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Across 4. s (peregrine, merlin, kestrel) have large heads, broad shoulders, long pointed wings and a long tail 6. hawks ____, which means crouching and spreading their wings to form a shield that hides it from other predators 7. a vocabulary word meaning dead meat that is eaten 8. was near extinction and is on the federal Endangered Species List. 10. (red-tailed, red-shouldered, broad-winged and rough-legged hawks) have stocky bodies, broad rounded wings and short fanned tails 12. a bird that will migrate through PA in October, but will not breed in our state 14. area at the base of the bill of a hawk (starts with c) 17. g is a falconer’s term for maintaining a young bird in a semi-wild condition, providing food until it can fend for itself 19. eagles are in this taxonomic bird family (starts with b) 20. number of eggs usually laid by an eagle 24. hawks are considered_____-If pollutants accumulate in natural food chains, avian predators are usually the first wild species to show ill effect 25. most of the eagle's diet is made of this 26. golden eagles do not breed until they are at least this old 27. can be identified by the prominent white line over their eye 28. aka white headed sea eagle

Down 1. hawks hunt during the day, making them ___(starts with d) 2. this gender of the eagle is larger 3. meaning - (of a young bird or other animal) hatched or born in an undeveloped state and requiring care and feeding by the parents. 5. goshawk, sharp-shinned hawk, Cooper’s hawk) have small heads, long tails and short well-rounded wings 7. prey mainly on birds the size of robins and jays 9. Many individuals have a translucent area or “window” near the wingtips, visible when they are airborne. 11. hawk that closely resembles the cooper's hawk (especially the female) 13. this has been an issue with all raptors because they eat fish and have accumulated toxins in their blood stream leading to a decrease in___ 15. Primarily soaring birds, they prey on mice, birds, rabbits, red and gray squirrels, chipmunks 16. bald eagles do not start breeding until they are at least this old 18. aka sparrow hawk 21. eagles are listed as this on the national register until the 1990's and on the PA state register to this day 22. hawks in PA are____against being shot 23. this bird is actually a hawk 24. a word for an eagle's nest