Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)

The Osprey is a unique fish-eating raptor placed in its own family, the Pandionidae. This is probably a male based on its mostly white chest. The yellow eye indicates an adult. Ospreys lack the supraorbital ridge above the eye making them appear less fierce and more bug-eyed than most other raptors. Note the underwing primary coverts are barred dark brown on the inner web and wholly dark brown on outer web, characteristic of the large North American subspecies "P. h. carolinensis." Formerly imperiled by pesticides, they are currently listed as a species of special concern in California. However they have largely recovered in Northern California with the banning on DDT.