• Diet: small mammals
• Habitat: open fields or prairies
• Range in Louisiana: southernmost one-third of the state
• Abundance: rare year round
• Comments:

Mississippi Kite (Ictinia mississippiensis)

• Diet: large insects, carrion, and small birds
• Habitat: open and barren with scattered trees
• Range in Louisiana: can be found in all parishes
• Abundance: common in the summer and during migrations
• Comments:

American Swallow-tailed Kite (Elanoides forficatus)

• Diet: large insects, reptiles, amphibians, and bird nestlings
• Habitat: lowland cypress swamps and tall riverine woodlands
• Range in Louisiana: the Florida and surrounding parishes; also Atchafalaya basin
• Abundance: rare during the spring and summer
• Comments:

Northern Goshawk (Accipiter gentilis)

• Diet: large birds and large mammals
• Habitat: woodland
• Range in Louisiana:
• Abundance: winter vagrant
• Comments: only one record in Louisiana

Sharp-shinned Hawk (Accipiter striatus)

• Diet: mostly small birds supplemented with small mammals, reptiles, amphibians, and insects
• Habitat: woodland
• Range in Louisiana: all parishes
• Abundance: common during migrations, uncommon in summer and winter
• Comments:

Cooper’s Hawk (Accipiter cooperii)

• Diet: mostly small birds; occasionally small mammals and reptiles
• Habitat: mixed and coniferous forests
• Range in Louisiana: all except coastal parishes
• Abundance: rare during summer, uncommon at other times
• Comments:

Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)

• Diet: mostly large mammals; also birds, reptiles, and amphibians
• Habitat: varied preferring open fields or prairies
• Range in Louisiana: all parishes
• Abundance: common in fall and winter, uncommon in summer and rare in spring
• Comments:

Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus)

• Diet: reptiles and amphibians; also small mammals, birds, and insects
• Habitat: mixed woodlands, swamps, and river bottomlands
• Range in Louisiana: all parishes
• Abundance: common spring through fall, uncommon in winter
• Comments:

Broad-winged Hawk (Buteo platypterus)

• Diet: insects, reptiles, amphibians, and small mammals
• Habitat: woodland
• Range in Louisiana: all parishes
• Abundance: common in spring and summer, abundant in fall, and a vagrant in winter
• Comments:

Zone-tailed Hawk (Buteo albonotatus)

• Diet: reptiles, amphibians, small fish, and small mammals
• Habitat: rocky canyons and mountainous terrain
• Range in Louisiana:
• Abundance: a winter vagrant
• Comments: only one record for the state

Swainson’s Hawk (Buteo swainsoni)

• Diet: reptiles, amphibians, small mammals, and large insects
• Habitat: open fields and prairies
• Range in Louisiana:
• Abundance: rare during fall and spring, a vagrant in winter
• Comments:

Rough-legged Hawk (Buteo lagopus)

• Diet: small mammals
• Habitat: open fields and prairies
• Range in Louisiana: northwesternmost parishes
• Abundance: a fall and winter vagrant
• Comments:

Ferruginous Hawk (Buteo regalis)

• Diet: large mammals almost exclusively
• Habitat: semiarid grasslands
• Range in Louisiana:
• Abundance: a fall and winter vagrant
• Comments:

Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos)

• Diet: large mammals and birds
• Habitat: open fields and prairies
• Range in Louisiana:
• Abundance: a fall and winter vagrant
• Comments: fewer than 25 Louisiana records; may be confused with a juvenile bald eagle

Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)

• Diet: fish, carrion, and birds
• Habitat: freshwater lake or marsh
• Range in Louisiana: resident in southermost parishes, winters in most parishes
• Abundance: a rare resident
• Comments: an endangered species

Northern Harrier (Circus cyaneus)

• Diet: small mammals
• Habitat: open fields and prairies
• Range in Louisiana: all parishes
• Abundance: common during spring, fall, and winter
• Comments:

Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)

• Diet: almost exclusively fish
• Habitat: freshwater lake or marsh
• Range in Louisiana: southernmost parishes
• Abundance: rare during summer, uncommon at other times
• Comments:

Crested Caracara (Polyborus plancus)

• Diet: carrion, reptiles, and amphibians
• Habitat: open fields and prairies
• Range in Louisiana: southwest (Cameron Parish only)
• Abundance: a rare resident
• Comments:

Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus)

• Diet: large birds and small mammals
• Habitat: coast and coastal marshes
• Range in Louisiana: coastal parishes and offshore oil rigs
• Abundance: rare in winter, uncommon in spring and fall
• Comments: endangered species

Merlin (Falco columbarius)

• Diet: small birds
• Habitat: coast, coastal marshes, and open fields and prairies
• Range in Louisiana: mostly northern half of state
• Abundance: uncommon in spring, fall, and winter
• Comments:

American Kestrel (Falco sparverius)

• Diet: large insects and small mammals
• Habitat: open fields and prairies
• Range in Louisiana: all parishes
• Abundance: uncommon in summer, common at other times
• Comments:

Barn Owl (Tyto alba)

• Diet: small mammals
• Habitat: woodland and open fields and prairies
• Range in Louisiana: all parishes
• Abundance: common year round
• Comments:

Eastern Screech Owl (Otus asio)

• Diet: large insects, small mammals, and birds
• Habitat: woodland
• Range in Louisiana: all parishes
• Abundance: common year round
• Comments:

Flammulated Owl (Otus flammeolus)

• Diet: large insects
• Habitat: woodland
• Range in Louisiana:
• Abundance: winter vagrant
  Comments: only one record for the state

Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus)

• Diet: large mammals especially rabbits and hares
• Habitat: woodland
• Range in Louisiana: all parishes
• Abundance: uncommon resident
• Comments:

Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia)

• Diet: large insects and small mammals
• Habitat: open field and prairies
• Range in Louisiana: southwestern parishes
• Abundance: rare in fall and winter
• Comments:

Barred Owl (Strix varia)

• Diet: small mammals and birds
• Habitat: woodland
• Range in Louisiana: all parishes
• Abundance: common year round
• Comments:

Long-eared Owl (Asio otus)

• Diet: small mammals and birds
• Habitat: woodland
• Range in Louisiana: northern half of state
• Abundance: winter vagrant
• Comments:

Short-eared Owl (Asio flammeus)

• Diet: small mammals and birds
• Habitat: open fields and prairies
• Range in Louisiana:
• Abundance: rare in winter
• Comments: