Utah Bird Profile

Utah Bird Profile
Osprey - Pandion haliaetus

Name Roots: (Gr. pan, "all"; dio, "god" - haliaeetus, "sea eagle")

In Utah:

Nesting,
feeding,
characteristic behaviors:

Nests in a deciduous tree or in a cliff at a height of 10-60 (0-200) feet, in a platform nest. This species is not a cowbird host. This species is a piscivore: water foot-plunger.

Habitat:

Breeds in Utah in water habitat.

by Marlene Foard

Other Photos - ID / Song

How to find:

| USGS Profile (Geological Survey) | US Winter Range Map | US Summer Range Map |

Occur. (RS)

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