Bird
Osprey
Pandion haliaetus
A summer resident that nests in Arkansas. Found in all 75 counties, across 12 habitats.
- Here
- Summer and on migration
- Nesting
- Nests here
- Range
- All 75 counties
- Habitats
- 12

At a glance
- Group
- Birds
- Here
- Summer and on migration
- Nesting
- Nests here
- Range
- All 75 counties
- Habitats
- 12
- Habitat models
- Summer, Winter
Where it lives
The places its habitat model includes. It is not found everywhere a habitat occurs.
Habitats in Arkansas 12
Each habitat page lists the plants and wildlife also found there.
Disturbed and introduced wetlands
Wet ground taken over by weedy or introduced plants after disturbance, such as common reed, Chinese tallow or tamarisk stands; the upland counterpart is roadsides, fields and disturbed ground.
Floodplain and bottomland forests
Forests on low ground beside rivers and streams that flood from time to time.
Flat, poorly drained uplands and terraces with oaks, sweetgum and sometimes loblolly pine, wet in winter and dry in summer, but neither a floodplain nor a swamp.
Still water and its edges: ponds, lakes, millponds and reservoirs.
Streams, rivers and their banks
Flowing water and its banks, bars and rocky shoals.
Forested wetlands with standing water much of the year, such as cypress and gum swamps.
Glades, barrens and outcrops on limestone

Forests and open woodlands on dry ridges and slopes, often oak or pine.
Granite and other acidic rock outcrops
Bare or thin-soil rock on granite, gneiss, sandstone, quartzite and similar acidic rock, including granite flatrocks and domes.
Forests between dry and moist, often oak-hickory on slopes.
Forests on moist but not wet ground, such as rich slopes and ravines.
Tree plantations and managed pine
Planted or intensively managed stands of pine or hardwoods grown for timber; a land use rather than a natural community.
Other habitats in its models (171)
Land cover, or classes with no habitat page in Arkansas.
- Open Water (Brackish/Salt) Summer and winter.
- Open Water (Aquaculture) Summer and winter.
- Unconsolidated Shore (Lake/River/Pond) Summer and winter.
- Unconsolidated Shore (Beach/Dune) Summer and winter.
- Unconsolidated Shore Summer and winter.
- Atlantic Coastal Plain Sea Island Beach Summer and winter.
- Central and Southern Appalachian Northern Hardwood Forest Summer and winter, only within 1,000 m of water, for banks and other nest sites.
- East Gulf Coastal Plain Limestone Forest Summer and winter, only within 1,000 m of water, for banks and other nest sites.
- East Gulf Coastal Plain Northern Loess Plain Oak-Hickory Upland - Hardwood Modifier Summer and winter, only within 1,000 m of water, for banks and other nest sites.
- Northeastern Interior Dry Oak Forest-Hardwood Modifier Summer and winter, only within 1,000 m of water, for banks and other nest sites.
- East Gulf Coastal Plain Northern Loess Plain Oak-Hickory Upland - Juniper Modifier Summer and winter, only within 1,000 m of water, for banks and other nest sites.
- Northeastern Interior Dry Oak Forest - Mixed Modifier Summer and winter, only within 1,000 m of water, for banks and other nest sites.
- Ridge and Valley Calcareous Valley Bottom Glade and Woodland Summer and winter, only within 1,000 m of water, for banks and other nest sites.
- Southern and Central Appalachian Oak Forest - Xeric Summer and winter, only within 1,000 m of water, for banks and other nest sites.
- Northeastern Interior Dry-Mesic Oak Forest Summer and winter, only within 1,000 m of water, for banks and other nest sites.
- Southern Interior Low Plateau Dry-Mesic Oak Forest Summer and winter, only within 1,000 m of water, for banks and other nest sites.
- East Gulf Coastal Plain Northern Dry Upland Hardwood Forest Summer and winter, only within 1,000 m of water, for banks and other nest sites.
- Crosstimbers Oak Forest and Woodland Summer and winter, only within 1,000 m of water, for banks and other nest sites.
- North-Central Interior Dry-Mesic Oak Forest and Woodland Summer and winter, only within 1,000 m of water, for banks and other nest sites.
- North-Central Interior Dry Oak Forest and Woodland Summer and winter, only within 1,000 m of water, for banks and other nest sites.
- Ouachita Montane Oak Forest Summer and winter, only within 1,000 m of water, for banks and other nest sites.
- North-Central Interior Beech-Maple Forest Summer and winter, only within 1,000 m of water, for banks and other nest sites.
- North-Central Interior Maple-Basswood Forest Summer and winter, only within 1,000 m of water, for banks and other nest sites.
- Southern and Central Appalachian Oak Forest Summer and winter, only within 1,000 m of water, for banks and other nest sites.
- Allegheny-Cumberland Dry Oak Forest and Woodland - Hardwood Summer and winter, only within 1,000 m of water, for banks and other nest sites.
- Central and Southern Appalachian Montane Oak Forest Summer and winter, only within 1,000 m of water, for banks and other nest sites.
- East Gulf Coastal Plain Northern Loess Bluff Forest Summer and winter, only within 1,000 m of water, for banks and other nest sites.
- East Gulf Coastal Plain Southern Loess Bluff Forest Summer and winter, only within 1,000 m of water, for banks and other nest sites.
- Southern Coastal Plain Dry Upland Hardwood Forest Summer and winter, only within 1,000 m of water, for banks and other nest sites.
- South Florida Hardwood Hammock Summer and winter.
- Atlantic Coastal Plain Dry and Dry-Mesic Oak Forest Summer and winter, only within 1,000 m of water, for banks and other nest sites.
- Southwest Florida Coastal Strand and Maritime Hammock Summer and winter.
- Southeast Florida Coastal Strand and Maritime Hammock Summer and winter.
- Central and South Texas Coastal Fringe Forest and Woodland Summer and winter, only within 1,000 m of water, for banks and other nest sites.
- West Gulf Coastal Plain Chenier and Upper Texas Coastal Fringe Forest and Woodland Summer and winter, only within 1,000 m of water, for banks and other nest sites.
- East-Central Texas Plains Post Oak Savanna and Woodland Summer and winter, only within 1,000 m of water, for banks and other nest sites.
- East-Central Texas Plains Riparian Forest Summer and winter.
- South Florida Pine Rockland Summer and winter, only within 1,000 m of water, for banks and other nest sites.
- Southern Coastal Plain Oak Dome and Hammock Summer and winter.
- East Gulf Coastal Plain Maritime Forest Summer and winter, only within 1,000 m of water, for banks and other nest sites.
- Lower Mississippi River Dune Woodland and Forest Summer and winter.
- Edwards Plateau Limestone Savanna and Woodland Summer and winter, only within 1,000 m of water, for banks and other nest sites.
- Mississippi Delta Maritime Forest Summer and winter, only within 1,000 m of water, for banks and other nest sites.
- Western Great Plains Wooded Draw and Ravine Summer and winter, only within 1,000 m of water, for banks and other nest sites.
- Southern Piedmont Mesic Forest Summer and winter, only within 1,000 m of water, for banks and other nest sites.
- East Gulf Coastal Plain Northern Mesic Hardwood Forest Summer and winter, only within 1,000 m of water, for banks and other nest sites.
- South-Central Interior / Upper Coastal Plain Flatwoods Summer and winter, only within 1,000 m of water, for banks and other nest sites.
- East Gulf Coastal Plain Southern Mesic Slope Forest Summer and winter, only within 1,000 m of water, for banks and other nest sites.
- Atlantic Coastal Plain Central Maritime Forest Summer and winter, only within 1,000 m of water, for banks and other nest sites.
- Atlantic Coastal Plain Southern Maritime Forest Summer and winter, only within 1,000 m of water, for banks and other nest sites.
- East Gulf Coastal Plain Interior Shortleaf Pine-Oak Forest - Hardwood Modifier Summer and winter, only within 1,000 m of water, for banks and other nest sites.
- Southern Piedmont Dry Oak-(Pine) Forest - Hardwood Modifier Summer and winter, only within 1,000 m of water, for banks and other nest sites.
- East Gulf Coastal Plain Black Belt Calcareous Prairie and Woodland - Woodland Modifier Summer and winter, only within 1,000 m of water, for banks and other nest sites.
- Northeastern Interior Dry Oak Forest - Virginia/Pitch Pine Modifier Summer and winter, only within 1,000 m of water, for banks and other nest sites.
- Southern Piedmont Dry Oak-(Pine) Forest - Loblolly Pine Modifier Summer and winter, only within 1,000 m of water, for banks and other nest sites.
- East Gulf Coastal Plain Northern Dry Upland Hardwood Forest - Offsite Pine Modifier Summer and winter, only within 1,000 m of water, for banks and other nest sites.
- Allegheny-Cumberland Dry Oak Forest and Woodland - Pine Modifier Summer and winter, only within 1,000 m of water, for banks and other nest sites.
- Southern Ridge and Valley Dry Calcareous Forest - Pine modifier Summer and winter, only within 1,000 m of water, for banks and other nest sites.
- East Gulf Coastal Plain Interior Shortleaf Pine-Oak Forest - Mixed Modifier Summer and winter, only within 1,000 m of water, for banks and other nest sites.
- Southern Piedmont Dry Oak-(Pine) Forest - Mixed Modifier Summer and winter, only within 1,000 m of water, for banks and other nest sites.
- Southern Piedmont Dry Oak-Heath Forest - Mixed Modifier Summer and winter, only within 1,000 m of water, for banks and other nest sites.
- Northern Atlantic Coastal Plain Dry Hardwood Forest Summer and winter, only within 1,000 m of water, for banks and other nest sites.
- Appalachian Shale Barrens Summer and winter, only within 1,000 m of water, for banks and other nest sites.
- West Gulf Coastal Plain Upland Longleaf Pine Forest and Woodland Summer and winter, only within 1,000 m of water, for banks and other nest sites.
- Southeastern Interior Longleaf Pine Woodland Summer and winter, only within 1,000 m of water, for banks and other nest sites.
- Southern Piedmont Dry Oak-(Pine) Forest Summer and winter, only within 1,000 m of water, for banks and other nest sites.
- Central Appalachian Oak and Pine Forest Summer and winter, only within 1,000 m of water, for banks and other nest sites.
- Appalachian Hemlock-Hardwood Forest Summer and winter, only within 1,000 m of water, for banks and other nest sites.
- West Gulf Coastal Plain Pine-Hardwood Forest Summer and winter, only within 1,000 m of water, for banks and other nest sites.
- Acadian Low-Elevation Spruce-Fir-Hardwood Forest Summer and winter, only within 1,000 m of water, for banks and other nest sites.
- Southern Ridge and Valley Dry Calcareous Forest Summer and winter, only within 1,000 m of water, for banks and other nest sites.
- Central Appalachian Pine-Oak Rocky Woodland Summer and winter, only within 1,000 m of water, for banks and other nest sites.
- West Gulf Coastal Plain Sandhill Oak and Shortleaf Pine Forest and Woodland Summer and winter, only within 1,000 m of water, for banks and other nest sites.
- Northern Crowley's Ridge Sand Forest Summer and winter, only within 1,000 m of water, for banks and other nest sites.
- Southern and Central Appalachian Cove Forest Summer and winter, only within 1,000 m of water, for banks and other nest sites.
- South-Central Interior Mesophytic Forest Summer and winter, only within 1,000 m of water, for banks and other nest sites.
- Atlantic Coastal Plain Mesic Hardwood and Mixed Forest Summer and winter, only within 1,000 m of water, for banks and other nest sites.
- East Gulf Coastal Plain Interior Upland Longleaf Pine Woodland - Offsite Hardwood Modifier Summer and winter, only within 1,000 m of water, for banks and other nest sites.
- Florida Longleaf Pine Sandhill - Open Understory Modifier Summer and winter, only within 1,000 m of water, for banks and other nest sites.
- Florida Longleaf Pine Sandhill - Scrub/Shrub Understory Modifier Summer and winter, only within 1,000 m of water, for banks and other nest sites.
- Atlantic Coastal Plain Fall-Line Sandhills Longleaf Pine Woodland - Loblolly Modifier Summer and winter, only within 1,000 m of water, for banks and other nest sites.
- Atlantic Coastal Plain Fall-line Sandhills Longleaf Pine Woodland - Open Understory Modifier Summer and winter, only within 1,000 m of water, for banks and other nest sites.
- Atlantic Coastal Plain Fall-line Sandhills Longleaf Pine Woodland - Scrub/Shrub Understory Modifier Summer and winter, only within 1,000 m of water, for banks and other nest sites.
- East Gulf Coastal Plain Interior Upland Longleaf Pine Woodland - Loblolly Modifier Summer and winter, only within 1,000 m of water, for banks and other nest sites.
- East Gulf Coastal Plain Interior Upland Longleaf Pine Woodland - Open Understory Modifier Summer and winter, only within 1,000 m of water, for banks and other nest sites.
- East Gulf Coastal Plain Interior Upland Longleaf Pine Woodland - Scrub/Shrub Modifier Summer and winter, only within 1,000 m of water, for banks and other nest sites.
- Atlantic Coastal Plain Upland Longleaf Pine Woodland Summer and winter, only within 1,000 m of water, for banks and other nest sites.
- Southern Appalachian Montane Pine Forest and Woodland Summer and winter, only within 1,000 m of water, for banks and other nest sites.
- Southern Appalachian Low Mountain Pine Forest Summer and winter, only within 1,000 m of water, for banks and other nest sites.
- Northeastern Interior Pine Barrens Summer and winter, only within 1,000 m of water, for banks and other nest sites.
- East-Central Texas Plains Pine Forest and Woodland Summer and winter, only within 1,000 m of water, for banks and other nest sites.
- Atlantic Coastal Plain Fall-line Sandhills Longleaf Pine Woodland - Offsite Hardwood Modifier Summer and winter, only within 1,000 m of water, for banks and other nest sites.
- Central and Southern Appalachian Spruce-Fir Forest Summer and winter, only within 1,000 m of water, for banks and other nest sites.
- North-Central Interior Oak Savanna Summer and winter, only within 1,000 m of water, for banks and other nest sites.
- North-Central Oak Barrens Summer and winter, only within 1,000 m of water, for banks and other nest sites.
- Southern Piedmont Glade and Barrens Summer and winter, only within 1,000 m of water, for banks and other nest sites.
- Nashville Basin Limestone Glade Summer and winter, only within 1,000 m of water, for banks and other nest sites.
- Cumberland Sandstone Glade and Barrens Summer and winter, only within 1,000 m of water, for banks and other nest sites.
- Central Appalachian Alkaline Glade and Woodland Summer and winter, only within 1,000 m of water, for banks and other nest sites.
- Atlantic Coastal Plain Xeric River Dune Summer and winter.
- Western Great Plains Mesquite Woodland and Shrubland Summer and winter, only within 1,000 m of water, for banks and other nest sites.
- Introduced Upland Vegetation - Treed Summer and winter, only within 1,000 m of water, for banks and other nest sites.
- Atlantic Coastal Plain Central Salt and Brackish Tidal Marsh Summer and winter.
- Atlantic Coastal Plain Indian River Lagoon Tidal Marsh Summer and winter.
- Atlantic Coastal Plain Embayed Region Tidal Salt and Brackish Marsh Summer and winter.
- Mississippi Sound Salt and Brackish Tidal Marsh Summer and winter.
- Atlantic Coastal Plain Northern Tidal Salt Marsh Summer and winter.
- Florida Big Bend Salt-Brackish Tidal Marsh Summer and winter.
- Southern Coastal Plain Nonriverine Basin Swamp - Okefenokee Taxodium Modifier Summer and winter.
- Southern Coastal Plain Nonriverine Basin Swamp - Okefenokee Bay/Gum Modifier Summer and winter.
- Southern Coastal Plain Nonriverine Basin Swamp - Okefenokee Pine Modifier Summer and winter.
- Southern Coastal Plain Nonriverine Basin Swamp - Okefenokee Nupea Modifier Summer and winter.
- Southern Coastal Plain Nonriverine Basin Swamp - Okefenokee Clethra Modifier Summer and winter.
- Atlantic Coastal Plain Clay-Based Carolina Bay Herbaceous Wetland Summer and winter.
- Atlantic Coastal Plain Peatland Pocosin Summer and winter.
- Southern Coastal Plain Seepage Swamp and Baygall Summer and winter.
- East Gulf Coastal Plain Tidal Wooded Swamp Summer and winter.
- Atlantic Coastal Plain Streamhead Seepage Swamp - Pocosin - and Baygall Summer and winter.
- Atlantic Coastal Plain Large Natural Lakeshore Summer and winter.
- Atlantic Coastal Plain Southern Tidal Wooded Swamp Summer and winter.
- South Florida Everglades Sawgrass Marsh Summer and winter.
- Gulf and Atlantic Coastal Plain Tidal Marsh Systems Summer and winter.
- Floridian Highlands Freshwater Marsh Summer and winter.
- Atlantic Coastal Plain Embayed Region Tidal Freshwater Marsh Summer and winter.
- Florida Big Bend Fresh-Oligohaline Tidal Marsh Summer and winter.
- Atlantic Coastal Plain Northern Fresh and Oligohaline Tidal Marsh Summer and winter.
- South Florida Mangrove Swamp Summer and winter.
- West Gulf Coastal Plain Near-Coast Large River Swamp Summer and winter.
- South Florida Bayhead Swamp Summer and winter.
- Southern Coastal Plain Nonriverine Basin Swamp Summer and winter.
- Northern Atlantic Coastal Plain Basin Swamp and Wet Hardwood Forest Summer and winter.
- Atlantic Coastal Plain Central Fresh-Oligohaline Tidal Marsh Summer and winter.
- Atlantic Coastal Plain Nonriverine Swamp and Wet Hardwood Forest - Taxodium/Nyssa Modifier Summer and winter.
- Atlantic Coastal Plain Nonriverine Swamp and Wet Hardwood Forest - Oak Dominated Modifier Summer and winter.
- Atlantic Coastal Plain Clay-Based Carolina Bay Forested Wetland Summer and winter.
- South Florida Dwarf Cypress Savanna Summer and winter.
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain Interdunal Wetland Summer and winter.
- South Florida Wet Marl Prairie Summer and winter.
- East Gulf Coastal Plain Savanna and Wet Prairie Summer and winter.
- South Florida Cypress Dome Summer and winter.
- Southern Coastal Plain Nonriverine Cypress Dome Summer and winter.
- Southern Piedmont/Ridge and Valley Upland Depression Swamp Summer and winter.
- South Florida Freshwater Slough and Gator Hole Summer and winter.
- Atlantic Coastal Plain Blackwater Stream Floodplain Forest - Forest Modifier Summer and winter.
- Central Appalachian Riparian - Forest Modifier Summer and winter.
- East Gulf Coastal Plain Large River Floodplain Forest - Forest Modifier Summer and winter.
- Southern Piedmont Large Floodplain Forest - Forest Modifier Summer and winter.
- South-Central Interior Large Floodplain - Herbaceous Modifier Summer and winter.
- Western Great Plains Floodplain Systems Summer and winter.
- Eastern Great Plains Floodplain Systems Summer and winter.
- Tamaulipan Riparian Systems Summer and winter.
- Southern Coastal Plain Hydric Hammock Summer and winter.
- Southern Piedmont Small Floodplain and Riparian Forest Summer and winter.
- Atlantic Coastal Plain Small Brownwater River Floodplain Forest Summer and winter.
- Atlantic Coastal Plain Small Blackwater River Floodplain Forest Summer and winter.
- Atlantic Coastal Plain Brownwater Stream Floodplain Forest Summer and winter.
- East Gulf Coastal Plain Small Stream and River Floodplain Forest Summer and winter.
- Southern Coastal Plain Blackwater River Floodplain Forest Summer and winter.
- East Gulf Coastal Plain Jackson Plain Dry Flatwoods - Open Understory Modifier Summer and winter, only within 1,000 m of water, for banks and other nest sites.
- East Gulf Coastal Plain Near-Coast Pine Flatwoods - Offsite Hardwood Modifier Summer and winter, only within 1,000 m of water, for banks and other nest sites.
- East Gulf Coastal Plain Near-Coast Pine Flatwoods - Open Understory Modifier Summer and winter, only within 1,000 m of water, for banks and other nest sites.
- East Gulf Coastal Plain Near-Coast Pine Flatwoods - Scrub/Shrub Understory Modifier Summer and winter, only within 1,000 m of water, for banks and other nest sites.
- South Florida Pine Flatwoods Summer and winter, only within 1,000 m of water, for banks and other nest sites.
- Central Atlantic Coastal Plain Wet Longleaf Pine Savanna and Flatwoods Summer and winter.
- Atlantic Coastal Plain Southern Wet Pine Savanna and Flatwoods Summer and winter.
- West Gulf Coastal Plain Wet Longleaf Pine Savanna and Flatwoods Summer and winter.
- Central Florida Pine Flatwoods Summer and winter, only within 1,000 m of water, for banks and other nest sites.
- East Gulf Coastal Plain Near-Coast Pine Flatwoods Summer and winter, only within 1,000 m of water, for banks and other nest sites.
- East Gulf Coastal Plain Southern Loblolly-Hardwood Flatwoods Summer and winter, only within 1,000 m of water, for banks and other nest sites.
- South-Central Interior / Upper Coastal Plain Wet Flatwoods Summer and winter.
- North-Central Interior Wet Flatwoods Summer and winter.
Seasons in Arkansas
- Migratory: does not nest here, in all 75 counties.
- Summer: nests here, in 8 of 75 counties.
Also found in this habitat
Plants 853
Plants named in NatureServe descriptions of these habitats that grow in Arkansas. Shared habitat, not food.
- Box-elderAcer negundo
- Sugar MapleAcer saccharum
- SupplejackBerchemia scandens
- Trumpet-creeperCampsis radicans
- Bitternut HickoryCarya cordiformis
- Green HawthornCrataegus viridis
- Possumhaw HollyIlex decidua
- American HollyIlex opaca
- Eastern Red CedarJuniperus virginiana
- Juniperus virginiana var. virginianaJuniperus virginiana var. virginiana
- White CutgrassLeersia virginica
- TuliptreeLiriodendron tulipifera
- Royal FernOsmunda spectabilis
- Canadian ClearweedPilea pumila
- Laurel OakQuercus laurifolia
- Texas Red OakQuercus texana
- SassafrasSassafras albidum
- Common GreenbrierSmilax rotundifolia
- Yellow IndiangrassSorghastrum nutans
- Drummonds Red MapleAcer rubrum var. drummondii
- Hazel AlderAlnus serrulata
- River BirchBetula nigra
- Bladder SedgeCarex intumescens
- Water HickoryCarya aquatica
Wildlife 229
Other animals whose habitat models include the same habitats in Arkansas. Not sighting records.
- Belted KingfisherMegaceryle alcyon
- Chimney SwiftChaetura pelagica
- Common NighthawkChordeiles minor
- Double-crested CormorantPhalacrocorax auritus
- Eastern KingbirdTyrannus tyrannus
- Great Horned OwlBubo virginianus
- American GoldfinchCarduelis tristis
- American RobinTurdus migratorius
- Bald EagleHaliaeetus leucocephalus
- Cedar WaxwingBombycilla cedrorum
- Cooper's HawkAccipiter cooperii
- European StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Hairy WoodpeckerPicoides villosus
- Hooded MerganserLophodytes cucullatus
- Red-tailed HawkButeo jamaicensis
- Red-winged BlackbirdAgelaius phoeniceus
- Ruby-throated HummingbirdArchilochus colubris
- Sharp-shinned HawkAccipiter striatus
- Spotted SandpiperActitis macularius
- Turkey VultureCathartes aura
- Yellow-bellied SapsuckerSphyrapicus varius
- Yellow-breasted ChatIcteria virens
- American KestrelFalco sparverius
- Blue GrosbeakPasserina caerulea
NatureServe Explorer, CC BY 4.0. USGS Gap Analysis Project habitat models.
Sources
- USGS Gap Analysis Project habitat models (2001)
- USGS GAP winter habitat model for Osprey
- USGS Gap Analysis Project range maps (2001), modeled by watershed; migratory gives no dates
- NatureServe Explorer (CC BY 4.0), habitat names
- US Census TIGER/Line counties
- Names follow the USGS Gap Analysis Project (2001)













































