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Osprey - (Pandion haliaetus) Audio
Identification
- Large bird of prey with dark back and wings
- White head with dark stripe through eye
- White breast and belly
- 22-25" (56-64 cm.)
Habitat
Additional Information
- Uncommon/occasional migrant in KVR
- Common summer resident in northern
Wisconsin, less common central WI, and rare in south - Also known as "fish hawk"
- Dives for fish, feet first
| ![Osprey (photo by Richard Phalin) Osprey perched on branch](/Images/Birds/Osprey_500_Phalin.jpg)
![Ospreys (photo by Jack Bartholmai) Ospreys in an artificial nest platform](/Images/Birds/Ospreynest_500_Bartholmai.jpg)
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