarely birds as large as cranes or as small as sparrows. Also some snakes, lizards, large insects. Will feed on carrion including dead fish.