
Carunculated Caracara (Phalcoboenus carunculatus)
It was one of a pair seen on a hillside in paramo habitat at an altitude of approximately 11,000 feet in the Andes Mountains east of Quito, Ecuador on March 2,…

Crested Caracara (Caracara cheriway)
Photographed near Pueblo Novo west of Tilaran, Guanacaste Province, Costa Rica on Nov. 6, 2016.

Crested Caracara (Caracara cheriway) Flying with Prey
Photographed at Cayo Guillermo, Cuba on Nov. 17, 2018.

Yellow-headed Caracara (Milvago chimachima) in Flight Ventral
It was seen near the southwestern shore of Lake Arenal in the village of San Luis, Guanacaste Province, Costa Rica on March 25, 2009. This photo shows the…

Yellow-headed Caracara (Milvago chimachima) in Flight Dorsal
It was seen near the southwestern shore of Lake Arenal in the village of San Luis, Guanacaste Province, Costa Rica on November 8, 2014. This photo shows the…

Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus) Juvenile Flying
Photographed at the East Spit of Braddock Bay on Sep. 16, 2020.

Laughing Falcon (Herpetotheres cachinnans)
It was seen near the southwestern shore of Lake Arenal in the village of San Luis, Guanacaste Province, Costa Rica on Nov. 3, 2016.

American Kestrel (Falco sparverius) Male White Morph
Photographed at the Belen Reserve, Cuba on Nov. 16, 2018.

American Kestrel (Falco sparverius) Female White Morph
Photographed at the Belen Reserve, Cuba on Nov. 16, 2018.

Merlin (Falco columbarius)
This digiscoping photo was made near the mouth of the Genesee River in Rochester, NY during a Christmas Bird Count on Dec 18, 2005.

Merlin (Falco columbarius)
This digiscoping photo was made near Lyndonville in western New York State on Jan 19, 2006. Formerly rare in this area, merlins seem to be getting more common.