They often run along the ground rather than flying to find their prey. The hawk eats a variety of prey including small mammals, birds, frogs, snakes, lizards, snails and insects. An opportunistic feeder, this hawk will take almost anything as prey but it is most successful in pursuit of rodents. Although common in many areas the red-tailed hawk is declining in many areas due to habitat loss, egg shell thinning due to pesticides and especially due to conflict with humans. They range from Canada to Mexico and seem to have taken especially well to urban and suburban environments.
Kestrels feed mainly on insects, bats, lizards, mice, small snakes and frogs.
The barn owl is one of the most widely distributed birds in all the world, found on every continent except Antarctica. Being most commonly associated with farmers and their barns, the barn owl feeds primarily on mice and rats which are abundant in agricultural areas. The barn owl has a heart shaped face, long legs and light coloration. Unlike most owls the barn, owl does not hoot, instead it has a very shrill call. The barred owl is found throughout the U.S. east of the Rockies all the way south to Honduras.