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NPS.gov / Park Home / Learn About the Park / Nature / Animals / Birds / Birds of Prey 
NPS Photos/Volunteer J. Kelly Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)• Ospreys can be found around nearly any body of water like rivers, saltmarshes, ponds, reservoirs, estuaries, and even coral reefs• They love to eat live fish and they are so good at it, they are able to catch 1 in every 4 dives • Ospreys are good at soaring and diving but since they can’t manuever as well as other hawks they stay in open areas to fly 
NPS/Intern Tristan Thomas Identification Information:• Size: Goose sized or larger (Large)• Color: Brown feathers on top and white on bottom. Large brown stripe through eye.
All of the above information is an abbreviated version of information gathered from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Please visit their website for more in-depth bird information.
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Last updated: September 13, 2019