North Central Texas Raptors | Blackland Prairie Raptor Center

Photos by Jy Chiperzak

LEARN ABOUT THE DIFFERENT SPECIES OF RAPTORS

Listed below are all the various species that can be seen in our area. There is a code designation beside their name that notes how frequent or rare it is to see that raptor in this area.

Click on the species name to go to a page with all the details on that raptor.

North Central Texas Raptor List

SPECIES	SEEN	NOTES
Black Vulture	Common
Turkey Vulture	Common
Osprey	Uncommon
Mississippi Kite	Migrant	Nests from Sherman/North
Northern Harrier	Migrant	Winter sightings
Bald Eagle	Uncommon	Winter sightings most common
Golden Eagle	Migrant/Rare
Sharp-shinned Hawk	Common
Cooper’s Hawk	Common
Broad-winged Hawk	Migrant
Harris’s Hawk	Accidental
Red-shouldered Hawk	Common
Red-tailed Hawk	Common
Swainson’s Hawk	Migrant
Rough-legged Hawk	Accidental	West of Fort Worth
Ferruginous Hawk	Accidental	West of Fort Worth
Northern Caracara	Rare	South and East of Dallas
American Kestrel	Common
Merlin	Migrant
Prairie Falcon	Rare	Winter/Spring sightings
Peregrine Falcon	Rare
Barn Owl	Common
Eastern Screech Owl	Common
Great Horned Owl	Common
Snowy Owl	Accidental	Winter sightings
Burrowing Owl	Migrant
Barred Owl	Common
Long-eared Owl	Rare	Winter sightings
Short-eared Owl	Rare	Winter sightings

KEY:

C = Common, seen year round in most areas
U = Uncommon, year round but seen only in their specific habitats
M = Migrant, only seen passing through in Spring or Fall
R = Rare, seen once or twice a year
A = Accidental, few records of sightings in this area

This list is based on known sightings in the North Texas area in the past 10 years.