NR - Principality name

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In a message dated 9/9/00 1:35:33 PM Central Daylight Time, 
catmafia at swbell.net writes:

<< 
 This is a wonderful idea.  Do we have any falconers in the group who would 
 have some wonderfully period names and terms?  Other than 'Hawk'ins and the 
 Good Ship 'Raptor', what are other names and household names in the North 
 that are already used that we will work around.
 
 A translation of Might Bird of the North might even work,
 Susan
  >>
Well, since I brought this up, I'll provide a more complete list of 
possibilities.
Just some ideas to think about, here.
The following species have all been recorded in Oklahoma...I'll asterisk* our 
sometime visitors, so that the year-round resident species can be seen....
Though they may not be true raptors, I include the family Cathartidae..
Black Vulture
Turkey Vulture
 
>From the family Falconidae, order Accipitridae...
Osprey*
Bald Eagle*
Golden Eagle
Northern Harrier*
Sharp-Shinned Hawk
Cooper's Hawk
Northern Goshawk*
Gray Hawk
Harris Hawk
Red-Shouldered Hawk
Broad-Winged Hawk
Red-Tailed Hawk
Swainson's Hawk
Ferriginous Hawk
Rough-Legged Hawk
Swallow-Tailed Kite*
White-Tailed Kite*
Mississippi Kite*

Also from Falconidae, the true order of Falconidae
American Kestrel (sometimes called Sparrow Hawk, but it's our smallest falcon)
Merlin
Gyrfalcon*
Prairie Falcon 
Peregrine Falcon
 
And finally, those lovable Strigiformes
Old World-Barn Owl
New World- Western Screech Owl
                  Eastern Screech Owl
                  Great Horned Owl
                  Burrowing Owl
                  Barred Owl
                  Long-Eared Owl
                  Short-Eared Owl
                  Northern Saw-Whet Owl*
                  and even the Snowy Owl* visits in harsher winters, though 
this is rare.
There some raptors for you to consider. I cannot varify the migratory status 
of some, but rest assured that the year-round residents are easy to figure 
out, should we want to do this in the future.
BTW, I like this raptor idea, in case you missed it.
~Fionnagan
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